Schwarzenegger's turnaround has required stabbed the conservatives in the party in the back on any number of issues as he is into "Post-Partisanship" which is essentially going over to the dark side, running up debt, etc.
President Bush, while he has championed a couple issues that are not in tune with a large number of the country including the border and immigration issues, he has at least provided for some tax relief and some sound judicial appointments and been steadfast in the WOT.
Thanks for posting, I expect a number of folks will expand and defend both their actions on the issues in questions that I have mentioned.
Considering Arnold did it by compromising whatever principles he may have once had, we better hope not.
Beware of Arnold. In a time of crisis, he will throw his hundreds of millions around to position himself as party savior (ugh!) for the Republicans.
Arnold's turnaround was basically to cave, across the board, to a Democrat agenda. Entirely.
Bush has lost the D's forever, so if his strategy is to increase his popularity with them, this won't work, no matter what he gives them.
But if he caves to them, he can be sure to alienate conservatives and GOP'ers who still support him. That would be a remarkable achievement, to alienate him from the entire American electorate. His numbers would likely drop below 20%.
Hopefully that's not what GWB has in mind for his legacy.
Hope the President doesn't go the extra liberal mile and become a flaming RINO like arnold.
See tag line.
probably not ... dems will bash Bush all the way through the 2008 election ... it will be their campaign theme ...
... and realistically the GOP is screwed in the 2008 election (look at all the in danger seats the GOP has to hold onto ... and very few Democrat seats look in play).
If he did, I'd never vote Republican again.
This great man and great president will be looked back on as one of the greatest if not the greatest president ever. The way this man has kept his chin up during troubled times should set an example for every man, woman, and child in this country. I dare say that he will be spoken of in the same breath as Abraham Lincoln. Bush needs not look towards Arnold, but should look to himself.
Great, a combo of Terminatus Strudelhead and Elmer Fudd.