[Vladiator]

With that news about Enron hiking up California energy prices, I would think that Bush will really want to stay away from the state.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

It's a message that goes beyond traditional Republican bounds. It will surprise audiences who blindly equate conservatism with callousness.

GRRR!!

[Lancey Howard]

"The policies of our government must heed the universal call of all faiths to love a neighbor as we would want to be loved ourselves."

This guy is starting to scare me. He wants government "to love a neighbor as we would want to be loved ourselves"? Uh....

Anyways, I hope he was just spewing this claptrap because somebody really savvy wrote it for him.

[d14truth]

"Those seven states will account for 64 electoral votes in 2004, nine more than California. Does the Bush White House go for broke and spend $15-20 million in hopes of winning California, which Bush-Cheney lost by 1.3 million votes, or spread the wealth in 7 less expensive states the ticket lost by a combined 313,00 votes?"

WIN!!! WIN!!!

Simon wins the governorship in 2002, and W. wins over California, as he is starting to already. Then, California will have a more conservative base to work from in 2004 and W. can capture the hearts and votes of the other states as well.

Another typical 'liberal' line piece. 'There is only so much 'pie' so it has to be split up.' Most conservatives think more of the ever-expanding and multiplying pie. All 'ships can be lifted' if the focus is on something far greater than ourselves.

[d14truth]

"...Bush-Cheney lost by 1.3 million votes..."

The total of the San Francisco/Los Angeles margin was almost 2 million, I believe. If the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times were more interested in selling product rather than their AGENDA, they would support Simon for Governor, and both of the 'liberal hotbeds' would go silently and strangely to what's right, IMHO.

[Carry_Okie]

Is this about winning elections or leading a country? Is this about capitulating to a socialist media to stay in power? If he has an economy in the doldrums, won't putting California into good hands help him?

Whalen is an idiot, and he doesn't understand what Simon offers in the way of conservatism that can win those non-traditional constituencies for Republicans: environment, education, suburban soccer moms, and the indigent poor. The Carl Rove drive to win the hand-out race is a loser, because the Democrats will ALWAYS be willing to outspend and out-pander the Republicans. It's time for real compassion and real leadership that can demonstrate how conservative ideas serve those interests better than bureaucracies motivated to build dependency and justify increasing budgets through failure.