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During the California recall election, when my then-WND colleague Hugh Hewitt was in the forefront of leading a merry band of Republican optimists to reject Tom McClintock – a genuine conservative – in favor of a man much esteemed by the Kennedy family, I wrote a column titled "Satanic Schwarzeneggerians," in which I encouraged eschewing the sacrifice of principle in favor of the "pragmatic" pursuit of power. Now, I quite like Arnold as an action hero, and would consider it an honor to lift weights with the legendary body builder. But there are decent and even delightful individuals in every...

Satanic Schwarzeneggerians Posted: September 15, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern By Vox Day © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com "I have gone back and forth on Schwarzenegger, so much that I almost have whiplash. But my new – my current – position on him is: To hell with him." – Jay Nordlinger, National Review I like Arnold, the bodybuilding evangelist and the movie star. But I have no regard for Mr. Schwarzenegger-Kennedy, the evasive politician. He's a man of the people now – give him a little more time and he'll be feeling our pain and doing everything "for the children." Fortunately, it didn't take long for...