Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Planet Arnold

Yep, it's time for another article about Arnold Schwarzenegger. At MSNBC, Daniel Gross has compared Arnolds run for governor with his 90's business venture, Planet Hollywood.

Like in Planet Hollywood, Arnold is benefitting from the work of others. In this case, the work of Rep. Darrell Issa. Issa did all the work of getting the Recall going and laying the groudwork for Arnold's run, and has thoughtfully stepped back into the shadows so thar Arnold can shine alone.

Anyway, the article is pretty good; so go read it. Gross takes Arnold to task for speaking in generalities and trying to please too many people, saying, "Schwarzenegger’s political platform, which is long on platitudes but short on specifics, tries to do the same. It’s got items for the left (he’s pro-gay rights), for moms (he successfully lobbied for expanded after-school programs), for populists (he rails against “special interests”), and for small-government types (he won’t raise taxes)."

Well, Arnold is certainly not alone in his plan to be all things to all people; but can he really pull it off?

Also we are adding two new links. One is to Black Box Voting which is tracking this story on potential problems with computerized voting systems. This is a story that could become very very big over the next year, but take it with a grain of salt as well. While they have proved that there is cause for concern, they haven't proven any malice or deliberate attempt to sway the upcoming election for Bush.

The other link is to Daniel Patrick Welch's website, which has some interesting articles on it.

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