That's nice. So why is Arnold talking up nothing more than funding his social spending? There's no talk of cutting taxes (which would bring back business that's fleeing); no talk of addressing the electric contracts that guarantee ridiculously high energy prices (another thing that's causing business to flee); and no talk whatsoever of eliminating the horrific burden of state-sponsored eco-terrorism done in the name of "environmental impact assessments."
Where's Arnie's positions on those issues? For that matter, where's his positions on anything? For all we've seen thus far, everyone is speaking for Schwarzenegger but Schwarzenegger himself.
FACT TWO Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has vouched for the fact that Arnold is against Partial-Birth Abortion and stands up for the Boy Scouts on allowing them to maintain their membership qualifications without being hurt. No, Arnold is not as socially conservative as some of us would like, but he's not Hillary Clinton either.
Okay, I'll give a pass on the abortion and gay issue. All the same, can you dispute the FACT that Arnold is anti-Second Amendment? I think you'll be hard-pressed to do so. That is one issue I will never give a pass on.
CONCLUSION If you want to go with McClintock or Simon, and possibly prevent one of the most popular people on Earth, the embodiment of the American Dream, from being Governor of California and saving that state from total economic and cultural ruin, fine.
CONCLUSION: If you want to support a candidate who does not support cutting taxes and services to balance the budget, much less support our Constitutional Rights, then you're getting what you vote for.
We will know exactly who to blame when Cruz Bustamante is sworn in as Governor.
And we'll know exactly who to blame when Schwarzenegger proves himself to be nothing more than Davis Lite.
-Jay
This is day one or day three of the campaign depending on how you score it. Give him time to discuss the issues. Anything beyond simple one liner is going to be lost in the current environment. Let things settle down and let him raise the issues on his own schedule.
Unless you believe that the heavily-Dem state legislature is suddenly going to start passing pro-gun legislation, and want to be sure of having a pro-gun governor in place to sign it, this is a non-issue.