[So Cal Rocket]

Mr. Buffett doesn't speak for Mr. Schwarzenegger," said Rob Stutzman,

Ok... then who does speak for Arnold? I haven't heard anything from him in a week. What DOES he stand for? What IS his platform? He's dropped from 48% to 22% in a week by keeping his mouth shut... it's time to lay out your plan, Arnie.

[LS]

Look, I don't agree with Buffett, but if he volunteered to be MY PERSONAL financial advisor, do you think I'd say no?

Sometimes it is useful to have conflicting voices so that you know that opponents will say, and what potholes to avoid. If all you have are "yes men," you have no seriously-thought-out program.

That said, Buffett is a mini-marxist, and he would not have been my choice for an "inside critic."

[ysoitanly]

To be fair, who HAS stated their policies? Besides Gary Coleman's admittance that he doesn't even know who the vice president is, Mary Carey's stance on making lap dances a tax deduction (not kidding - visit her website) and Arianna Huffington wanting tax loopholes closed for bigwigs (except she obviously uses them), Larry Flynt's 'death to Bill O'Reilly' web page, and Bill 'Lame" Simons's non-stance on anything except what you want him to say, coupled with the charisma of a teletubby - WHAT do you WANT? This is all going to come out soon - the debate is scheduled for September 17th. Wait before you condemn.

[Paleo Conservative]

Ok... then who does speak for Arnold? I haven't heard anything from him in a week. What DOES he stand for? What IS his platform? He's dropped from 48% to 22% in a week by keeping his mouth shut... it's time to lay out your plan, Arnie

The question we really need to ask, who is writing Arnold's lines now?

[EGPWS]

Ok... then who does speak for Arnold? I haven't heard anything from him in a week. What DOES he stand for? What IS his platform? He's dropped from 48% to 22% in a week by keeping his mouth shut... it's time to lay out your plan, Arnie.

In his mind he is wondering "do you really want to know"? If I tell you, will I drop to 5% or go to 75%? I'm in a quandery, I need to say what's best for my campaign. Oh, that's right..what I mean is what's best for the California citizens.

[scannell]

The role of an advisor is to advise the candidate, not to make policy statements for his own sake. I think Arnold is developing an alledged broad base of advisors to blunt the criticism he will get when he starts to slash and impound spending.

[Brian_Baldwin]

I agree with you ... at first, I've been giving Arnold the benefit of the doubt, influnced by positive things others have told me about Arnold, and so I have been undecided between Arnold, Bill, and Tom as my three choices but not committed to any particular one.

However, this was a very, very BAD mistake by the Arnold campaign, this Buffet move.

Because, I can tell you, even if Republicans in California can grin and bare his position on abortion, gays, etc., a governor doesn't really have any say regarding these issues, but when it comes to property taxes and Prop 13, the governor is a major player in what's going to happen. And I can tell you right now, it would be political suicide for any candidate to say, that the agenda of his/her candidacy is "TO RAISE PROPERTY TAXES, BECAUSE CALIFORNIANS DON'T PAY ENOUGH PROPERTY TAX" and "REPEAL PROP 13" - it doesn't matter HOW liberl California is, it would be political suicide.

And then, this idiot Buffet says exactly that.

My God, total political idiocy. Suicide.

So now Arnold is back peddling.

But I got to ask, he must have know where Buffet was coming from, and where some of his other "spokespersons" were coming from. Now Arnold says they don't speak for Arnold.

Then why the hell did he put them in charge of such things?

Man, this was real stupid on the part of Arnold.

Yeah, I think my choice has now narrowed down to Simon or McClintock.

Yeah, and I don't care what the "pundits" say - this was so stupid on the part of Arnold, that I think Simon or McClintock are now VERY electable.

An election can turn on the dime.

I think, maybe Arnold just dropped his dime in the sewer hole. It was the "magic" dime. It's down there, in that hole right now. Can he get it out?

I mean, it made me double-think - Prop 13 and property taxes, that's REALLY crossing the line. It made me think, I sure like what Simon and McClintock have to say, and what's Arnold got to say?

Real stupid, man.

Real stupid.

[A CA Guy]

His platform is being pro-business and getting business to come back to California to provide a new bunch of people to tax and therefore balance the budget.

He is also against girly men.

[xm177e2]

Ok... then who does speak for Arnold?

Not even Arnold speaks for Arnold... YET.

I think he's saving the policy talk for later. He's trying to manage expectations. He's a very smart man, he's capable of learning all of the intricacies and debating the other candidates into the ground. He's waiting until the time is right. He puts a lot of effort into waging pschological warfare on his political opponents.