Performer 'a sissy' for hedge on debate By John Simerman CONTRA COSTA TIMES Arnold Schwarzenegger continued to hold out Monday as the only major candidate who has not committed to the first gubernatorial recall forum, prompting sharp attacks from all sides in a race growing more vitriolic by the day. The actor's absence from the forum roster drew fighting words. "He's a sissy is what I'm saying," said Richie Ross, a political strategist for Democratic Lt. Cruz Bustamante. "He's a scaredy-cat." John Feliz, campaign director for one of the other Republican candidates, concurred. "They're afraid of Tom McClintock," he said.