Ruben Navarrette: Gop's Back-and-Forth Stance Confuses Voters
San Gabriel Valley Tribune › April 03, 2007
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BY now, you've probably heard about California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's verbal sparring match with conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
Rush threw the first jab, blasting Schwarzenegger as a "closet liberal" and a "sellout" for proposing an initiative in California to expand health care, supporting a hike in the minimum wage, and advocating a centrist approach to government. Schwarzenegger - no girly man - punched back. On NBC's "Today," the governor called Limbaugh "irrelevant." Then Schwarzenegger called into Limbaugh's show and told the host that he understood where he was coming from - "where you look at it just \ the ideology or maybe in just a more conservative way." But, Schwarzenegger said, as a governor he has to represent everyone and "make decisions that are based on bringing people together." They parted amicably even if they didn't settle their differences.See the full content of this document
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Ruben Navarrette: Gop's Back-and-Forth Stance Confuses Voters
This back-and-forth points to something larger: namely, how lost most Republicans appear to be at the moment.
They certainly seem to have squandered the support of many Americans. A re...See the full content of this document
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