While the State of the State address Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers in January will undoubtedly overflow with his trademark optimism and gung-ho spirit, the state of the California Republican Party is not as rosy. The party enters 2005 coming off a humiliating defeat in the U.S. Senate race, being denied the gain of so much as a single seat in the Legislature and facing the search for a sacrificial lamb to run against U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2006. Although a nice guy and dedicated public servant, former California Secretary of State Bill Jones fell far short of seriously challenging...