[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Maybe people think he has changed colors?

LOL! Yeah--he must have become a liberal, hey bassetman! You really are pathetic in your attempts to rationalize everything to fit into your own little world.

Let me clue you in--an eidtorial from sfgate is going to be completely bias.

[linskyjack]

Arnold has done well in Cali because unlike Mulder, he is truly a moderate and has done a decent job.

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by linskyjack

Arnold has done well in Cali because unlike Mulder, he is truly a moderate and has done a decent job.

LOL! Arnold mirrors my political views almost exactly. Look back in this thread from 3 years ago when he was running for governor. Its you and basset and rep and the rest of the lefist crowd that is out of touch with mainstream America. Arnold has tried to implement the same things Bush has tried to--in fact, they've been running commercials here showing how much Arnold is like Bush!

[linskyjack]

Arnold might mirror your political views but I dont see him talking much about continuing to have American servicemen butchered in Iraq, I don't see him defending the encroachment of religion into the public sphere. I don't see him bashing all Democrats as leftists You might give lip-service to your so-called moderate Republican views, but by your posts, its obvious that you are a hardcore ideologically compacted winger.

[Mulderator]

Here--take it from one of your own:



http://www.angelides.com/news/philin...sh-Republ.html

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just returned from a national fundraising tour, collecting money from wealthy Republican donors for his initiatives that he hopes to place before California voters in a November special election. As he left for his trip, his chief political consultant, Mike Murphy, predicted great success in what he called "A-1 Republican finance states" like Florida and Texas because, as Murphy noted, "people haven't forgotten that in a very tough presidential campaign, who was in Ohio on that critical day in that critical state." (Just in case anyone did forget, yes, that was Arnold standing next to George on that stage in Columbus.)

So, is Schwarzenegger raising millions from Bush loyalists just because they are grateful? No. It's because his agenda for California is Bush's agenda for America. Or as Warren Beatty said, "a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he is a Schwarzenegger Republican."

Make no mistake about it, Schwarzenegger is bringing the right's agenda to the bluest of the blue states--believing if they can win here, they can win anywhere. And they're doing it with the same deceptive rhetorical flourishes that gave birth to such wonderful phrases as "compassionate conservatism," "Healthy Forests" and "Clear Skies."

So, how are their agendas alike? Let me count the ways. George Bush proposes to privatize a portion of Social Security. Schwarzenegger proposes to privatize the pensions of police officers, fire fighters, teachers and other public servants (many of whom would be left with only their 401k plans--teachers in California don't get Social Security).

Bush borrows trillions, loading our kids with debt. Then he says that we have to live within our means--cutting the safety net of Social Security and gutting investments in our future. It's what Grover Norquist, one of the nation's leading right wing ideologues, calls "starving the beast." Schwarzenegger borrows billions, loading our kids with debt. Then he sponsors the "Live Within Our Means" initiative to forever constrain state investments in education, in a world-class infrastructure and in health care. Like he told the Sacramento Bee editorial board, he wants to "starve the monster." (Are they reading the same books?)

Bush promises to leave no child behind, and then promptly leaves behind his promise to fully fund the "No Child Left Behind Act." Schwarzenegger runs on a platform to protect education and vows to suspend or delay the voter approved minimum funding for California schools "over my dead body." Then he suspends the guarantee, shortchanging schools by $3 billion. And now, he's pushing an initiative called "Putting Kids First." (Are they reading the same books?)

So, next time someone tells you that Arnold Schwarzenegger is a different kind of Republican, just say, "Yeah, like George Bush is a compassionate conservative."

You liberals really are entertaining.

[linskyjack]

Here you go Mulder---you are a dead-ender when it comes to Iraq---Listen to Arnold on the war and on your hero GWB!

Schwarzenegger Cites Iraq 'Mistakes'
The Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD

October 11, 2006

Without any doubt, we have to find an exit strategy as quickly as possible Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger traded quips with the host one moment and criticized U.S. foreign policy the next during an appearance Wednesday on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' that had the governor's opponents crying foul because his Democratic rival wasn't included.

When asked by Leno about TV campaign ads attempting to link Schwarzenegger to President Bush, the star of the 'Terminator' films mocked the notion.

'To link me to George Bush is like linking me to an Oscar,' said the governor, who has never won _ or even been nominated for _ acting's most prestigious award.

On a more serious subject, the Republican governor said a 'lot of mistakes' were made during the war in Iraq, but ducked a question from Leno about whether Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld should be fired.

'Without any doubt, we have to find an exit strategy

[poochee]

Originally Posted by linskyjack

Arnold has done well in Cali because unlike Mulder, he is truly a moderate and has done a decent job.

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by linskyjack

Here you go Mulder---you are a dead-ender when it comes to Iraq---Listen to Arnold on the war and on your hero GWB!

Schwarzenegger Cites Iraq 'Mistakes'
The Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD

October 11, 2006

Without any doubt, we have to find an exit strategy as quickly as possible Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger traded quips with the host one moment and criticized U.S. foreign policy the next during an appearance Wednesday on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' that had the governor's opponents crying foul because his Democratic rival wasn't included.

When asked by Leno about TV campaign ads attempting to link Schwarzenegger to President Bush, the star of the 'Terminator' films mocked the notion.

'To link me to George Bush is like linking me to an Oscar,' said the governor, who has never won _ or even been nominated for _ acting's most prestigious award.

