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Pressure's on Senator to Drop Out of Race, but Why Should He?
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Posted on 09/01/2003 3:08:07 AM PDT by ambrose
GEORGE SKELTON / CAPITOL JOURNAL
Pressure's on Senator to Drop Out of Race, but Why Should He?
September 1, 2003
[Snip]
McClintock has a loud public address system to expound the tax-and-spend causes he always has cared deeply about. At least he has since, as a high school freshman, he came home one day and found his Realtor-mom in tears because she'd miscalculated her tax and was about to forfeit to the IRS a year's savings from commissions.
[Snip]
He has never voted for a tax increase. Indeed, he was one of a group of Assembly Republican "cavemen" whom then-Gov. Pete Wilson called "irrelevant" - modified by an obscenity - for refusing to consider a tax hike in budget bargaining.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: cavemen; davis; mcclintock; schwarzenegger; taxes
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To: Buffalo Head
Yes, Tator has some explaining to do. If there was ever a situation of picking between the better of two evils, this is it. None of the 'pure' Republicans has a prayer. Arnold is the only rational choice to prevent a permanent, continuation of Democrat control of California. It is now or never.You may turn out to be right, but I think it's too early for anyone to drop out yet. This dance contest just started a few weeks ago.
Rock and roll!! ;-)
To: notorious vrc
I know why they are doing it but it isn't because they consider him like Clinton or because they'd like to see him win .They think he will divide the vote for Republicans,thus assuring a Bustamante win.
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posted on
09/01/2003 7:44:05 AM PDT
by
MEG33
To: notorious vrc
Because right now, he is the RATs best friend. Art Torres, Bob Mulholland, and the LA Times are showing a lot of support for McClinton. Why do you think they're doing so?Uh. maybe to siphon off votes from Arnold because they want to split the Repub vote so lil' Busty might win? You can't seriously believe they'd have any other reason, can you? Calling McClintock "McClinton" is terminally silly, exhibiting no notion of his track record or ideas. Sounds like you're just doing a rift on the old Middle Eastern dogma, taking a "the friend of my enemy is my enemy" approach, even if "friend" is, in this case, not a friend but a playing piece.
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posted on
09/01/2003 7:50:44 AM PDT
by
dorothy
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To: ambrose
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To: ambrose
Actually it's Arnold's call. McClintock has been a constant on the California political scene for 20-30 years. Why should he suddenly be called to change *his* spots by a dilettante opportunistic actor who jumped in at the last moment with a non-plan and a R-lite platform?
If Arnold and McClintock want what's best for Californians, they'll get together and work a deal. A political analog to Adam Smith dictates that they should do so.
Looking at McClintock's bio, I have considerably confidence McClintock will do whatever is best for Californians.
I would like to be able to say the same for Arnold, but I am not as confident about him.
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posted on
09/01/2003 9:53:27 AM PDT
by
SteveH
To: AmericaUnited
Hmmmm? Since you're ashamed to fly the CA flag - then I'd guess you aren't one - and in that case - what skin is it off your nose what we do ..??
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posted on
09/01/2003 9:58:15 AM PDT
by
CyberAnt
( America - "The Greatest Nation on the Face of the Earth")
To: AmericaUnited
The plain, simple fact is that Kalifornia will go over the cliff head long under 4 years of Far-Left-Socialist-Davis (Busty).Good. Let California go down the tube and then give it back to Mexico. It will be one less Mexican suburb that this country has to support!
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posted on
09/01/2003 10:30:16 AM PDT
by
varon
To: ambrose
Folks I am a conservative but I am going to vote for the GOP candidate I think can win. It is as simple as that. My wife is going to do the same thing. We do not want a Democrate as Governor.
To: Common Tator
Clinton is ashamed of doing drugs and GangbangsI think you give BJ too much credit.
I would submit that he shows no shame, just regret over having been caught and having to face Hillary when it becomes public.
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posted on
09/01/2003 10:41:04 AM PDT
by
B-bone
To: CyberAnt
Hmmmm? Since you're ashamed to fly the CA flag - then I'd guess you aren't one - And where on earth do you get that from?!
and in that case - what skin is it off your nose what we do ..??
Because I care what happens to a significant part of this country. No, I'm not a selfish, self centered, it's not my suffering/problem/state type of person.
Like what was said 40 years ago... "what's good for General Motors is good for America". Well, what's good/bad for Kalifornia is good/bad for America.
He has never voted for a tax increase. Indeed, he was one of a group of Assembly Republican "cavemen" whom then-Gov. Pete Wilson called "irrelevant" - modified by an obscenity - for refusing to consider a tax hike in budget bargaining.
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posted on
09/01/2003 10:46:10 AM PDT
by
ambrose
(If You're Not Outraged, You're Not Paying Attention...)
To: CyberAnt
I'd guess you aren't one - and in that case - what skin is it off your nose what we do ..?? From this attitude/question, I would have to guess that you don't give a damn about others. Is this correct?
To: concentric circles
Always try: hildabeast isaliar
Or: annoying annoying or: asdfasdf asdfasdf
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posted on
09/01/2003 5:37:01 PM PDT
by
heleny
To: Uncle Hal
Should he drop out? Yes.
Why should be drop out?
Read what too many of his supporters are writing right here in FR.
They are the best friends Bustamante could ever hope for. They make it so that Bob Mulholland scarcely has to work for his money. They and their scorched-earth approach are single best and brightest hope the Democratic Party has for California.
McClintock's refusal to consider the consequences of his actions is hardly exemplary, and hardly in the conservative tradition.
Dan
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posted on
09/01/2003 5:40:30 PM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: goldstategop
Tim Pawlenty was the "odd man out" in a three man race? Huh?
Tim was a major candidate from the beginning. His securing the Republican nomination, over a "more conservative" candidate (Sullivan), was the reason that Ventura decided not to run. The only wild card in the race was how well Tim Penny (the Independence candidate, and former Democrat Congressman) would draw, and from WHOM he would draw.
Best find another analogy to support your case. Such analogies may exist, but Pawlenty isn't one of them. In fact, one of the keys to our election win last year was that Sullivan and Pawlenty both agreed to abide by the decision of the nominating convention and NOT pursue their competition into either a primary or the general election. Sullivan showed a lot of class (and character) in his withdrawl. Without that, and his wholehearted backing of Pawlenty in the general election, things may have come out quite differently.
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posted on
09/01/2003 11:16:29 PM PDT
by
Reverend Bob
(Emoticons are for people that can't handle irony.)
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