>> That's why our new Guv Ahnold frightens them so
>> much.
>> Not ONLY might he breed a new generation of
>> BULLETPROOF KENNEDYS! But his inclusive and honest
>> version of republicanism is the spectre of a branch
>> of
>> the party that the frat boys had been so sure they
>> had
>> made extinct.
>>
>> db
When I first read this, I could put my finger on my objections to this, but
now I've realized what it is:
If anything, it is the Republican frat boys themselves who must like the
Arnold Schwarzeneggar branch of the Party.
After all, what are Arnold's key issues? Lower taxes and less government
spending - pretty much boiler-plate Republican frat-boy wing issues.
Now, what are the key objections among Republicans to Arnold's candidacy?
It's that he's pro-choice, very likely pro-gay-marriage, not particularly
beholden to promoting abstinence education, and not particularly religious.
Let's be clear here, it is not the frat-boy wing of the Republican Party
(to the extent that it even exists) that is getting outraged about the
possibility of a high-profile pro-choice, socially liberal, etc. etc.
Republican. Rather, it is the grass roots of the Republican Party that
is beholden to the social conservative platform from which most GOP
objections to arise.
JDG - Who notes that George W. Bush and his allies played a strong role in
pushing socially conservative Republicans aside in California to clear the
decks for Arnold's candidacy.
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