California Dreaming

Rush Limbaugh is right. Candidate Arnold S is not the conservative many Republicans want him to be.

That much should be obvious to those who have heard him talk politics. When he announced his intent to run, Arnold sounded quite liberal; he said he thought that, in a state as great as California, the government must help children, the elderly, etc. You know, the standard appeal-to-the-heart liberal mush that is responsible for deficits and incredible levels of government spending.

That said, I think I favor Arnold over any other current candidate that I know of (I'd like Bill Simon to run, not sure if he is or not). Better a bad Republican than a Democrat or--good grief--an Independent like Arianna Huffington, whose non-stop rants about SUVs get tiresome.

Can anyone more conservative than Arnold get elected in CA at this point? Doubtful. However, his candidacy (and victory) could open the door for future Republican efforts in that state. Don't forget that Ronald Reagan was California's governor a few decades ago. I hope the Left Coast has enough sense left to make such recollections reality once again. It's just a matter of getting the door open.

Then again, I may be entirely too optimistic.