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Thread ID: 16034 | Posts: 5 | Started: 2004-12-19
2004-12-19 16:09 | User Profile
BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested in a German newspaper interview published Saturday that the Republican Party should move "a little to the left," a shift that he said would allow it to pick up new voters.
Schwarzenegger, a Republican, has taken an unorthodox approach since winning office last year -- standing by a promise to toe a conservative line on fiscal matters while veering leftward on social issues such as gay rights and the environment.
In an interview with Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily, Schwarzenegger said that "the Republican Party currently covers only the spectrum from the right wing to the middle, and the Democratic Party covers the spectrum from the left to the middle."
[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLI...r.ap/index.html[/url]
2004-12-19 21:50 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Robbie]BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested in a German newspaper interview published Saturday that the Republican Party should move "a little to the left," a shift that he said would allow it to pick up new voters. [/QUOTE]Well its not surprising for a Hollywood candidate in a now solidly Democratic state. Especially when he's in Europe, where their wonderful right of center parties have the same wonderful strategy.
I do think Arnie still has done some good things, like rescinding Gray Davis's Driver's Licenses bill. I don't even mind him speaking at the G.O.P. convention - shute, now that Britney is married and settled down, I'd say let here appear too.
In my mind Arnie belongs sort of in the same category as Britney, a nice showpiece, and also a good way to out the neo's in the GOP who keep pushing these types front and center.
2004-12-20 06:05 | User Profile
Anyone else take note the more Left-wing the GOP goes the more the "Media" tells us they are moving to the "Right." I remember back in 2000 when Jorge Bush gutted the GOP platforn. Bush has pushed the GOP so far to the Left and all we hear is nonsense about the ultra right-wing GOP. Sickening!
2004-12-20 15:36 | User Profile
Yes, I thought the GOP was already on the left, and pushed further left by Bush's efforts. The only thing that needs to move to the left now in the GOP is the rhetoric of Republican neocons... that way, at least real conservatives won't be getting blamed for what the GOP is doing.
2004-12-22 01:04 | User Profile
Happy Hacker,
Yes! [QUOTE]Yes, I thought the GOP was already on the left, and pushed further left by Bush's efforts. The only thing that needs to move to the left now in the GOP is the rhetoric of Republican neocons... [/QUOTE] The is more left than ever!
We will be the one's blamed for Jorge's problems. [QUOTE]that way, at least real conservatives won't be getting blamed for what the GOP is doing.[/QUOTE]
But I think that is the plan. The "Liberals" are attacking real Conservatives and Christians for all of Bushies trash. The Neocons will use Conservatives and Christians as a fall guy and then take control of a new even more Lefty GOP pruged of Conservatives and Christians.