On a more serious subject, the Republican governor said a 'lot of mistakes' were made during the war in Iraq, but ducked a question from Leno about whether Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld should be fired.

'Without any doubt, we have to find an exit strategy

We must remember that Bush supporters are in their last throes and lash out viciously as a last resort before their ideology get voted out next week!

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by Mulder

LOL! Yeah--he must have become a liberal, hey bassetman! You really are pathetic in your attempts to rationalize everything to fit into your own little world.

Let me clue you in--an eidtorial from sfgate is going to be completely bias.

To you, an editorial from William F. Buckley is biased if it disagrees with Bush!

[~Candy~]

MEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of few Republicans to shine at the mid-term elections, said on Thursday the Democratic victories were healthy for U.S. politics.

"I think it is good that there are new ideas and new blood because Washington was stuck. They could not move forward, not much was accomplished; I think it was terrible," he told reporters on a trip to Mexico.

Schwarzenegger, often criticized in Mexico for being tough on illegal immigration, had breakfast with Mexican President Vicente Fox to talk about trade and immigration.

The governor said a U.S. plan to build 700 miles (1,126 km) of fencing on the Mexican border to stem illegal immigration was only a partial solution.

He called for a guest worker program for mostly Mexican immigrants, a plan supported by Bush.

"What you need to do as you think about securing the border, you have to simultaneously pass a law that says we can legally hire people from outside," Schwarzenegger said.




http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...ARZENEGGER.XML

[poochee]

Originally Posted by AcaCandy

MEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of few Republicans to shine at the mid-term elections, said on Thursday the Democratic victories were healthy for U.S. politics.

"I think it is good that there are new ideas and new blood because Washington was stuck. They could not move forward, not much was accomplished; I think it was terrible," he told reporters on a trip to Mexico.

Schwarzenegger, often criticized in Mexico for being tough on illegal immigration, had breakfast with Mexican President Vicente Fox to talk about trade and immigration.

The governor said a U.S. plan to build 700 miles (1,126 km) of fencing on the Mexican border to stem illegal immigration was only a partial solution.

He called for a guest worker program for mostly Mexican immigrants, a plan supported by Bush.

"What you need to do as you think about securing the border, you have to simultaneously pass a law that says we can legally hire people from outside," Schwarzenegger said.


http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...ARZENEGGER.XML

[bassetman]

LoL, I love it. BTW I just heard Bolten may lose his job

Hasta la vista GOP shills!

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by bassetman

LoL, I love it. BTW I just heard Bolten may lose his job

Hasta la vista GOP shills!

Hey--did the pacifier fall of your mouth or are you drunk again?

[poochee]

Governor begins Mexico visit with praise for Dems
By Kevin Yamamura - Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 12:00 am PST Friday, November 10, 2006
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1

As he kicked off a two-day trade mission Thursday in Mexico, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised this week's congressional overhaul despite the fact that his own Republican Party lost control of both houses for the first time in 12 years.

Schwarzenegger easily won a second term Tuesday by riding a theme of bipartisanship in a Democratic state. He extended that message Thursday to national politics by criticizing the recent congressional session as unproductive.

"I think this is good that we have new blood coming to Washington, that we have new people and new ideas coming to Washington," Schwarzenegger said while addressing a press contingent in the official residence of outgoing Mexican President Vicente Fox.

"Now I'm not looking at it in a political way by saying, 'Is it more Democrats or Republicans?' I think it's good that it's new ideas and new blood because Washington was stuck. They could not move forward. Not much was accomplished. I think it was terrible."

Besides a political analysis, Schwarzenegger's first full day in Mexico included an omelet-and-frijoles breakfast with Fox, a sip of California cabernet sauvignon at a supermarket and a brush with a protester wearing a polka-dot dress and "Terminator" mask who disrupted his speech at a Chamber of Commerce lunch.

The governor envisioned his brief trade mission as a way to promote the state's business with Mexico, California's largest export market at $17.7 billion in goods annually. Schwarzenegger has visited Mexico twice before as governor, but this marked his first visit to the capital city.

At home, Schwarzenegger shed his Republican image throughout the year, rarely visiting GOP events in public and asking voters to forget about partisan labels.

The governor avoided publicly campaigning with other Republicans and instead traveled around the state to promote $37.3 billion in public works bonds that were spearheaded in the Legislature by Democratic leaders.

While Schwarzenegger got the bonds passed, Republicans failed to produce a net gain in statewide seats despite hopes that the governor's coattails would extend to other GOP candidates.

On Thursday, Schwarzenegger also praised U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who is likely to lead the new Democratic majority as House speaker and has been bashed by the governor's fellow Republicans as a San Francisco liberal. The governor said he was "very happy" that Pelosi "talked about how she is working with the Republican Party."

Mike Spence, president of the California Republican Assembly, a conservative grass-roots organization, criticized the governor for praising the congressional changes.

"The governor is wrong -- again -- on this kind of stuff," said Spence. "The governor didn't really lift many fingers to keep a Republican Congress, and maybe this is what he wanted."

Jack Pitney, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College and fellow at the Rose Institute, said the "new ideas" Schwarzenegger referred to are "ones that most Republicans won't like." But Pitney added that the governor's comments probably won't hurt him with his own party.

Rest at:
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/74647.html