Arnold Schwarzenegger has played some great characters. John Matrix in Commando. Dutch in Predator. Conan in Conan the Barbarian. The Terminator in Terminator. But can he play the role of David Cameron, the green-tinged British Tory leader, in today's Republican Party, particularly on economic policy? He's sure trying to:
The Republican idea is a great idea, but we can't go and get stuck with just the right wing. Let's let the party come all the way to the center.... Let's invade and let's cross over that [political] center. The issues that they're talking about? Let them be our issues, and let the party be known for that.
A Schwarzeneggerian-style president would, one could imagine, increase spending on education, ramp up aid to Africa, welcome illegal immigrants, and create a new healthcare entitlement. But President Bush has already done all that stuff. It was called compassionate conservatism.
The only issue where Bush has deviated from what Schwarzenegger is pushing is on the issue of climate change. And John McCain aims to rectify that with his cap-and-trade plan that's little different than what Democrats are calling for.
Ya just gotta see this one — LOL.
I loathe this man - and will forever loathe him for the damage he did to CA since he took over from Davis. Almost feel Davis would have been a better one to serve out the term and screw up enough for McClintock to win.