Posted on 01/11/2009 8:29:15 AM PST by SmithL
Former eBay chief Meg Whitman is preparing to run for governor in 2010. Considering that California is so broke that next month it may have to issue IOUs instead of checks, I cannot imagine why anyone would want the job. And considering that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger started out as a political outsider who promised to parachute into Sacramento to clean up the mess - only to allow it to grow messier - I wonder if voters will be eager to pick another parachute-in Republican for governor.
Not that the alternatives are all that appetizing. If Whitman may seem too new, some Democrats expected to jump into the race have been running for governor longer than many readers have been voting in California. Attorney General Jerry Brown ran and won the governorship in 1974 and 1978. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, who has already announced his candidacy, ran and lost in 1982 and 1994. He announced he would run in the recall race, then didn't, but then ran for lieutenant governor, or governor-in-waiting, in 2006.
I wonder if Democrats are eager to nominate Your Father's Oldsmobile when there are newer models - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa or EssEff Mayor Gavin Newsom - that have been road-tested, without having rusted in the driveway.
"We all hope that Gavin Newsom wins the nomination so the Republicans get a chance," GOP analyst Allan Hoffenblum noted.
So far, it looks as if Whitman will compete for the GOP nomination with Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former Rep. Tom Campbell. It is a sign of a more moderate GOP that all three support abortion rights.
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“We all hope that Gavin Newsom wins the nomination so the Republicans get a chance,” GOP analyst Allan Hoffenblum noted.
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Oh really? I thought it was a sign of a more leftist GOP leadership that brought us a crushing burden of debt!
Thus goes the line from ‘Operation Petticoat’— “In confusion there is profit”.
If the Republicans in CA nominate a pro abortion candidate, then we might as well vote for a Democrat.
One of the core principles of conservatism is right to life.
Any politician willing to “compromise” on abortion is willing to compromise on anything.
It doesn’t much matter who is CA guv, given that we have this permanent dem state house majority. We threw out Grey Davis, but kept the rest of the problem in Sacramento.
The thundering herd of RINOS in the Republican Party has scared me off of them. I have no use for these lilly livered varmints.
No doubt. The problem with the RINOS is they want to “fix” the government, not reduce the government. They are pro big government they just want to be in charge...SCREW THEM.
It is a sign of something, but "moderation" ain't it. The Late Great State of Colleyfornya is just about beyond redemption.
Remember when Arnold took the governor's seat, how many Freepers were talking about how great that was. While they hoped it was because he was a strong conservative, it was really because he was a celebrity, and everyone hoped that a conservative celebrity would be able to promote conservatism.
I withheld judgment.
We need to stand behind representatives who have supported conservatism, who have been tried under fire, and who have stood by the basic principles of conservatism.
Getting behind someone because they are a minority (and will bring in the minority vote, foolish assumption) or because they are a celebrity (and will make conservatism cool, foolish assumption) is a wasted and self-defeating effort.
We need intelligent conservatives who have stood behind their principles and who can also promote conservatism.
Many social issues (abortion, gay rights, minority representation) were cooked up by extreme leftists in order to split this country apart. The principles of our Founding Fathers are for the best of all, and in THAT, there is unity and strength. To jump on their bandwagon is to accept their premises (America is corrupt and oppressive and needs to be set straight by central management) and thus defeat our own argument.
Pray Newsome gets the nomination. This guy was caught on camera making the most obnoxious remarks. Many attribute that video for the passage of Prop 8.
This is the depth of the CaGoP farm club? Oh please.
I also tend to think Senator McCain didn’t do as well in CA as he should of, because of Governor Schwarzenegger.
If I remember correctly, Republican voter turnout in Orange County was way down. I suspect it had a lot to do with a lot of people being very disappointed with Governor Schwarzenegger and they decided they’d learned their lesson.
I, for one, can’t really blame them.
The current crop of “Republicans” have not done anything to deserve being in control of government.
There is HOPE for CHANGE in California:with eBay in charge ,all state offices could be sold to the highest bidder,those wanting state services could use “Buy It Now”,..the profitbilities are endless!
Orange County still went for McCain though, while San Diego and Riverside didn’t.
McClintock was the last, best hope for conservatism in California. His inability to be elected to statewide office shows how far to the left this state has swung.
Frankly, I no longer see reason for any optimism in California.
Social moderate = supports abortion on demand in all circumstances
Far right-wing social conservative = Anything less than supporting abortion on demand in all circumstances. Being against taxpayer funded embroyic stem research will also make you a "hard right" candidate.
Social liberal = no such thing
"We all hope that Gavin Newsom wins the nomination so the Republicans get a chance," GOP analyst Allan Hoffenblum noted.
Villaraigosa would be a better pick. An emptier suit you won't find.
As an executive I suspect she’s emminently capable. Perhaps on issues that are outside the realm of running an organization, she might - gasp - defer to the will of the people she serves.
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