Posted on 09/19/2003 8:56:57 PM PDT by FairOpinion
In recent days, Tom McClintock, the "other Republican" in California's recall race, has accepted a million dollars spent on his behalf by a left-wing special interest group. He has claimed that a Democrat victory in the recall election would be desirable, as it would better his chances in 2006. And he has joined with Democrat Cruz Bustamante in a boycott against fellow Republican, Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is the man we're supposed to believe represents the conscience of conservatism? At the end of the day, Tom McClintock's Faustian Pact with the Left has made one thing clear - it's all about Tom McClintock.
The $1 million to be spent on McClintock's behalf is by Indian gambling interests, a staunch Democratic special interest. I wrote about the possibility of left-wing special interests backing McClintock in order to divide Republicans several weeks back. Now it is a reality. The Sacramento Bee has announced that the Morongo tribe is spending $1 million to boost McClintock's candidacy and it's not because they want him to win. The money spent on McClintock is meant to split the Republican vote so their loyal servant, Democrat Cruz Bustamante, can emerge the winner. With enough left- wing money, McClintock can steal enough votes from Arnold to make that happen. Tom's win-at-any-cost mindset has him collaborating with leftist groups who want nothing more than a divided Right to throw the election to Bustamante. Does McClintock see that the Left is using him? Maybe there's a reason it's called "blind" ambition.
McClintock's partnership with the liberal special interests raises serious questions about his loyalty to the GOP. McClintock has said he puts his personal "principles" before the party. But there's a deeper reason McClintock doesn't care that his spoiler candidacy will doom Republicans in the recall race.
In a conversation with US Congressman Dan Burton, Tom McClintock said the following: he (McClintock) didn't mind it if Democrats win the gubernatorial race because it could improve his own chances in 2006. According to the Los Angeles Times, "Burton, one of the more conservative members of Congress, also said McClintock had seemed to suggest that it would be acceptable for a Democrat to hold the governor's office, because he might create a clamor for a Republican in 2006.". So that's what this is really about. If McClintock can't win, he can at least prevent the Republicans from winning so he has a better shot in 2006. Aren't we glad he's playing for our team?
McClintock is now collaborating with Cruz Bustamante to boycott the California Broadcasters Association's debate on the 24th as a means of showing up Arnold Schwarzenegger. Bustamante led the boycott charge on October 17th with McClintock soon followed his lead. When you see a Republican siding with a Democrat against a fellow Republican, you know something is wrong with the picture. Don't adjust your set- this is Tom McClintock, the self-styled conscience of conservatism.
As if things couldn't get any worse, McClintock is justifying his candidacy on a poll strategically conducted by the left-wing Los Angeles Times, which wants nothing more than to keep him in the race. That Times' poll has been debunked by Field and even invalidated by the Times' own reporting. It added 6% more self-identified conservatives than other polls and naturally gave McClintock an artificial 5% bump. But McClintock is clinging to this cooked poll, another leftist ploy, because it serves his interests.
What kind of a conservative lets left-wing interests drive his candidacy like this? The answer is a candidate who is so blind with ambition that he does not see how the Left is using him to their own ends. Thus far, McClintock has claimed he stands for principle, but it is obvious that his hopeless candidacy is based on personal ambition. It's no longer appropriate to view McClintock as merely a misguided crusader. He is a bigger threat to Republican victory on Election Day than Cruz Bustamante. Up until now, McClintock has responded to arguments for stepping aside with denial, delusion, and arrogance. Given his collaboration with the Left, Republicans must get serious with him. McClintock's "stalking horse" candidacy must come to an end.
I, too, would rather see Bustamante win rather than Schwarzenkennedy. Reason? Bustamante will serve to UNITE Republicans. Schwarzenkennedy will DESTROY the CA GOP (just like Pete Wilson did). Remember?! Go, McClintock!! www.helptom.comGod help California if you get Cruz. Hard to believe you'd enjoy that. You REALLY would LIKE to see Cruz represent you as Governor instead of Arnold, huh ? Wow !!!
