Yes. Remember when we actually supported conservative policy such as the Contract With America? Now we're selling Ahnold Schwartzwhatever... and all of dose tings... and all of dose tings...
We're embracing socialism at the federal level for no more reason than it has a Republican brand on it.
The truth is, the country club Republicans love socialism. Socialist regulation of the economy creates barriers to entry for interlopers who want to become wealthy, while rewarding size and market share by imposing new economies of scale for businesses to deal with. Ahnold is their guy all the way.