Bohemian Grovers back Swartzenagger, page 1
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Topic started on 4-8-2003 @ 10:48 AM by fortean
BEHIND THE COUNT: All eyes will be on the California secretary of state's office today for the big recall count -- but the real plays are going well behind the scenes.

The biggest question, of course, is whether Arnold Schwarzenegger -- who just got back from a European promo tour -- will make this the biggest story of the year by jumping into the fray.

And now that the clock is ticking, the time for playing cute is rapidly coming to an end.

"Everything is set up to go if he says 'yes,' but it's do-it-or-get-off-the- pot time," admitted one source close to the Terminator. "My expectation is that he's talking it over with his wife right now."

One of the keys in all this will be the final round of words between Schwarzenegger and former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan -- who is being urged to run by more liberal Republicans.

"The bottom line," our source told us, "is if Arnold goes, Dick won't. If Arnold doesn't do it, then it's highly likely Dick will -- it's between the two of them to hash out."

From what we've hear, the Republican hierarchy -- especially those close to former Gov. Pete Wilson -- would favor Schwarzenegger. At least that's the word that came out of the Bohemian Grove this past weekend, where a number of state and national GOPers, including presidential adviser Karl Rove, happened to have gathered at a club getaway.


None of this would be good news for Gov. Gray Davis -- who hopes his opponents will be limited to conservatives like Bill Simon or San Diego-area Rep. Darrell Issa.

"There's no question Riordan would be the biggest problem of them all," said one Davis operative. "He's the most liberal, he has a strong name ID in Southern California and you can't pin him as a right-winger -- which is the whole key to the Davis strategy."


reply posted on 7-8-2003 @ 07:56 AM by astrocreep
I can't figure why the hell someone who lives the life he does would want such a pain in the a$$ as cleaning up after Gray (out) Davis. If I were the GOP, I'd tell the population of California to get themselves out of the mess they have created with their ultra-liberal stances.

I think the main reason we don't see Martin Sheen or Susan Surandon or any other actor liberal is because, they have no clue how to change things and not contradict their positions. To these people, a California ( and a US for that matter) that is no richer (except for themselves) than a third world country is what they see as their goal.

If Swartzenagger wins, he's going to have to reverse a great deal of the extremist agenda to build adaquate power plants, release much of the bounds holding business down and fight for the state's fair share of the Federal budget. Too many of these agendas are based on flawed ideology to begin with like the fuel mileage standards to reduce global warming which has about as much chance affecting the global climatology as I do by having beans for supper. California, I think , is ready to accept that progress and technological advances does more to help us take care of our environment than poverty. They have almost screwed the proverbial pooch and its in doubt if there is any sort of quick fix on the horizon. California faces a long hard road and if i were Arnold, I'd take care of me and mine and let someone else deal with it because if things aren't super-peachy withing a month of him taking office, he's gonna catch hell...no matter how long it took Davis allow such a state to develope.
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