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Another post by a McClintock supporter being an

Gee, this is the third McClintock supporter who has started a post and specifically mentioned me as an insult. Oh well, at least it isn't a post about me being an inspiration for child rape. That was a real winner.

The desperation to make sure Bustamante wins this race is so thick you can cut it with a chainsaw.

Some folks have class and some forget about the cl.

A few interesting observations:

The McClintock-uber-alles crowd seems to intersect very closely with the I'm-never-voting-for-George-Bush-again crowd. It seems that they don't want to actually elect Republicans.
If the prominent Republican appears to disagree with one of their pet issues, they'll pick up whoever the perceived "pure" alternative is.
The standards are extraordinarily high for Republicans, but if the candidate simply calls himself a conservative, that's good enough for them.
The Cruz=Arnold argument is the only one that justifies tossing one's vote away. And they seriously make it. Hey, Bush=Gore, right?
It's really about abortion.
- This group would rather vote for a dogcatcher with pet allergies who says he's pro-life than for someone who could actually do his job.
- McClintock is in a conservative district. He doesn't actually have any power to do anything with respect to abortion so he can say he's pro-life all he wants without having to do anything about it.
- Arnold opposes PBA. In this case, Cruz != Arnold. So, what happens if Cruz gets elected? Hmmm?
Nobody recognizes that Arnold simply calling himself a Republican is an act of incredible political courage. If he had decided to run as an Independent, he would take this election in a walk. The mere fact that he calls himself a Republican will allow a large number of Republicans to be appointed to positions that they haven't occupied before. And some will be genuine conservative Republicans, too.
They say, "Let Bustamante get elected and the people will revolt." Guess what? Californians are revolting (insert joke here) right now! They have arranged the recall of an elected politician one year after he got re-elected. That's extraordinary. The political chaos doesn't rise to a higher crescendo than this.
Where, exactly, has McClintock proven himself a competent administrator? He managed to (barely) lose a campaign for controller. That's the highpoint of his résumé. At least Arnold has managed the business of Arnold, Inc. quite well. Quite well, indeed.

We go through this every time. There's always some reason not to vote for some Republican. Basically, they all have to be Reagan -- or what we remember Reagan to be. The truth is, Reagan was all about compromise. He took his half-loaves anyplace he could get them.

But Reagan wasn't good enough either, I guess.

I read one of the later posts that you asked (as you said at 5:15 AM) not to post to you. I don't read my email from FR, so I truly was not aware of your request. If I had known, I would not have posted anything in your direction.

However, I find it interesting that you, in effect, called me a horse's a$$, as you have done to State Sen. McClintock. I have had exchanges with you before and even though I disagree with you, I was impressed by your credentials. It is really too bad that you are so nasty and mean to people.

BY THE WAY, ANY THOUGHTS ON ARNOLD OPPOSING THE REFERENDUM TO GIVE DRIVERS LICENSES TO ILLEGAL ALIENS? Isn't that just typical for a RINO?