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To: DoctorZIn
I would like to see a debate between any of the Republicans and Bustamante. Just think of the questions that could be asked of Bustamante, such as "what would you do differently than Davis if you had been in his shoes in the last couple of years?" No Democrat, and in particular Bustamante, can afford to be asked this kind of question in a public debate, so it should be safe and profitable for Republicans to challenge Bustamante and then use his non-response as evidence that Bustamante can not defend his candidacy.

But before Republicans do that, they should really get together and unify behind a single candidate. This seems obvious, but we *are* talking about California Republican candidates for public office, so the obvious is sometimes lost in the heat of headstrong egotism...

I thought that KFI (at least, I think it is KFI) has a good idea when it started to advertise a radio call-in contest to roll back the vehicle tax increase. This is another area where there is no safe position to hold for a Democratic candidate. Bustamante says he will get rid of the vehicle tax increase. I am sure that a lot of liberal Californians will believe him, and then forgive him if and when he gets elected and subsequently changes his mind and goes back to tax-and-spend mode. It is amazing that liberal Californians have been boxed by the recession and Prop 13 to support one of the most regressive tax increases in modern history. But we *are* talking about California liberals, so apparently *any* tax is a *good* tax.

It should be interesting to witness the *second* recall, when Arnold can't find any programs to cut which do not affect children in some way or another. So far, it sounds as if Arnold puts his liberal social values ahead of his fiscal common sense. He, and the rest of California, can't have it both ways...

9 posted on 08/13/2003 3:09:01 AM PDT by SteveH
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To: SteveH
He, and the rest of California, can't have it both ways...

Amen.

11 posted on 08/13/2003 8:04:36 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: SteveH
I heard John Fund of the Wall Street Journal say today, "Take a walk in the intellectual depth of Cruz Bustamante, and you'll not get your ankles wet."
31 posted on 08/13/2003 1:56:34 PM PDT by My2Cents ("I'm the party pooper..." -- Arnold in "Kindergarten Cop.")
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