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And so far, Arnold's come across as an empty suit.

Well, maybe you're just ignorant about Arnold. Here's some smart's for you:

"Mr. Schwarzenegger's biography exemplifies the American dream. Determined to make it in the Hollywood movies he saw in his native Austria, he first spent countless hours training to become a world champion bodybuilder in an unheated gym in his parent's home. At age 21, he came to America in 1968 with little money and even less command of English. A natural capitalist, he bought up office buildings and apartment complexes before he ever made a film. His business empire now includes shopping malls, a Boeing 747 he leases to an airline, and a large chunk of Santa Monica real estate. He took evening courses in business at UCLA, and earned a bachelor's degree in business by mail from the University of Wisconsin at Superior. Over the course of several years he wooed and won Maria Shriver. He became the highest-paid actor in the history of movies, pulling down $30 million for this summer's "Terminator 3."

His charitable activities include a foundation that provides after-school programs for 200,000 kids and served as the inspiration for Proposition 49--an initiative he sponsored last year to expand after-school programs to every school in California. In a stroke of political genius, the initiative didn't raise taxes or cut any other program. Its funding mechanism only kicks in when economic growth naturally increases state revenues. Proposition 49 carried 50 out of the state's 53 congressional districts, winning endorsements from both Rep. Chris Cox, an Orange County Republican, and Rep. Henry Waxman, a Hollywood Democrat.
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Bill Saracino, a former head of Gun Owners of California, believes that when it comes to conservatives evaluating Mr. Schwarzenegger, "the glass is half full or way more." He notes that Mr. Schwarzenegger has opposed strict gun controls and contributed to several free-market think tanks. He will no doubt make overtures to social conservatives." WSJ excerpt

He's surrounded himself with a very savy team, something that real leaders who are secure in themselves ( like Reagan ) do.

Sounds like a real "do-nothing" empty suit type to me /sarcasm

>>>Well, maybe you're just ignorant about Arnold.

I'm very familiar with Arnold Schwarzenegger, his acting career and his charitable work. Several years back, Arnold was on Bill O'Reilly's show and said, he is a social liberal and a fiscal conservative. I took him at his word. Through the years its become crystal clear Arnold is a social liberal. He supports abortion on demand, special rights for homosexuals and gun control.

While Arnold has said he is a fiscal conservative, so far, he hasn't come close to proving it.

The twin pillars of fiscal conservatism, are cutting taxes and cutting government spending. Arnold hasn't embraced either one. Arnold has made vague references, without giving specifics or details. And Arnold has said, he will not be giving out any specifics or details of his economic recovery plan for California, until after the recall election is over. I guess he means, if he should win.

So far, Arnold's an empty suit and any comparisons to Ronald Reagan is pure sophistry.

You can carnival bark all you want for Arnold. He's still The Man With No Plan. For weeks, the media have practically begged him to state his positions on the issues and to present his plan for economic recovery. He stalls them while continuing to pull hard-core democrats into his campaign: Property tax hikers like Buffet and dem activists like Rob Lowe. Then there are the RINOs like Wilson and Riordan. Why Rohrabacher supports him is a complete mystery to me. What Arnold has already made clear from past statements is that he favors stiffer gun control and adoption rights for homosexuals. He has also embraced "social liberalism," which costs lots and lots of money. He has now stated twice that he does not rule out tax hikes, but he says almost nothing about spending cuts.

Admit it, AU: You have no idea what this man will do in office.

AmericaUnited [post 28]: "...Proposition 49--an initiative he sponsored last year to expand after-school programs to every school in California. In a stroke of political genius, the initiative didn't raise taxes or cut any other program."

Actually, when this initiative kicks in, it will cost as much as $550 million per year. That money will come out of the general fund, which is tax money that comes out of the pockets of Californians like me. IOW, Arnold's pet project is going to cost us up to half a billion dollars every year!

Does this sound like a fiscally conservative measure to you? Half a billion dollars per year for a free baby-sitting service? (And please don't start telling me about Chris Cox. I'm asking you. Is this "social program" of Arnold's fiscally conservative or not?)