[Jonez712]

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[roderick]

Recall = Democracy in action. It ain't pretty.

[Guillermo]

Issa's an Arabist and borders on being a Wahhabist apologist.

Get him the hell out of DC.

[.38sw]

"His votes against gun control earned him an "A" rating last year from the National Rifle Assn. but Issa vowed Saturday to support renewal of the federal assault-weapons ban this year. "If we were to undo it, it would simply make it more of a failure," he said.

Say what? The assault weapons ban is a failure, but if congress were to "undo" it, it would be MORE of a failure? Does that make any kind of sense to anyone?

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

I got this today also. I found much of it concerning and definitely won't be voting for Issa.

To a small group of reporters after his speech in Solvang, Issa said he would support a tax increase if it was approved by the people.

Issa reminded the moderate group that he endorsed former Mayor Richard Riordan.

This is all I need to know right here.

But Saturday, Issa said he had voted against Proposition 187.

Issa described the Davis recall as a "tax revolt," but called nonetheless for higher taxes to build more freeways; the state's gas tax would be indexed to rise at the rate of inflation to ensure highway spending does not decline."

The scary part about this recall is that we won't have enough time to understand the candidates' positions on the issues. Some of them will scarcely be better than Davis.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Ping!

[TheSpottedOwl]

On Proposition 187, the ballot measure to deny public services to immigrants, Issa staked out a clear position during his unsuccessful 1998 campaign for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination: He backed it despite qualms about a provision barring children of illegal immigrants from public schools. But Saturday, Issa said he had voted against Proposition 187. "I spoke on both sides of that all along," he explained.

Ooops he just admitted to speaking out both sides of his mouth. Does anyone here have any figures on how much California spends on the care and feeding of illegal aliens?

[ContentiousObjector]

you couldn't defeat Davis in a general election with a -13% approval rating, what makes you so confidant you will be able to recall him?

[GOPcapitalist]

The key question: Are Issa's statements representative of how he will act if he is the candidate and becomes governor? Or are they just lip service to the RINO group he was speaking to?

I honestly don't know much about the guy. Is he a conservative in his congressional ratings by the major conservative groups?

[heleny]

Issa reminded the moderate group that he endorsed former Mayor Richard Riordan.
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Issa vowed Saturday to support renewal of the federal assault-weapons ban this year.
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Saturday, Issa said he had voted against Proposition 187. "I spoke on both sides of that all along," he explained.
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he would support tax hikes if voters approve them

I thought Issa was supposed to be a moderate-conservative candidate with lots of money and ability to win in the Davis Recall election. I understand politicians will flip-flop on issues and break pledges, but does he have any principles? Unless he refutes these positions/claims, it doesn't look like he shares my values.

Issa described the Davis recall as a "tax revolt," but called nonetheless for higher taxes to build more freeways; the state's gas tax would be indexed to rise at the rate of inflation

I don't see how he would be better than Davis, Feinstein, Bustamante, Schwarzenegger, or Simon in fixing the budget. Will Issa lower or raise taxes and spending? Does he have any concrete plans to reduce spending? So far, I've heard accurate projections from Tom McClintock only.