The governor is engaging in very clever politics. By introducing a massive infrastructure bond, freezing (higher education) tuition hikes, he is taking food off the Democrats’ table in November. And in true ‘Godfather’ style, he’s...

The reality is that the knee-jerk reaction by the governor’s opponents to take him down is to call (Schwarzenegger) a Bush Republican,

The formula here is simple. You have the luxury of a competitive Democratic primary where the two principals are attacking each other.

If there was a change of heart in Washington and the focus became less on trade and more on human rights and the military, then states will find themselves in an awkward position.

He needs to talk about the relevance of what he’s doing with the political system.

Governors have become much more aggressive in terms of overseas affairs. Fifteen years ago, if a governor spent time going to Europe, then people would think he was running for president and brushing up on...

The president could announce a cure for cancer, and the pictures would be some protesters from Code Pink trying to put a pie in his face.

We could have a governor who is empowered and chastened at the same time. He’ll be empowered if some of his measures pass, but chastened because he had to work hard for it and his...

It’s throwing darts at the president, and the president has a pretty thick hide on these matters. Look at who’s working for Arnold these days; they have a pretty good barometer on how far you...

The donors the governor needs are in the business community. For them, the re-election announcement is an investment and a guarantee an insurance of some sort that he is going to stay around and work...

His base is still united and firmly behind him. And if you talk to smart Democrats, most will tell you they would love nothing more than to see another candidate in the primary who would...

[Enacting reform] has to be done step by step, … All these reforms, you can make good arguments for them, but there are bigger fish to fry as far as both parties are concerned.

If [Schwarzenegger] is rejected, it would be embarrassing. If he prevails, then he’ll have a lot of momentum going into next year.

My kids are grown and gone, but I remember just how violent even cartoons were. In fact, we even pulled the television out of the house for awhile. I saw the effect.

What he’s cleverly done in the last couple of weeks is taken food off the Democrats’ table.

There are two things I would not want to engage Arnold Schwarzenegger in: arm wrestling and a TV appearance. Wherever he goes, the circus comes to town.

She is an all-purpose irritant, … who would have tried to get under his skin. They kept her off the stage.

I think he needs to do it for two good reasons. It will invigorate the Republican base, which he sorely needs to do if he has any chance to win the special election. And it...

The ‘O’ in GOP sometimes stands for overreact, and given the chance to throw a temper tantrum, they will.

If it [constitutional amendment] passes, yeah, it will go into court in two seconds,

The more she talks, the more problems she seems to create for herself either aligning herself with dictators, or more out-of-bounds comments. … Her presence just grates the more she’s out there.

There are surprises that occur, and it would depend on how the case is presented before the court,

It’s a shame having a building there and not being able to develop it to its full potential.

when he joined the campaign two years ago to oust and succeed Governor Gray Davis. ”He used to be a celebrity, then he became celebrity/politician Schwarzenegger. And now, he’s more politician.

Smart conservatives know this: Love him or not, he’s the only game in town for Republicans.