It could well be a real nail biter in the end..
Too bad some here construe some folks efforts here as working for PHILth, when in fact, we are trying to send a message to CA GOP central and the Gub to rein in their leftward plunge or we will all pay dearly,,
Playing to the middle is dangerous business and for business as things are going now,, with the climate chnage and massive bonds in play at a time when their is
No attempt at restrining spending at all evident.
Hopefully that message can be reinforced at the convention.. but if things stay the course, it will be ignored as it was last go around.
Arnold has not been a very effective governor in so many ways, putting aside ideology. No doubt about it. He is superficial, in my view. He lacks intellectual capital. In that regard, his bond ideas were ludicrous, and his handling, and then advocacy. of his ballot intiatives was pathetic. But my post stands. His opponent is unacceptable, to anyone conservative or reasonable moderate, or even liberal and informed. In the end, one must make a choice. That is my judgment. I have voted for Dem governor candidates before in California (I stray more in state races than federal races), but I will not this time.
I'm leaning towards the libertarian at this point. I read his positions on his website. He's a fiscal conservative, strong on immigration and American values. Libertarians can be a little nutty sometimes, and I am not a libertarian on things like drugs, but one libertarian governor would not be able to legalize anything. If he wins, great. If not, maybe someone else who has good positions will run next time. Maybe he'll even be a Republican.
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When Arnold said that he was going to Sacramento to blow up boxes, I assumed that he meant he would be destroying them. He apparently meant he was going to inflate them.
I hope the CA GOP holds Schwarzenegger's feet to the fire, but I'm not at all optimistic.
McClintock is the hope for California Conservatives.