[ambrose]

And those so-called Republicans who would drive a principled conservative like Tom McClintock from the race should hang their heads in shame. If they cannot fight for this candidate, they may as well abandon the battle altogether, for they are useless soldiers. It is better to spend 40 years in the political wilderness than to forsake one's soul for all the kingdoms of the world, much less four years in Sacramento.

Still worse, however, are the right-side commentators who urge conservatives to abandon their principles and line up behind this false Republican god. To sacrifice your own soul to the naked pursuit of power is bad enough, to tempt others to do likewise is not just the ultimate in negative campaigning, it is pure political Satanism.

[ambrose]

ping

[EternalVigilance]

Pragmatism in politics is self-defeating in the long run. It is a euphemism for the slow sacrifice of one's principles. The constant substitution of "electable" moderates for principled conservatives is what repeatedly kills the Republican Party and prevents it from ever realizing even a small part of its platform when it is in power. It is particularly ironic when the electable moderates show themselves to be nothing of the sort, which in this particular case has already happened when the managing editor of the seminal National Review abjures the Great Teutonic Hope in no uncertain terms.

Wow!

[Yeti]

Still worse, however, are the right-side commentators who urge conservatives to abandon their principles and line up behind this false Republican god. To sacrifice your own soul to the naked pursuit of power is bad enough, to tempt others to do likewise is not just the ultimate in negative campaigning, it is pure political Satanism.

Deja vu, all over again.

Next, FR develops hard drive problems, Arnold wins, does everything socialist, but nobody will say anything about it...oh, and all the "T" keys will be missing from the keyboards in the CA Governor's mansion.

[Reagan Man]

If Arnold wants to call himself a conservative Republican, it would be in his best interest to step up and talk about the real issues that concern conservative Republicans.

Arnold needs to release specifics of his economic recovery plan for California, detail his planned spending cuts, take an unequivocal and unambiguous pledge not to raise taxes under any circumstances, support Ward Connerly's Prop54, take a stand opposing affirmation action, commit to sealing the borders, support supply side economics, renounce his support for gay rights, agree to reduce welfare entitlements for deadbeats and illegals, dump Warren Buffet, condemn abortion on demand, drop plans for increased gun controls, support oil drilling off the California coast and support oil exploration/drilling in ANWR. Arnold also needs to step up and join in the debates.

Most California Republicans don't seem to care about the real issues when it comes to Arnold's campaign efforts. I find that pathetic and sad.

[Commander8]

"And those so-called Republicans who would drive a principled conservative like Tom McClintock from the race should hang their heads in shame. If they cannot fight for this candidate, they may as well abandon the battle altogether, for they are useless soldiers. It is better to spend 40 years in the political wilderness than to forsake one's soul for all the kingdoms of the world, much less four years in Sacramento.
Still worse, however, are the right-side commentators who urge conservatives to abandon their principles and line up behind this false Republican god. To sacrifice your own soul to the naked pursuit of power is bad enough, to tempt others to do likewise is not just the ultimate in negative campaigning, it is pure political Satanism."
HEAR, HEAR!!!!