But he came out strongly against allowing oil companies to drill off the coast of California."No, absolutely not, I think that we should stop the oil drilling and I think that our state government and federal government should negotiate to buy back the leases," the candidate said.
As for his economic views, Schwarzenegger said he's "fiscally conservative."
Huh?
Clearly, the federal government must do a much better job of enforcing the security of our borders, especially in the aftermath of 9/11. Washington must also provide more money to border states like California which ultimately shoulder the burden and the costs associated with illegal immigration. And Washington should pursue a responsible immigration policy that offers undocumented immigrants a path to permanent legal status.
I heard the interview where he made these statements and he followed that by saying (to paraphrase) "I will ask Washington for money over and over again. I will knock on their door so much I will be known as the 'Collectinator'."
I guess he means it when he says he will take the tax burden off of the backs of Californians.