Governor's hire riles GOP conservatives

[davidinalameda]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/01/MNGHFG12B61.DTL

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to appoint an influential Democratic operative as his top staffer is the first step as he negotiates a tricky path to re-election. Now he must hold onto the conservative Republican right, furious with the appointment, while winning back independents and Democrats, many furious with his agenda in the recent special election.

Schwarzenegger's hiring Wednesday of Susan Kennedy -- Cabinet secretary for his Democratic predecessor Gov. Gray Davis, a leader in the state's abortion rights movement and a lesbian who has married her longtime partner -- has already set off alarms among conservatives, whose leaders suggest they have been abandoned by their strongman governor.

"The question is: Do we challenge him for re-election,'' said Steve Frank, longtime political activist and publisher of the California Political News and Views, an influential conservative blog. "I believe it won't come to that, because this sets a signal that he's not running.


I don't think that Ahnuld is going to run either. Why should he--he's going to lose re-election

[cascadiance]

1. He's gotta return to making Terminator movies...

He's gotta get out of politics. He's hung himself with both constituencies now, and they aren't going to come back. RWers have to recognize they are a minority in this state, and can't FORCE anything down our throats. They have to be pragmatic on what kind of "reforms" that they can ask for, because we aren't going to let extremist B.S. through any more!

[mitchtv]

2. Now if Ms Kennedy has a big dust up

and resigns in September she can help us alienate gays and moderates just in time

[bridgit]

3. that was maria's look the night he lost his ass...

"honey. but you can't just 'blow up all the boxes' now can you." :rofl:

[hunter]

4. I suspect this is Arnold's way of retiring.

Ladies and Gentleman, please give it up for your new Governor...

Ms. Susan Kennedy!



Thanks for your support, it's been fun, I love you all, but I gotta go.

--Arnold

[SF Bay Area Dem]

5. How can the repukes challenge him when they already nominated..

...Arnie beforehand at their convention last year. He already has the primary locked up.

[davidinalameda]

6. we'll see if McClintock gets in the race

he's running for Lt. Gov. right now but I wouldn't doubt he might find the need to switch races, especially if a lot of money is thrown his way