[NormsRevenge]

I'm one of many conservatives who voted for Arnold in the recall, despite my preference for Tom McClintock. I found the prospect of Cruz Bustamante in the governor's office horrifying and wasn't convinced McClintock could win. The stakes so too high I though it prudent to back the Republican with the best chance of winning, and so I cast my vote for Arnold. Like other conservatives, I comforted myself with the rumor we'd heard for years that Arnold was really a libertarian. So, although he was squishy on the social issues, at least he'd be hard core on taxes, spending and freedom issues. After all, he was a Milton Friedman fan!

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The numbers of such folks are growing every day, why do you think we have a choice few here who spam threads to downplay or minimize the points made in this piece.

[gc4nra]

The only reason to vote for Arnold is the "Down ticket".
Hopefully several good Republicans will ride into office on his coattails.

Tom McClintock, Tony Strickland, Claude Parrish and Chuck Poochigian.

[Clintonfatigued]

IMHO, the proper thing for conservatives to do is focus on electing conservatives in the downballot statewide races (Tom McClintock, Claude Parrish, Tony Strickland), while voting for Schwarzenegger as an afterthought.

The future leaders are in the downballot races (and there are virtually no competitive races for the state legislature).

[tcrlaf]

No matter what Schwartz may WANT, or have SAID, the people of California made it CLEAR in the special Referendums that they WANT more Socialism, and they WANT unions to control thier futures....

Every time he has tried to hold the line, he has been beaten unmercifully by both the press, and the VOTERS....

It's unfortunate that Conservatives are a minority in California, but the residents seem determined to walk the path of debt and doom.

I say we need to cut-n-run from the unmanageable quagmire before it costs any more money and lives....