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Mark Williams Says GOP Must Dump ArnoldSpecial Opinion Article by KFBK (1530 AM) Radio Host Mark Williams Published: November 9, 2005 14:49 | Last Updated: November 16, 2005, 6:26 pm Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t just a duck who’s a little gimpy, he’s a carrier of a deadly political form of Avian Flu and he is going to destroy the few tattered remains of the state’s Republican Party. Where to begin? How about with the look on Assembly Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s face Tuesday night in Hollywood. As the TV cameras followed Arnold swagger onto stage to do a victory dance...

Unions face tough fight on Prop. 75 SACRAMENTO - As they mobilize to defeat a ballot measure that could sharply limit their political activities, unions are finding one of their toughest jobs is persuading their own members to oppose it. Proposition 75 on the Nov. 8 special-election ballot would prohibit public-employee unions from using dues for political purposes without written consent from members. -snip- Close Race The union survey by San Francisco pollster David Binder sampled 777 AFL-CIO-affiliated union members. Initially, they split 47 percent in favor of the measure to 46 percent against. After being told that unions were...

The 50 governors are meeting in Washington this week, which makes it an apt moment for the Cato Institute to release its biennial ranking of their fiscal performance. We provide the rankings below (governors who recently took office aren't included) and, in addition, let us mention a few notable findings from the survey, which will be released today.

Gov.'s World Tour May Be a Presidential Campaign Trail As Schwarzenegger racks up global photo ops, backers seek to amend the Constitution. SACRAMENTO — More and more, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is acting as if he wants to be president.

September 1, 2004 Upbeat Republicans Revive Bush Theme of CompassionBy TODD S. PURDUM acing perhaps three times the television audience that saw its sharp-edged speakers on Monday, the Republican National Convention circled back last night to President Bush's winning 2000 campaign theme of "compassionate conservatism," portraying him as not only hardheaded but also bighearted enough to lead "the most historic struggle my generation has ever known," as his wife, Laura, put it in a prime-time speech.On the first night the major broadcast networks carried live coverage of the proceedings, the party offered up glowing testimonials from Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator...

WHAT RULES THE RULE OF LAW? Arnold Schwarzenegger rode in to the California governor’s mansion last November on the white horse of reform. The state was in a full-blown economic crisis, hung over from a spending binge, and reeling from a badly managed power crisis. Arnold’s moral compass was thought to be a bit shaky, but like Bill Clinton before him, he safely ducked in under the “it’s the economy, stupid!” banner. During the campaign, Arnold, in typical nuanced language, said he was okay with homosexual domestic partnerships, but against “gay” marriage. Now he’s changed his tune, seemingly blind to...

Governor keeps his promise: Tripling of car tax repealed By Barry Witt Mercury News With the stroke of a pen Monday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rescinded last summer's tripling of car taxes by decreeing that his predecessor simply got it wrong when he said California could no longer afford to forgo the nearly $4 billion a year the tax raised. It was Schwarzenegger's first official act as governor, fulfilling a campaign promise to repeal the reviled tax, the proceeds of which are distributed to city and county governments. ---------------- DMV spokesman Bill Branch said Monday the department hadn't been formally notified...

The Schwartzeneggers check out their new digs (State Capitol in Sacramento). "Oh man…Mom and dad are kissing again…Yuck…" Mrs. Rick Fox (Vanessa Williams) sings the National Anthem…Sacramento Kings fans were not pleased. Gray Davis has his hand over his wallet. Arnold takes the oath, officially becoming “The Gubernator.” California’s First Lady to the Gubernator: “Did you like my poetry selection?” The clouds over Sacramento break to let the sunshine in as Arnold becomes Governor. Arnold to Gray Davis: "GET OUT." The Governor congratulated by California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George. Patrick Schwarzenegger 6, center, puts his hand over the...

<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger has chosen Donna Arduin, the director of Florida’s Department of Finance, to conduct the independent audit of California’s books he promised during the recall campaign. Arduin, a Duke University graduate who has also worked for the state of New York and Michigan and as an analyst for Morgan Stanley & Co., is taking leave from the Florida administration of Gov. Jeb Bush and donating her time to do the Schwarzenegger audit, according to transition spokesman Rob Stutzman. While the scope of the audit isn’t yet clear, Arduin said she intends to complete it in time for Schwarzenegger to include her recommendations in his first budget, which must go to the Legislature by Jan. 10.</p>

9 OCTOBER 2003 I'm an "Admirer" of Hitler, Too -- And Any Politico Who Isn't Damn Well Ought To Be The name “Adolph Hitler” sends a chill down the spine of any sane, rational human being with an even cursory knowledge of history. The very name means EVIL. For me, the son of an Auschwitz survivor and former advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, hearing the name Adolph Hitler triggers many deep-rooted emotions. As the son of a father who spent a year of his youth as a prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp, Hitler’s name means...

