Posted on 09/09/2007 6:44:10 PM PDT by calcowgirl
It's a wrap on the state GOP convention in Indian Wells, where the 106 degree temperatures nearly matched some of the reaction from the podium regarding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's call for moderation this weekend.
The governor warned the party is "dying at the box office" unless it appeals to moderate voters on issues such as global warming and health care. Some delegates appeared supportive of his efforts, but they were in the minority at the convention, which was dominated by conservative activists.
State Sen. Tom McClintock, a favorite of conservatives who is considered a likely GOP candidate for governor in 2010, hit it hard. He told delegates that "European socialism won't work any better in California than it will in Europe."
The Ventura County senator charged Schwarzenegger with misrepresenting the words of the late President Ronald Reagan before the delegates. The governor quoted Reagan as warning the GOP "can't be a narrow sectarian party which must sear allegiance to prescribed amendments." But McClintock said the governro failed to include the next sentence in Reagan's quote: "Let no one, however, interpret this to mean compromise of basic philosophy or that we will be all things to all people for political expediency."
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You people in California sold you souls to the left a LLLLOOONNNNGGGG time ago (but they promised to be nice.)
Enjoy the weeds you’ve sown.
Please tell me Tom isn’t going to run again. He’s already lost three times statewide.
God I hope so.
After conservatives and voters abandoned him in 2005, he's done all that is politically expedient to stay in office. In that sense he's been exactly what he always claimed to be: the People's governor. He's not an ideologue, he's a populist.
“You people in California sold you souls to the left a LLLLOOONNNNGGGG time ago (but they promised to be nice.)”
I seriously doubt those Californians who post on this site could be accused of selling their souls to the left. Are we to concede California as a lost cause and give up the fight? We need to support our fellow freepers who have to fight all those leftist crapheads out there. Giving up is not an option.
WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF SCHENKENNDY. BRING ON THE BIG GUN!!
TOM MCCLINTOCK
WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF SCHENKENNDY. BRING ON THE BIG GUN!!
TOM MCCLINTOCK
WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF SCHENKENNDY. BRING ON THE BIG GUN!!
TOM MCCLINTOCK
BTTT
Yes, there were some bright spots. Sadly they were far and few between. I agree with you.
I agree that he’s done four things right since he became Governor. Take care.
California is many separate states gathered into one large geographic area. What you are saying is no different from accusing Pennsylvanians of being sellouts to the Left because Philadelphia happens to lie within the state's borders and Rick Santorum lost by 20 points (which is exactly what would happen to McClintock in a state-wide race).
The whole country is easing Left because of the dumbing down of public education rather than anything to do with any given state's overall governing ethic. The more heavily populated states are just getting there first. The Left's Grand Scheme, concocted in the Sixties, is finally bearing irreversible fruit. Ronald Reagan scared the hell out of its creators (who prematurely thought that with the dawn of the Carter Era they had triumphed), but they've managed to put their plan firmly back on track.
And when the wind starts blowing in your direction, the seeds from these weeds will pollute your landscape as well. As conservatives we are all in this together. There are a lot of us here in beautiful California that haven't sold our souls. Taking pot shots at us here in the Golden State won't accomplish squat. Try taking some positive action instead of complaining.
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