[Jack Black]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Arnold Schwarzeneggar as her replacement.

He's suspect as a RINO though, just by the fact of the people who made him rich are all liberals. His first political act was a tax and spend program for after shool sports. A good cause, but a liberal one, and particularly wrong-headed when Cali has a $30 billion budget shortfall.

Yes Reagan was an actor, but also a former Army guy, a union leader and a well known political speaker all before being Gov. Is he pro life? Is he pro RKBA? All unknown I think. It will be a "Hillary" style no issues allowed campaing all about celebrity. This is not good for our Republic.

[JohnnyZ]

Arnold is LIBERAL (pro-abortion, etc) on social issues and moderate on fiscal ones, which is why he'd be an awful choice for senate. He'd probable be fine as governor, though. US Treasurer Rosario Marin, Peter Ueberroth or Sheriff Carona would be good candidates -- I don't think much of the cali congressmen and Condi may be the next Sec. State if Colin Powell decides to hang it up, as rumored.

[Dog Gone]

Schwarzeneggar is a fiscal conservative and a "social moderate", as he describes it. Frankly, that probably makes him electable in 2004 when California voters will be fed up with Democrats running budgetary matters.

He's certainly not the model of conservatism, but I'm one of those who would take any Republican over Barbara Boxer. There are actually relatively few votes in the Senate on "social" matters anyway, and if we can ever get to 60 votes in the Senate for most GOP agenda items, we'll be dancing in the streets.