Well we could have stuck with Grey Davis. How do you think that would have worked out? The governor is not the only politician in Sacramento. Arnold started out strong but he got steamrolled by the legislature. I think of him as a POW of the liberals.
It would have worked out best if McClintok would have reached office, which was a real possibility before conservative nit wits rallied behind Schwarzenegger.
There couldn't be a worse a scenario than a liberal Republican in governor's office or White House. Everything that goes wrong gets blamed on the RINO while Democrats gain or maintain control of the legislature.