** As insiders gauge the depth of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s setback late last night/early this morning, talk turns to the internals of his operation. Voices in and around Schwarzworld say that very few to none on his gubernatorial staff have any real access to the action superstar now, and that it is basically "The Susan and Arnold Show." "Susan" being Susan Kennedy, the controversial Democrat Arnold picked as his chief of staff after his "Year of Reform" debacle last November."It’s all about re-electing Arnold for her," says one, "and that’s fine, but the Republicans needed to get things done are not coming along for the ride." Indeed, they appear quite annoyed. One legislator who was on Arnold’s target list of likely votes groused about being given nothing other than a little memo when he asked what it was he was supposed to vote for.
Source: Bill Bradley, LA Weekly, March 11th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
Arnold seems determined to drive off what few conservatives may remain in his base. I don't think that's very many, so it probably doesn't make any difference.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")