Marc Lifsher

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is proposing a new insurance surcharge to plug a budget gap that conservative critics are calling a tax. And objectively speaking, it really is a tax. But the L.A. Times was careful to avoid attributing the T-word to the idea.Here's the teaser from the Times Web site's front page:Gov. urges levy on insuranceBy Marc Lifsher and Evan HalperPlan calls for 1…