Hardly.
Arnie is the best thing to happen for conservatives in California since George Deukmejian. He cut taxes and has defended Prop. 13. He has shown tremendous political courage by pushing his initiatives onto the ballot and taking on the increasingly powerful public employee unions. He deserves our support.
I have to agree. It seems lots of conservatives have rather high standards for Republican leaders who are doing the heavy lifting on the big issues.
Deukmejian... hmmmm. That's the guy who supported Prop 111 giving us new gas taxes, while the fine print also obliterated the Gann spending limit. Yes, I do see the similarities.
He has shown tremendous political courage by pushing his initiatives ...
Courage maybe, but not much good for California. $15 Billion of Prop 57/58 borrowing enabled even higher spending than Davis could have dreamed of and put us in more debt for decades to come. Oh, and he backed Prop 71, the $3 Billion Stem-Cell research scam. More borrowing, more debt, with no accountability or return for the state. Supporting his initiatives can be expensive and deadly. Prop 76 authorizes more bonds. Proposition 78, socialized medicine light, is also a sham.
I will probably support Proposition 73, 74, and 75. The others are highly questionable, IMO.
It's assumed you meant Republican support.
It would be difficult to justify asking conservatives to support Schwarzenegger.