Most of the media I've heard keep saying this is gonna be a horserace and it's going to come down to the wire. Anyone else hearing the same thing? Most of the polls don't seem to be showing that. I think they don't want it to be a blowout so they can commentate like sports casters all night! I hope their WHOLE night gets ruined and it's a TOTAL BLOWOUT from the 1st exit poll!

Nobody can accuse Churchillbuff of being soft on Clinton or liberal hypocrites. I joined freerepublic in 1998, out of outrage over the groping of Kathleen Willey, and a need to share my outrage over this perverted behavior that was being pooh-poohed by Clinton's partisan defenders. Well, I have an obligation to my conscience to be consistent now. I can't start saying that wrong is right, just because the man who is accused by other women of treating them the way Clinton treated Willey, is a Republican. We all should search our consciences, and if you insist that the allegations against...

<p>Gov. Gray Davis said in a television interview Friday morning that the latest allegations about Arnold Schwarzenegger "shock the public conscience." Davis, who a day earlier seemed reluctant to say much about allegations surrounding Schwarzenegger's sexual escapades, told an interviewer on "Good Morning America" that reports about Schwarzenegger once expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler compelled him to comment.</p>

Leftists are having a devil's feast with recently reported anonymous disclosures from 6 women that Arnold allegedly touched them in public without their consent on a breast or their behind. The Leftists believe that if the allegations were true that would somehow make special interest Gray Davis or racist Cruz Bustamante more fit to govern California! The Leftists also believe that honest conservatives who condemned Bill Clinton would be hypocrites to vote for Arnold! The Leftists don't comprehend that Gray Davis has been a total disaster for California, and that Arnold has NOT lied about the accusations against him. Arnold...

Sept. 23— Feeling a little let down now that Ben and Jen's wedding is on hold? Don't worry — you're not alone. In fact, a lot of people who would have never made it past security at the reception are fretting over the couple's future — not to mention all those presents that have to be returned. "We as a society are becoming overly preoccupied with celebrities and the fantasy images it evokes," says James Houran, a psychologist with the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. After surveying more than 600 people, Houran's team of researchers from universities in the...

McClintock's Choice California's recall race has Republicans in a quandary. They can unite and have a solid opportunity to take back the governor's chair. Or, as they have in the past, they can fight among themselves and stay out in the cold. Only one Democrat, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, has a serious chance to win if Gov. Gray Davis is recalled. But the Republican vote - after the withdrawals of Bill Simon Jr. and Peter Ueberroth - is split between actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a pragmatist, and state Sen. Tom McClintock, a staunch conservative. The latest Field Poll shows Mr. Bustamante...

I didn't see this posted, so forgive me if a duplicate: Fox just carried a speech of Arnold's at the CA Republican meeting. It was a live clip of him speaking about taxes, and at the end of the "they-tax-us-when-we-get-up" standard line, he said, "and that's why the first thing I'll do is repeal the CA car tax." I'm paraphrasing, and Fox cut away, so I didn't hear any more. Did anyone else have any info on this?

They're still talking about it on Armstrong and Getty - - - Arnold was on, then McClintock came on and asked Arnold to debate at the GOP convention this weekend. Some callers are calling it an "ambush," but what's wrong with having a debate? Would Lincoln have a problem with it?

<p>The head of California's leading conservative think tanks says Republican Tom McClintock could win California's special election set for Oct. 7.</p> <p>Brian Kennedy, president of the Claremont Institute, told Fox News on Sunday that while McClintock remains a "long shot," he is also a "conservative hero for many years" and that he will get a significant portion of the vote.</p> <p>Kennedy said Schwarzenegger has yet to connect with the Reagan voters who make up the Republican party.</p>

California Democratic Party leaders yesterday blasted the Taco Bell restaurant chain for a sales promotion that counts sales of different menu items as votes in a mock California recall election. Last week the Mexican-style fast food chain launched the campaign, urging Californians to “put their vote where their mouth is.” Taco Bell restaurants statewide are tallying each purchase of a crunchy beef taco as a “vote” for Republican challenger Arnold Schwarzenegger and each purchase of a chicken soft taco as a “vote” for not recalling Gov. Gray Davis. In the first week of the unofficial poll, “votes” for any of...