[kingu]

As I said, there is plenty to criticize Schwarzenegger on, but the headline presented as well as the topic of the article are absent from the interview...

This is California, the land of Jackie Goldberg, Nancy Pelosi and Diane Feinstein. Any 'mainstream' Republican is going to be left of center, it is what passes for conservatism here.

[calcowgirl]

While I agree with you on the contents of the specific article, Arnold's pro-abortion stance is not a secret. And there are plenty of other things in that transcript to scream about. The guy has not embraced a single Republican ideal. Acknowledging it is a first step for voters. Getting a good candidate in office should be the next step.

I strongly disagree that "mainstream" Republicanism must be left of center to be successful nor that it passes as conservatism.