[NormsRevenge]

Pulls the pin , tosses the pineapple, and runs like heck! :-\

[goldstategop]

I'm more interested in what Arnold does rather than what he says. We'll know soon enough where his policy is headed. We'll get a glimpse of the broad contours in his inaugural address next week.

[farmfriend]

Republican Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger is shaping his administration with a mix of Democrats and moderate Republicans - dismaying some Republicans who sparked the recall against Gov. Gray Davis and who now see their influence dwindling in the new administration.

"Arnold sold himself to Republicans as being very similar to Pete Wilson, except on social issues, but he is substantially to the left of Pete Wilson."

Hahahaha. Gotta love it.

[Arkie2]

No surprises here. Arnold was always a California Republican ( see New York Republican for comparison ). He's never been conservative, never will.

[Steel and Fire and Stone]

Some Republicans, while privately unhappy about Democrats in the administration, remain supportive of Schwarzenegger, noting that his top appointments reflect greater political diversity than did his two immediate Republican predecessors, Wilson and George Deukmejian, both of whom had few Democrats in ranking positions. Wilson's top Democrat was education adviser Maureen Demarco; Deukmejian had none at that level.

And how many Republicans were among Davis' top advisors??

Look, folks, the real problem with having a Democrat in a position of real, policy making authority is that they'll be loyal to their party before anything, or anyone else. They will have an insiders view of Arnie's administration, and when they deem the time to be right, they will "pull the trigger". They'll either leak information to destroy Arnie and his Republican advisers, or they'll flat out join the campaign of the leading Democrat to replace him.

Since leftists have universally bought the philosophical idea that "all truth is relative", and therefore, all morals are also relative to your own system of "truth", they'll feel completely vindicated when they lie, cheat, steal, or worse, in behalf of their political party. (Yes, there may be Pubbies who are equally amoral, but it's the speciality domain of the left ... it's their guiding philosophy!).

I predict rocky days ahead for Arnie's administration. There will be leaks galore, there will be internal strife (always blamed on Republican advisors), and some of Arnie's "trusted advisors" will actively work with the Legislature to undermind every decision, policy goal, .. in short everything the new Governor intends to do.

He is a babe in the woods. The Gov. elect is simply naive to believe that he won't be betrayed by these folks, even as he (arguably) betrays his GOP supporters on key policy issues.

SFS

[fight_truth_decay]

Thousands of Positions Available in Schwarzenegger Administration.

You can apply for a job in the new Schwarzenegger administration from the comfort of your own desktop. Simply type in www.joinarnold.com, and click on appointments.

[Reagan Man]

Veteran Republican consultant Ken Khachigian of San Clemente said it's too early to assess Schwarzenegger.

Let's give Arnold a fair opportunity to impliment his policy agenda before we jump all over him. After all, he hasn't even taken the oath of office yet. Only time will tell, whether he deserves scorn or praise. We shall see.

[M. Thatcher]

Club for Growth's Steve Moore is doing his economic policy. That's all you need to know. Collyfoornya will be saved.

[henderson field]

Another reason why foreign-born should not hold any elective office in the United States: failure to understand the culture and traditions of the host country.

[Consort]

Dismayed people will be absorbed.

[ladyinred]

Here is the deal. At some point in this country, it was decided that a governor, Senator, etc. was elected to serve ONLY the party that elected him/her. They are not to care a whit about the citizen's who have a different political party after their name.

[Lancey Howard]

No matter how many liberal Democrats Arnold appoints to his administration, he will never raise taxes. Arnold is a stand-up guy and a man of his word and he would have to be a lying scumbag to even think about raising taxes. But he won't raise taxes, not in a million years. And that's the bottom line.

[ZULU]

THANK GOD Schwarzenegger WASN'T born here. At least we don't have to worry about him running for President. At least we don't now, but that idiot Orrin Hatch was talking about amending the Constitution to allow foreign born people to run for President, precisely for Schwarzenegger's benefit.

Hatch is an idiot.

[dangus]

OK, from someone (me) who was pointing out throughout the campaign that Arnold had declared he was *NOT* a Republican, I have to say this:

Dick Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles, while very liberal on many issues, would be a secretary of education who would make me very happy as a conservative. When all the establishment politicians, including those beloved by the right wing (Lundgren, Bush, Cox, Hunter, etc.) were running away from Prop 227, Riordan boldly supported, and was a key figure in getting it passed. I understand he also supported the reintroduction of phonics-based reading. These two reforms will be so beneficial to education that they simply overwhelm any other educational issues.

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[Tamzee]

The appointments are strategy...

[ought-six]

Um, this is what many of us warned about. Still, it's better than having Grayout Doofus or Cruz BustaMEChA in the governor's office.

[Uncle Hal]

Arnold's picks may not be the best but they are a lot better than Gray's. I am just glad Arnold will be in and Gray will be out come next Monday.