Ahhrnold is basically a libertarian...that's why he won! Republicans could do well to tune out talkers Limpbull an Inshanitty and follow suit for '08
So Libertarians sign multi-billion dollar bills to research embryonic stem cells when private enterprise isn't vaguely interested???
Do that and we lose.
... this "Republican" governor is promoting:Please cite some examples from his governance that make you think he's libertarian.• A massive $42 billion spending program on infrastructure that exceeds even the amounts sought by Democrats.
• A prescription drug initiative that, according to the Pacific Research Institute, will impose price controls on pharmaceutical companies and will lead to the development of fewer new medicines and more government subsidies.
• A large increase in the minimum wage, just as the economy starts grinding to a halt.
• A costly anti-property-rights environmental agenda that includes government spending on solar roofs, hydrogen cars, the setting aside of 25 million acres of land, bans on offshore drilling and an otherworldly scheme to force businesses to comply with new global-warming regulations.
On his campaign Web site, the governor boasts about having created a new government health-care bureaucracy, about spending 27 percent more on health care than the previous administration and of increasing the enrollment of people in government health-care programs.
Funny me, but I thought that supporters of Milton Friedman's ideas understood that markets offer the best solutions to crucial issues, not expansion of government regulations and spending. Yes, the governor has vetoed many of the Chamber of Commerce's job-killer bills, but he has supported many other efforts that shackle the marketplace and impose undue burdens on business. His actions have shown no real love of freedom ... or of justice.