Fella, you're dilusional. I feel for you, but once again you fail to grasp what the other side would have done here. No illusions here, of course they would do that.
Would that be better?
Yes, because there would be a real opposition and a real alternative for the electorate come the next election.
True enough, I don't like everything Schwarzenegger is doing, but if you think Bustamante would have been better, you're smoking a rare blend my friend.
I would suggest you wait two elections and note what happens to conservatives in the California GOP before you pass that judgment. You clearly didn't learn from the Wilson administration and need a refresher course.
To: DoughtyOne
Fella, you're dilusional. I feel for you, but once again you fail to grasp what the other side would have done here.
No illusions here, of course they would do that. Would that be better?
Yes, because there would be a real opposition and a real alternative for the electorate come the next election.
True enough, I don't like everything Schwarzenegger is doing, but if you think Bustamante would have been better, you're smoking a rare blend my friend.
I would suggest you wait two elections and note what happens to conservatives in the California GOP before you pass that judgment. You clearly didn't learn from the Wilson administration and need a refresher course.
65 posted on 02/18/2004 6:55:14 PM PST by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly evil.)
You and I agree on what we would like to see accomplished for this state and nation. I believe we are in agreement that we are experiencing a serious decline in our civilization, at least that's the way I see it. We disagree on a solution to the problem, in light of the choices we had available last October.
Let's go back five years and look at what the other side winning provided for us. That should buttress your arguement against Schwarzenegger, since you do not approve of him being elected. You believe that a democrat being elected again would have been superior to Schwarzenegger getting in.
Let's see... we would likely be another sixty to seventy billion in debt, we would see still more leftists (separatists and worse) installed into government. We would see all manner of societal issues influenced by democrat values. In short there would be not only a continuation of the last five years, with Bustamante it would have been substantially worse. Bustamante is rabidly anti-gun rights. He is a separatist. He is an open racist. I'm at a loss to see any upside whatsoever to him being elected.
Neither you or I am thrilled with Schwarzegger being our governor, but I fail to grasp how you can sit there and with a straight face state that it would be better to have continued the last five year's policies.
McClintock got something like 13% of the vote. Even if he would have gotten elected, with his mannerisms and the democrats controling both state bodies, do you really think he'd have been able to carry out policies you and I would support? I don't.
Am I glad Schwarzenegger got elected? You bet I am. Am I glad that it came down to that choice, frankly no.
Let me ask you this. Are you planning on urging folks not to vote for Bush this fall? IMO he's nearly as bad as Schwarzenegger. If Kerry goes belly up and Hillary steps in, are you willing to urge folks to go with someone who cannot win until a true conservative comes along? If so, I think you're sticking to your guns for all it will get you. I don't see this as a winning policy. This nation is in dire straights, almost to the no-return point. Giving more liberals power at this time is essentially suicide.