Time to start Talking California

The CaGOP has put together a strong ticket this year and by putting forth their worst candidates for the gubernatorial seats the Dems showed themselves for what they are. Phil Angelides may be a super-liberal but he lacks any curb appeal, where as Arnie is Mr. Curb Appeal. Arnold is smart and IMHO has done a good job with a screwed up legislature. I would say that very much like Mitt Romney, Arnold Schwartzeneger knows money and has spent alot of time talking with Mitt and others about big money management.
The interesting part was the Dems passed on a shoe in for Lt. Gov. in Jackie Spier for another far lefty I can't remember now. This gives Arnie's running mate, Tom MacClintock, our top conservative voice, a better chance and offers a pull to bring conservatives out to vote. In the recall election if you combined Tom's and Arnie's winning tally it was close to 65% of the vote, all hope is not lost in California for the GOP.
We have a message and marketing machine now assembled with much thanks to Arnold, think "Predator" marketing, a Master truelly leads. Here is a little tidbit as well, eastern Ca is gaining in population and is conservative while the gay bay and LA are losing it, legal tax-payers that is. Angelides is an amnesty supporter and so is his running mate, he also seems to have a bit of a MeCHista La Razaish varnish to him after I heard his speech at one of the amnesty rallies in LA. He doesn't stand a chance, he will get the leftist vote but not the huge libertarian indepedant vote out here that killed the last two tax initiatives. We want fiscal responsibility on the State and Federal level, there is plenty of money now, remove the bloat, trim the union fat and eliminate a few hundred government programs that private industry does far better.
I have to say the only tax I can support is a sales tax or consumption tax with zero income taxes what-so-ever. I earned my money, its taking is unconstitutional, however I have no problem paying a tax on what I spend. I see this along with private health and SSI accounts as being a far better alternative than the socialist model. I have far more faith in a free market than I do any government beauracracy to actually know how to use money wisely.
We don't win by sitting on our hands but by booting those that don't place their nose to the grindstone and by replacing them in the primaries and then working to elect that person in the general election. The GOP has gotten increasingly better at that and the results are starting to show.
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(ed. previous error in first paragraph corrected, thinking faster than typing)