Bustamante wasn't even a threat. And there is no way that Bustamante could have sold to the electorate the huge borrowing schemes adopted by Arnold, nor the record increases in spending. He would have been opposed, and BLOCKED, just as Gray Davis was. Instead, we have a fiscal nightmare thanks to folks who believed a celebrity Kennedy held one iota of conservative philosophy in his Austrian socialist brain.
Given the choice between the two today, I’d pull the lever again.
Unbelievable.
Of course, you also ignore that there was another choice. But folks who continue to think you can fight liberalism by electing a liberal (Arnold types) are exactly what is wrong with this place. Continuing this kind of action will bring on Arnold-Care, sold under the label of "Shared Responsibility", the same mantra Hillary has now adopted.
I accept as a given our taxes will continue to rise, at least until we’re shocked back to reality, so I’m going to just be happy with a relatively flat tax.
??!!@@@#!@#!$@ What EXACTLY will it take for you to be shocked? Have you looked at the condition this state is in? If you continue being "happy" and "pulling the lever" for liberals, you ARE the problem!
Seeing you have to put together such a posted reply to a fellow FReeper just makes me wretch and say Awwwwwwwwww (BLEEP!!!) about every Repellican pretending to be a CONservative!!! It’s just beyond disgusting! Way... WAY BEYOND!!! (I still can’t catch my breath!!!)
“??!!@@@#!@#!$@ What EXACTLY will it take for you to be shocked? Have you looked at the condition this state is in? If you continue being “happy” and “pulling the lever” for liberals, you ARE the problem!”
There are only two viable choices in the general election so you would you have us pull the lever for? I am already shocked by the state of CA. That doesn’t change reality and if you reread my post I was speaking to the state waking up. Do you think CA will change in the near term? No. Then unfortunately it comes down to two unpleasant choices in the general. We can fight the good fight up to that point but my comments were clearly about the general election. I’m not a child who doesn’t vote when the choices are dificult. Perhaps a little understanding of a dificult situation for your fellow conservatives would be in order.