[kingu]

Is it just me, or are we having to deal with the same junk from conservative press that we have to deal with from the liberal media? Because I've yet to see any quote that mentions abortion from Arnold, yet, gee, this article implies it.

There's plenty of stuff to trash Arnold with, why invent stuff? It just demeans those who demand fairness and accuracy in the media.

[bill1952]

Good point. Oh, my bet is on Afghan & Iraq.

Have a great Christmas.

[calcowgirl]

Here's a LINK to the google translation of the interview transcript at posted at sueddeutsche.de. I couldn't find any mention of abortion, but the translation is very rough. Below are a few exchanges saying Giuliani and McCain are the future of the party, he is moving the party left in environmentalism, and that the debt should be blamed on the democrats. There are other discussions that I did not copy, including the Iraq war, wanting to reconcile with the "European countries, which were so much against the war," and Burton's foie gras legislation, among others.

Sp : Mr. governor, deplore moderate republicans that America hit a wrong course that the Neokonservativen has the party "kidnapped". To whom does the future belong in the republican party, George Bush and thickly Cheney or moderate republicans such as John McCain and Rudolph Giuliani?

Schwarzenegger :It must move somewhat. The republican party covers to time only the spectrum from right outside into the center; and the democratic party covers the spectrum from left to the center. I would wish myself that the republican party crosses this dividing line, a little more to the left moves and more weights on the center puts. This would give immediately five per cent more voices to the party, without she loses elsewhere somewhat.

Sp :President George Bush occupied its cabinet after the choice victory with its closest familiar ones. Where are the people, which are to hit the new course?

Schwarzenegger :They are everywhere. The question is only whether one hears its voice. During the nominating Party Congress in New York they played an important role. They ensured that the party delivered a balanced picture. Now it depends on the fact that their voices also the next four years are heard and not to go down. One should not forget that Bush won the elections with the help of the moderate ones, with the McCains and Giulianis. They are the future leaders of the republican party. They stand at the point of a movement.

Sp :With which topics you want to move the party to the left. They made California the outrider in the main cell research. What still?

Schwarzenegger :Environmental protection about is an important topic. I had there meaningful laws on the table, which were strictly rejected by the republicans. It was moved.

Sp :In former times California took up always new debts.

Schwarzenegger :Yes. Thus the democrats ruined California. We passed a law, which prevents now that politicians can make new debts.

Sp :President Bush fell the national budget into Washington into a new record deficit. They were selected in California to the governor, because the deficit brought the state to the edge of the ruin. Will you continue to save?

Schwarzenegger :Naturally. The democrats did not understand this message yet, therefore I must say, no, it to them with saving will finally begin now. And no matter, which they say, then it will then also come. We must bring our household structurally under control. In this year we saved in the training system, in the next year are already the health service and the social programs to.

Sp :Do you believe that America for California would be ready von Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Schwarzenegger :I do not know exactly, how the people think in other Federal States from me. California, each quarter, each circle, each district interests me. And there there is a large majority, which supports my politics among the democrats.