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Report: Schwarzenegger almost left the GOP
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... He’s a centrist from a western state who seems more comfortable with Democrats than his own party and reportedly considered leaving the GOP altogether . There’s only one thing to do with him, obviously: Offer him the ...
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Considered Leaving the Republican Party
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... The Governator may as well have pulled the switch because after the latest California State Budget with it’s massive ($14 Billion) tax hikes, his credibility with California Republicans is ZERO. ...
Schwarzenegger Considered Party Switch
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The Daily Beast reports that several months ago California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) discussed whether he should leave the Republican Party. ...
Arnold Contemplated Switching Parties?
Politics Daily —
... and Republicans. But Joe Mathews' piece at The Beast claiming Schwarzenegger thought about quitting the party does illustrate just how bad the blood has been running between the Governator and the GOP, especially lately during their battles in Sacramento over the California budget. (And it probably didn't help things any that Schwarzenegger has recently ...
Remainders: Back channel
Ben Smith's Blog —
Obama meets Aso.
Geithner doesn't have a staff.
Dennis Ross may take a "secret back channel" in dealing with Iran.
Just don't ask what his job is.
Durbin would resign, but Burris won't.
Schwarzenegger considered dropping out of the GOP.
Oberstar takes issue with Gibbs' comments on the mileage tax.
Brownback questions whether a handful of Dems are "real Catholics."
Obama's election may have endangered the Voting Rights Act.
The ...
Schwarzenegger Thought About Ditching the GOP
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s biographer has revealed that the California governor recently thought about leaving the Republican Party, but decided he wouldn’t gain much, politically. Camp Schwarzenegger has yet to respond, but the news fits, given the governor’s problems working with his own party.
Daily Beast via Political ...
Report: Schwarzenegger considered leaving GOP
Crooks and Liars —
According to Schwarzenegger biographer Joe Mathews, the Governator was seriously considering ditching the GOP a few months ago.
Daily Beast:
A few months ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger and a few close associates discussed whether he should leave the Republican Party, according to two people familiar with the conversation. His friend Mike Bloomberg, the New York mayor, had become an independent. Maybe Schwarzenegger should, too. But the governor and his people quickly concluded that Californians already saw him as independent of the Republican Party. So what would be the point of a switch? (A spokesman for the governor declined ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 2/24/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Report: Schwarzenegger Considered Leaving GOP California governor allegedly had discussions about party switch [Comment from JD: A RINO considering switching…at least that’s more honest than staying in the GOP.] How bad did things get between Der Governator and his fellow Republicans? Schwarzenegger’s biographer, Joe Mathews, reports that he recently considered dropping out of the party altogether. It’s the latest blast in a long-running war. A few months ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
Paul Jenkins: Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
When Republicans suffered a disastrous beating in November's election, it would have been fair to assume that things could not get worse for them: the-most-liberal-Senator was to be President, Nancy-Pelosi-from-San-Francisco was going to lead a massive Democratic majority in the House, and assorted socialists were going to run things. That was bad, yes, but this week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low. In recent days, Republican leaders were called cheesy, off-putting, disastrous, untrustworthy, and inconsequential, not by Democrats, but by their party's own members, from ...
California’s budget slate must be defeated
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
The California Constitution requires that our state government’s budget be balanced every year. Having a RiNO* in the Governor’s chair and Democrats controlling the entire legislature make that a fantasy though. They spend, and spend, and when tax revenues fall, they cry about Republican failures to approve tax increases.
Thanks to the Governor and a few other turncoats, they got a sales tax increase this year, but even that’s not enough to balance the budget. So now the Democrats turn to the voters to approve of a massive shell game that will let them tax and spend without consequence. I ask Red State readers to join me in opposing the entire slate, ...
