CA: Schwarzenegger vows to avoid raising taxes

The San Jose Mercury News ^ | Wed, Aug. 20, 2003 | Mary Anne Ostrom

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks during a meeting with his economic advisors dubbed the "California Economic Recovery Council" in Los Angeles.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican candidate in California's recall race for governor, said he would hire an outside auditor to go through the state budget and identify potential areas to cut. He also pledged to avoid raising taxes.

[GulliverSwift]

3) He doesn't care that he doesn't have any policies, and this election is just a huge ego trip for him

It seems possible that Arnold may drop out before the election. I wonder what he'd do if Bustedmental leads him in real polls.

If you look at the numbers, no one from the GOP will win as long as there are three (four if you count Uberoth) Republican candidates. Having Bustedmental win #2 will be a big blow to the Republican party. Makes me wish I had never supported the whole recall idea at all.

But now, it's too late to back out. Grayout must be forced out and Bustamente must not be allowed to win. What this will mean for the three GOP candidates is only my guess. I hope Simon and Uberoth will drop out.

Too bad Chris Cox isn't in this, but then again, he saw the danger ahead of time.

[TheAngryClam]

Hey genius, it's "cut off the note TO SPITE the face."

Furthermore, doesn't Arnold have anything, one thing, going for him? You're just repeating the same Riordan supporter arrogance from the last election. Your message is "screw you, you need us, so get in line, sit down, and shut up."

Sorry, I don't appreciate being told that I will vote for RINOs and that I will like it.

Take your BS elsewhere.

[El Conservador]

It's comforting to know you'd rather see McIgnored elected...

[Jennikins]

Tom McClintock is the one who gets my vote.

I actually heard on a local radio station a few days ago, a comment by David Drier, a California Congressman, and he said nothing would make him happier than if Tom McClintock and Bill Simon would drop out of the race, and they would then throw their support behind Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Such stupidy is rampant in our government.

[.38sw]

So where do we find your blog?

[Grand Old Partisan]

I do not live in Califrnia.

I never heard of the Grutter v. Bollinger decision. How that's relevant to the Arnold v. Cruz decsision is beyond me.

[Smogger]

If you are a McClintock cool aid drinker fine...

I swear to God I am conservative as Hell, but if these self-described conservative McClintock cool aid drinkers drag us all down to Jonestown with them, as they have threatened to do, and Bustamante ends up governor, I will never vote for another Republican candidate in a statewide election again. How is that for spite?

[El Conservador]

...in your dreams.

[TheAngryClam]

Grutter v. Bollinger is the recent affirmative action case that held that diversity was a compelling state interest and therefore racial discrimination in the form of affirmative action was acceptable.

It was hard to miss it- people often talked about it hand in hand with Lawrence v. Texas, the sodomy case.

It's relevant because President Bush immediately issued a press release singing the praises of that decision. The point is that the President isn't always the best place to look for conservative opinions.

[Grand Old Partisan]

In the Arnold v. Cruz decison, I'll follow President Bush's lead.

[TheAngryClam]

So what about the Riordan v. Simon decision from the 2002 Primary?

You don't live in California, so you don't know about that, but Bush (read: Rove) backed Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles, total lefty nut, and good pal of Arnold's.

Riordan, like Arnold is increasing doing, treated the Republicans like dirt who needed him, but whom he did not need.

I'm sorry, but Bush's endorsement in California politics is a pretty good indication of how not to vote.

[Smogger]

Your message is "screw you, you need us, so get in line, sit down, and shut up."

That the message I have been getting from McClintock supporters since the recall qualified. And you got it backwards you don't need us. NO AMOUNT OF moderatre Republican voters would get McClintock enough votes to be governor or weren't you paying attention last election slick?

[Grand Old Partisan]

You ought to focus on the decison at hand: Arnold v. Cruz.

[TheAngryClam]

You know, the 20% of registered Republicans who voted but didn't vote for Simon comprise a total of 7% of the general electorate (assuming that it's 20% of 35%, which actually understates their number, because the GOP turnout is higher than registration).

Simon lost by 5%.

The RINOs, not to mention his bad campaigning, cost Simon the election.

Deal with it.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

I will never vote for another Republican candidate in a statewide election again. How is that for spite?

Sounds like third party lunacy. Say isn't that what you are trying to convince people not rallying behind your liberal of doing?

Realizing contradictions have never been a strong suit of yours. Undoubtedly why you vote RINO.

[kellynla]

You obviously don't have a clue how elections are won in CA since you have been ranting for weeks that the GOP can't win because there are more registered Rats in CA than Republicans...here is a clue...Elections in CA are won by the registered Independent voters! HELLOOOO?????? Elections in CA are decided by a turnout which tends to be larger by the GOP and the Independents who are more likely to vote and vote GOP than the RATS who are less likely to vote! The RINO Pete Wilson lost the base of conservative Independent voters and conservative Republicans when he RAISED TAXES during the recession in 1991. But prior to that the CA GOP owned the governor's house since 1899 except for the 2 Browns and Culbert Olsen . Class dismissed! I suggest you do some homework before you start ranting again. Tempest is a good name for you since you are more air than substance! ROFLMAO

[TheAngryClam]

Let's see, a Democrat whose tax hikes the California Legislature GOP will fight against, or a Republican whose tax hikes they won't.

Some choice. The correct answer, of those two, is the one whose tax hikes they will block. And that ain't Arnold.

It's a sad day when a Republican is more likely to increase your taxes than a Democrat.

[Smogger]

Alright, well I would probably continue to vote R right down the ticket like I do already, but I would be uber-pissed.

[Grand Old Partisan]

Keep this up and you'll have everyone on FR voting for Bustamante too.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

Alright, well I would probably continue to vote R right down the ticket like I do already, but I would be uber-pissed

Now you know how I feel about a liberal Republican.