[navyblue]

"Tom may know all this and may simply feel that, although it's legally a doomed effort, politically it may be wise to focus public attention again on the serious financial burden of providing social services to illegal aliens -- now that that burden is so much heavier than it was back when 187 passed. Arnold and everyone else are treating the issue like a third rail, unfortunately."

Excuse me! Arnold did not avoid this issue. On Wednesday's Hannity and Colmes the question was put to Arnold.

Hannity: So if you were governor, you would deny benefits to illegal aliens?

Arnold: "We have to find a way to include them."

Is it just me or does anyone else interpret that statement to mean that Arnold would continue the goodies to illegals? Seems like a pretty straight forward answer to me. One of the biggest drains on this state today and this Rino intends to continue it.

It's over people. California is already in the toilet. Somebody please press the flush valve!

[pogo101]

I think we agree. I mean "third rail" not in the sense of not being talked about (by Arnold et al.) but more in the sense of Social Security: "don't touch it."

[moehoward]

Aside from the licenses for Illegal's issue. It is obvious that we could expect the "same old, same old" from Arnold on the Illegal Alien issue.

McClintock is the man to draw the line in CA on the Illegal Alien invasion. The rest of the states will follow likewise.

[hoosierskypilot]

California is already in the toilet

I'm afraid you're right. No common-sense political candidate has a prayer in CA. The state is dominated by deviants, perverts and reprobates. There are some good people here, but their numbers are so small as to be insignificant.