Some political observers explain Nuñez's improved relations with the governor by speculating that he would like to see Schwarzenegger reelected so that his good friend Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa won't have to face a Democratic incumbent should he decide to run for governor in 2010.
Urban legends always evolve from a grain of truth. Is this speculation myth or disclosure of an obvious reality?
Politics is the application of compromise to achieve a desired end. There is little in the public record to suggest that the Austrian Teddy Roosevelt won't compromise his party to gain personal victory, won't derail the CAGOP's conservatives goals for to enhance his personal gain and won't place his self gratification above the general interests his party's membership and the state's well being.