[BibChr]

Part of me thinks it's foolish even to talk much about it until the campign begins and he starts stating positions and showing how he'll run.

Having said that....

Though brief, this is almost worth its own thread: If Schwarzenegger would appoint a couple of genuine, unimpeachably-credentialed conservatives to prominent positions in his campaign, the GOP split (and the election) would be over.

Alternately, if he could get together and work out something with McClintock, ditto. (I'm assuming Simon, whom I supported, and who NEVER should have been in THIS race, drops out.)

My only "on the other hand" to that is that moves like Buffet are arguably pragmatic, and do some Demo/moderate defusing. But it's the conservatives he needs to rally, IMHO.

Dan

[Austin Willard Wright]

It could be but I still have the simpler explanation: Arnold agrees with Buffett so he appointed him. With the exception of some Friedmanesque rhetoric and a few good stands (such as his support of Prop 187) Arnold has a very discouraging record. Moreover, he is currently refusing to rule out raising taxes in a a state which is highly overtaxed and where higher taxes are unpopular with the public.

Now....you may be right, but I will stick with the obvious explanation for now. Occam's razor you know.