[Alia]

Lungren is a McCain kind of republican.

I couldn't DISAGREE with you more. Lungren is not and has never been a moderate. He ran against Gray Davis. Towards end of the campaign, he made a very strong stance against abortion, for example.

I thought the "real conservatives" were all about principle. Are you?

[CAluvdubya]

I never said Lungren was a moderate. I said he was like McCain and I meant bitter. Look to the inner workings of politics. Lungren is calling for elections for all positions of power. He wants one of those positions.

He has some seniority built up (because he was a Congressman from 79-89) but gave it up for a position (Treasurer) under Dukmejian, which was never confirmed. This has nothing to do with being a conservative and everything to do with having personal power.