I'm sure that this whole debate will make for an interesting psychological study someday, but right now I have nothing but disdain for all those surrender monkeys who insist that California can only elect a liberal, and if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
And so they demonize the man who said this:
"I am the only candidate at this table who has signed a no-tax pledge. I am the only candidate at this table who supports Proposition 54 to stop the government from racially classifying every one of us. I'm the only candidate at this table that (opposes) the bill that gives driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. I'm the only candidate at this table who's pro life. I'm the only candidate who supports the entire Bill of Rights, including our Second Amendment. And I'm the only candidate who for 20 years in the public arena has proposed and fought for precisely those fiscal forms that are desperately needed to straighten out this state's finances."
- Tom McClintock (Debate closing statement, 9-24-03)
(McClintock looked straight into the camera and proudly stated what he stands for.)