Schwarzenegger: McClintock a Pawn of Pro-Bustamante Indians

American Indians who are supporting Democrat front-runner Cruz Bustamante in California are also promoting Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock, and GOP front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger is furious.

"I think that as far as Tom McClintock is concerned, I think the question I have for him is, what side is he on?" Schwarzenegger said Thursday. "Is he on the side of the Republicans? Does he represent the Republicans, or does he represent Bustamante?"

Schwarzenegger suggested that the tribes were abetting Bustamante by trying to split the Republican vote.

"They are financing his commercials and TV spots and all that," said Schwarzenegger, who doesn't take money from Indian tribes. "He knows they're financing him not because they want him to be governor. They just want to interfere with the process so that Bustamante wins. He has to decide which side is he on, the Republicans' or Bustamante's."

McClintock called Schwarzenegger's comments "a ridiculous statement by a man who obviously hasn't paid much attention to California public affairs. ... For 20 years, I have fought to protect sovereignty on reservation lands, well before there was gaming.

"If they wanted to hurt Schwarzenegger, they would be making an independent expenditure to hurt Schwarzenegger, and Lord knows there's plenty they could hurt him with."

Assemblyman John Benoit, R-Palm Desert, a Schwarzenegger supporter, told the Riverside Press-Enterprise: "I think the idea of divide and conquer is a tried and true tactic. I can't speak for the Indians, but if there was somebody looking to help Bustamante, this would be the way to do it."

We are called sane conservatives. We don't dream about what ifs with a candidate who couldn't win.

If Tom could win, was the front-runner, I would have Arnold go. But Arnold is the big gun and Tom is just a loser who doesn't want to go and is burning his future in Republican politics over this race.

I see Tom McClintock having to switch after this race to either the Democrat party or some more fringe group like a third party, maybe a Libertarian.

Rational, balanced, logical, intelligent, functional, sane Republicans don't vote McClintock who:
#1 Can't win.
#2 Wants to help Bustamante.
#3 Hasn't listened to the CA Republican party or the White House.
#4 Has been sabotaging the race in favor of Bustamante against the Republican party.

I do question a lot of things about McClintock supporters who think getting a radical Democrat elected is some great salute to FR or conservatism.

I have no problem with the Conservative positions and that Tom put himself out there in this race.
The over-riding issue and concern is we don't want to get a Radical Militant Democrat elected because a percentage of thick headed people will gladly throw their vote down the hole of a loser and thereby get the radical militant Democrat elected by denying the front-runner the vote.

There is no primary and CA is dealing with one Bustamante against at this point two Republican candidates. So the Republican vote is split.

Being Tom is unelectable in THIS race, common sense says get Arnold who is a fiscal conservative elected rather than the totally radical militant Democrat.

The fervent Tom folks can get their panties in a wad and hold their breath till they turn all shades of blue, but the FACT of life is that Tom McClintock is no ELECTABLE IN THIS RACE AND ARNOLD IS.

In addition, what is stupid is Tom has destroyed his future in this state party by not listening to the White House or the California Republican party about getting out.

Tom is doing no good in any way by being in this race.

#1 He has destroyed his future.
#2 His splitting the vote could easily get the Militant Radical Democrat elected.
#3 He has to leave the party for some fringe third party like the Libertarians (also known for getting Dems elected)

This doesn't serve the people of California or Tom. Tom's behavior and presence only benefits Democrats at this time, so why is Tom doing this?

I think he's jumping parties and knows this.
I think he wants to sabotage Arnold in favor of the Radical Democrat.
I also do question his mental state and consider him incapable of leading ever again.

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