Glad I live in Texas, more now that EVER !! :O)
I would NEVER vote for a Democrat, which is what you'll get when you vote for McClintock. I guess we just see things differently. (I feel like I learned my lesson in 1992 with Perot being the spoiler, and getting clintoon elected).
Thinking out loud now ...I wonder how much having Cruz for Governor will hurt Dubya in the 2004 election versus having Arnold ?? Maybe none, I don't know. I hope it doesn't matter. I'd hate for McClintock to be responsible for getting Bush OUT and ANY of the 'RATS on the current list elected to the White House ...
And doesn't it make you wonder when McClintock is getting favorable
support from LEFTISTS so that will help MeCHA Man get elected ????
McClintock never breathed a word about "boycotting" anybody. That was a complete lie.
End of story.
CALIFORNIA STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY OVERWHELMINGLY ENDORSES PROP 1A - THE INDIAN SELF RELIANCE AMENDMENT
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He said so in an interview published in the November, 1999 issue of George Magazine. He is quoted here by George Neumayr:
Schwarzenegger was also widely quoted in the mainstream media. Thomas Roeser in the Chicago Sun-Times:
I hope for the sake of your state that Arnold is not a pig in a poke.
ROFL...
"That was another thing I will never forgive the Republican Party for," he said. "We spent one year wasting time because there was a human failure. I was ashamed to call myself a Republican during that period."Pesky quotes.
Attack the Replican Party, defend Clinton.
Not true. He didnt negotiate. The rules stayed the same. Mr Know it All, McCLinon didnt understand the rules or was just gaming the system with his buddy Bustamante to show Arnold that he could be a pain in the ass.
McClintock never breathed a word about "boycotting" anybody. That was a complete lie.
So why did all the newspapers say that? Did they all make it up or did McClinton get bamboozled by joining at the hip with Bustamante? Or is he just lying now that he found out conservatives werent too happy about him taking Indian money and helping the Dem candidate win...but then he's got what 20 years in the legislature serving as road kill.
The small business owners of California might want to consider an exodus. Take your money and your jobs to Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Florida. Let Sacramento answer for the budget shortfall then.
It's not easy, I know. I understand how much work, saving and planning it requires to relocate. I'm halfway through a two-year plan to get out myself. I imagine a tenfold effort is required of a small business owner. But what's the alternative? We're on a sinking ship. And Arnold can't save it, because Arnold rejects the only thing that can save it: radical right-wing extremism, a.k.a. conservatism. Liberalizing the state GOP in the interest of Victory is short-sighted and foolish.
Arnold's compromised brand of Republicanism cannot and will not fix anything. And when it fails, California will revert to its leftist ways, with a vengeance.
McClintock isn't winning anything, I understand that. Political reality is political reality. It's either Arnold, Busta or Gray. None of the above can fix what ails CA. The one benefit of an Arnold victory is the short-term economic fix that will enable more Californians to get out of dodge before the imminent collapse. That's the only reason I'm voting for Schwarzenegger, no matter how hard his supporters try to convince me not to. For the sake of the people who can see the writing on the wall.
Tom is always talking about being this great leader and what he is goign to do when he gets to Sacramento. What has he done there in the last twenty years. Name anything he got passed that was the least bit controverial. After serving as road kill for twenty years he is going to magically be able to ram his program through the legislature? What planet are you? Or better yet, what are you smoking? Are you sure you arent one of them libertarians?
If that is true then it must say a lot about McClinton. Schwartzenneger has more than twice the number of Republicans planning to vote for him as McClinton.
But you dont understand. Their brand of "Conservatism" is based on just saying NO. They dont want and perceive the necessity of governing as something "dirty" that they want to avoid. As a result, its not surprising that they dont seem to have many chances to govern...but can they debate all the issues and demonstrate their brilliance. They keep bemoaning the fact that if only the unenlightened ones would discover their brilliance, things would be great.
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