[TheAngryClam]

It's a good start.

I don't believe him, though. I seem to remember a certain president whose middle initials were HW saying "read my lips" and then screwing us.

Fact is, the lefty bent of Arnold's other beliefs will drag his tax policy with it, and then one day he'll magically say, just like Bustamante, "California needs tough love. Here's your tax hike."

[Rome2000]

I'm sure McClintock is a true conservative, which is why he should be the next Lt. Governor of California.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More.....

I'm principally against taxes. The people of California have been punished enough,'' he said. ``From the time they get up in the morning and flush the toilet, they are taxed.''

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

It's a good start.

Yes, and this was the kind of specific-vaguery that I was most afraid of. He will confuse many conservatives by getting close to issues they care about, yet not necessarily committing to acting the way they want.

I listened to most of his conference live. I wish I had counted the number of times the word "reform" was used in describing issues we care about; Workers Comp, taxes, the budget, etc. For many starry-eyed FReepers, this is MORE than enough for them, but I've seen enough out of this guy to know that he has set up plausible deniability by not saying WHAT he will be doing with these important issues.

At least the first Bush made an actual pledge in "read my lips" that we could fry his moderate butt on. This one won't, and I'm afraid that all too many Republicans have the poster like Fox Mulder in his office, instead of an alien spacecraft is has Ahrnold Buffet with the phrase I Want To Believe and will sell out the state to Shriver-Buffet. Speaking of which

[Euro-American Scum]

Fact is, the lefty bent of Arnold's other beliefs will drag his tax policy with it. . .

Here's what it means: Prop. 13 overturned, state income tax rates going up, state sales tax raised, drivers licenses for illegals, mandated health care for all workers in the state, gay marraige. Warren Buffet's faux paux were more telling than anyone can imagine.

. . . and then one day he'll magically say, just like Bustamante, "California needs tough love. Here's your tax hike."

Only if you're straight, white, male, a U.S. citizen and make over $40k per year. Of course, with all those jobs going offshore, there won't be many of those people left. That's the good news.

[cartoonistx]

Read Warren's lips...no new talk about raising taxes!

[Gophack]

I don't believe him, either. He pledged to "avoid" raising taxes. What exactly does that mean? Avoid until he can't avoid it any more? Until he has "no choice"? Either he says he WILL NOT raise taxes--never, no how, no way--or we can't believe him.