Meaning what?
That he is capable of uttering words not approved in advance by the RNC? Or that he does not get a perfect score on the "700 Club" rating scale that is so critical to being a "true" Republican these days? Or does this come from the same line of thought that says the same thing about McCain et al, because one cannot be a fiscal conservative and a social moderate?
I heard Bill Maur interviewed on MSNBC today, and he offered the opinion that the difference between Arnold and Gary Coleman is a matter of degrees. I don't think I'd go quite that far - but he is not completely Incorrect in his remark.
I'll give Arnie credit for at least one thing that distinguishes him from Bonzo's co-star. The initiative he "warmed up" on was at least a feel-good after school program designed to keep kids off the streets (or at least make soccer moms
think something was being done). Whether such a plan makes any sense under California's budget problems and restrictions is an entirely different matter - it's still better than the Gipper's initiative, which I'm pretty sure was opposing housing discrimination laws (oh, excuse me ... "defending the rights of property owners"
).
What the self-appointed Republican purists don't seem to realize is that a flat-out doctrinaire bobblehead that would appeal to the mulahs who manipulate the faithful these days has about as much of winning Statewide office in California these days as I do - and I don't live there.
Last edited by PornoDoggy at Aug 16 2003, 09:44 PM