So Bush thinks he can ride Arnold's coat tails to a California win?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Schwarzenegger key to Bush success in California, official says

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/9200752.htm

(Gerry) Parsky, who is also a San Diego investor and chairman of the University of California Board of Regents, told reporters at a media round-table in Washington that Schwarzenegger's election has made California friendlier territory for Republicans. "The dynamic has changed totally with Schwarzenegger," Parsky said.

He contended that if Schwarzenegger succeeds in getting a budget passed without raising taxes, Republicans can capitalize on the success by linking Bush's economic policies to Schwarzenegger's - and tying Democratic challenger John Kerry to the approach voters rejected when they recalled Democratic Gov. Gray Davis.

"If he succeeds without raising taxes then we have the ability ... to demonstrate in California what I happen to believe very strongly, that Kerry's solution is not very different from what you rejected of Gray Davis," Parsky said.

California Democratic Party spokesman Bob Mulholland scoffed at Parsky's analysis, saying that if Bush is counting on Schwarzenegger's budget success to bring him to victory, "then they're in trouble - 20 days behind on the budget and talking like a ninth-grader."

[lovuian]

1. Baaaawaaaahaaa!!!

Thats a joke Right!!!

[K-W]

2. Saw this one coming a mile away.

No chance it will work, but the resources theyve thrown in to help arnold are disturbing, he could be in office for a while.

[Cha]

3. There was a day when I would have wanted some

of what the repukes are taking to get high. But reality is now what I choose and I see no way in hell that California is going for that loser. And I say groper is out in 2006!

[CaTeacher]

4. I don't think Bush has a snowball's chance in hell

of taking California. I guess the only thing that could do it would be a really really depressed voter turn out--if hardly anyone turned out to vote he may be able to do it--(this would be possible if people thought "terrorists" may attack the polls in big cities--like LA or SF. If you kept lots of those voters at home--then he could do it. I don't see any other way...

What a horrible thought!!

[Cleita]

6. Oh no he has to go before then. He is no good for the state.

I sort of had an epiphany about why he was put in. I don't think it's to help Bush get re-elected. I'm beginning to think that it's because they knew the Enron scam during the energy crisis would eventually surface. They needed a loyal Republican, any Republican, as governor because there is a good chance a Democrat would go after them to repay the money, not necessarily Davis, but Davis wouldn't get in the way for those who would try.

[REVOLT823]

5. NO WAY, NO HOW!!!!

Bush will never, ever, ever, ever take CA