The Cal GOP convention wound up today's session with Arnold and Tom
refusing to budge:
The weekend convention, meant to energize the party's most loyal activists, instead featured a version of political chicken, each man wanting the other to exit the race and allow a one-on-one contest with Bustamante, the sole major Democrat running in the Oct. 7 election.
Neither is budging, despite pressure on the more conservative McClintock to quit and smooth the way for Schwarzenegger, who leads the GOP contest in money, polls and - judging from hawkers around the convention hall - merchandising opportunities.
Now there's this bombshell from The San Jose
Mercury News:
Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger has denounced illegal immigration in his bid to become California's next governor, but the Austrian native may have stretched the bounds of United States law to secure his own ticket to America in the 1960s.
And in the midst of this, Californians are
finally coming to their senses:
Gray Davis is far from popular. But with the recall campaign at its midway point, a substantial portion of Californians - perhaps enough to save the governor's career - appear to have come around to the argument that the effort to oust him violates basic standards of fair play.
"I don't think someone should be voted out of office because the voters don't like them any more," said Barbara Pavey, a Republican from Hollywood. "It's petulant."
All this combined with the state Democrats
officially rallying behind the "No On Recall - Yes On Bustamante" idea, and we can call it a pretty lousy day for the GOP. (Short pause here for shedding tears)
