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Very good points.

Let's not blow it on California the way we did last time. I am not thrilled with Schwarzenegger on a lot of points (and I'm Catholic, so I REALLY don't like his support for abortion), but I think that any Republican would be better than any Democrat.

Schwarzenegger is probably going to be more conservative fiscally than socially - but that would be a big plus for CA. He has supported some state welfare programs, but he's also aware of the need to make CA business friendly. And even Dems (like some of my family members out there) would vote for him. He has great appeal, for one reason or another, and this was something that Reagan had, too.

A "moderate" Republican would probably give us some of the things we want, and get Bush reelected. A Dem - any Dem - is going to give us nothing. Zip. Zero. Zilch.

So let's be realistic here.

I have noticed that almost nobody is noting that Arnold on the Tonight Show specifically named the unions as being a huge part of the problem in Sacramento. What Dem would dare do that?

For full disclosure, I am not a Californian, and if I was I would still have not made up my mind between McClintock and Arnold. Too early, would wait to see who emerges as having the best chance to win. But would be open to supporting either, for now.