[Impeach98]

What I don't get is that Arnold has a very savvy political team that reads the polls very closely.

The polls show 70% of Californians OPPOSED SB60.

So, since he made it a campaign promise, I don't know why on earth he would then fulfill it only to then basically flip-flop?

The people are with him. He was right in the first place. Not only is there no outcry from the public to give drivers' licenses to illegal aliens, there is a STRONG outcry NOT TO.

This is bizarre. It makes me think Arnold believes this is important to his efforts to work in a "bi-partisan" fashion with the Democrats. I applaud his optimism in working with those who disagree with him. However, I frown on his ignorance of history which shows that ANY time a Repub leader in California has appeased Democrat wishes on policy it resulted in BAD POLICY for the people of California.

Arnold forgets that the Democrats will cut him up into a million pieces at the first sign of political weakness by Arnold - in terms of support from the public. Just as they waited for Bush to get 'soft' in the polls to end their 'cordial' post-9/11 working relationship, so they will with Arnold. He should be careful not to antagonize his base so that he can count on them when he is (inevitably) attacked.

[Pelham]

Arnold's mentors are connected with the White House. And granting CDLs to illegals, like granting them a "No blanket amnesty" amnesty, is what Karl Rove and Company want Arnold to do. He's being the good soldier. But maybe he'll learn to be his own man after he runs into the firestorm waiting for him when he pushes his bill.