Oh, did I mention more debt?
Why am I not excited about the choices on the ballot this November?
For those who think there's no difference between Arnold and Angelides, here it is: Arnold knows we know that such "benefits to the middle-class" are paid for by higher taxes on the middle class; Angelides thinks we're too damn stupid to realize it. Angelides will give us higher taxes, higher workers compensation premiums (rollback of the workers compensation reform act), gay marriage, and drivers licenses for illegals. With Arnold, we can grumble about his dem adviser, his eco-friendly nonsense, and lots of other RINO acts, but he is still against raising taxes and undoing workers comp reform, both of which are essential to the continued economic health of California. End of political rant.
Arnold is a Liberal, a Liberal that isn't as extreme as Pelosi.
That makes him attractive to the Democrats and Independents that are Liberals, but not Kos/Lamont Liberals. Ditto for the Liberal Republicans in the state, of which there are many.
He's a celebrity.
Sure, I could lament the fact he's a liberal as a lot of conservatives justifiably do...but I'm grounded enough to know the draw his "celebrity" has on the voters of Cali. Including Republicans. There's no point in trying to fight it here.
It's always been his to lose.
If he wasn't a celebrity, it would be a different story. But the Terminator is likely to be sent back to office. Afterwards, who knows, he may run for Senate. He can't run for President and politicians rarely like to retire so young in their lives.
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )