Sunday, February 21, 2010

Benedict Arnold Continues His Way To Irrelevancy

Ahh, the illustrious California governor, Benedict Arnold Schwarzengger, has some more "wisdom" to hand down to us, the plebeians, about the strength and role of the Tea Party movement.
The fact is that it was because of voter anger at his predecessor, former governor Gray Davis, that Gov. Benedict Arnold is the current governor of California. It was a grass-roots movement that began the process that recalled former Gov. Davis and elected Gov. Benedict Arnold. Period.
So, making an aside about whether the Tea Party movement is real or not shows how fast he became a politician of the political class.
Sorry, Gov. Benedict Arnold, but since you have no clue about conservatives and what conservatives stand for, I think your comments are totally out of touch.
The attendance at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual confab was in record numbers.
Those that are serious about fighting the political class of both parties are serious people.
All I can report is attending two tea party events over this past summer. The people were organized, knowledgeable and serious about playing a real role. Not just in November. Not just in the Republican party. But at all levels. From the school board election to the presidential level.
The fact that Gov. Benedict Arnold, whose approval rating is at a dismal 19%, numbers that would put a smile on former President George W. Bush's face, would be so dismissive shows why this is his political swansong. He will not be going anywhere but maybe back to acting. Oh, as an aside, if you go to the link, note that a staggering 70% of Republicans think that you suck Gov. Benedict Arnold.
This is why Gov. Benedict Arnold is totally irrelevant as far as what Republicans and conservatives do going from here. The reality is that the Republican that wins the nod to be the nominee for governor will need to run against Gov. Benedict Arnold. That candidate, whether it be Meg Whitman or Steve Poizner, will have to run as one that will not go along to get along. That candidate is going to have to be willing to butt heads not only with Democrats, but those weak-kneed Republicans like Gov. Benedict Arnold. And that is because of his own doing, not willing to be strong when he needed to be.
It is annoying for someone like Gov. Benedict Arnold for giving advice and or commentary on the state of the nation and the world today. He is a reason why California is in such a sad state. And the Tea Party movement wants to be a part of a solution. And that makes the political class cringe with fear and loathing.

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