Arnold Schwarzenegger is not Gray Davis

You heard it hear first. They are two seperate people. For, verily, this is the word that Ann Coulter has brought to the masses who she loves so much. And although she describes the race as a contest between two tax-and-spend liberals, she is still willing to admit that Arnold Schwarzenegger is not Gray Davis.

The problem with this equation is that it turns out the American people like services. I can see how Ms. Coulter and others of her philosophical persuasion might not want to admit that. But most people want good schools, they want road repairs, they want to eat meat safely, they want safe working environments, and they want hundreds of other services that the government has provided. So far, President Bush's strategy has been to suggest that we can have large tax cuts without any change in services. Gray Davis's strategy has been, as near as I can tell, to suggest that we can have increasing services without any change in taxes. Both policies are clearly problematic, particularly in light of the Gries Straight Line unveiled on this site many moons ago.

So California, whatever happens is going to have to cut services and/or increase taxes. We'll have to see which view wins out. Ms. Coulter is doing her part by describing school teachers as parasites; making it easier for Governor Schwarzenegger to fire them all.