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Or out of their pockets....

BTW, who will be Lt. Gov if either Arnold or Tom win? Wouldn't it be better for Tom to stay where he is since he IS a conservative mover and shaker already ensconced?

BTW, who will be Lt. Gov if either Arnold or Tom win? Wouldn't it be better for Tom to stay where he is since he IS a conservative mover and shaker already ensconced?

Lt Governor Cruz Bustamante will remain in office until 2006. He was just re-elected into office last November. If he happens to win (ACK!), he will be able to choose his own successor to serve the remainder of his term. The Lt. Governor has virtually no powers of office and replaces the governor if he is unable to serve out his term. In the case of Cruz, he's been pretty much excluded from the Davis administration after a flak between the two a few years ago.

As to Tom, since he broke ranks and voted against the last budget (in my mind, it was a Republican trap to nail the Democrats), as well as his actions in this election, I doubt he'll be much of anything (even an elected offical) after too much longer.