tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4411195654302471895..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Only Nixon Could Go To ChinaDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-11549891770566732492010-12-04T10:02:07.170-08:002010-12-04T10:02:07.170-08:00I will maintain my position that J B is the right ...I will maintain my position that J B is the right man for the job this time, until I'm proved otherwise. At his age, I don't think he needs to worry about who will or won't support him later--I think he'll be much more concerned with a legacy of saving California. We shall see though--if he doesn't work out, I am just about ready to give up any hope in the political process.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-86043792703986935152010-12-04T09:33:34.417-08:002010-12-04T09:33:34.417-08:00I think you're off a little bit. Oh, the unio...I think you're off a little bit. Oh, the unions'll try the back room shenanigans to bring their guys into the fold, don't never forget that someone with a (D) is *their guy*. <br />They may rant and rave all day if their guy doesn't toe the line 100% of the time, but come election season the campaign money will flow like the Mississippi. After all, they're *certainly* not going to support a Republican.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-47614800302802048692010-12-04T03:15:46.686-08:002010-12-04T03:15:46.686-08:00While there's a certain truth to reason for th...While there's a certain truth to reason for the enmity of the legislature and the public service unions toward Arnie the truth is that a Democrat who supports what it was assumed Arnie supported would get roughly the same treatment. <br /><br />Oh, there might be some confusion and uncertainty, the assumption that given some time sweet reason would prevail. But once our theoretical Democrat made it clear he wasn't going to play ball the response would be the same because it's the policy that determines, ultimately, the response. <br /><br />Evidence Obama and how the NEA is treating Arnie Duncan. They've been pressuring Obama to can Duncan as a means of pressuring Democrats in general who support legislation like RTTT.<br /><br />The only reason they haven't gone very public with their campaign is that the unions don't have anywhere else to go with their hope for support so they want to reduce the potential fence-mending should Obama ever see "reason". But on the day the unions determine that sweet reason won't work, that's the day they'll light into Obama.<br /><br />Same thing with Governor Moonbeam. The unions will try to use behind the scenes pressure to whip Jerry into line but at the point it becomes clear he won't be whipped into line they'll uncork the public campaign. The difference between Arnie and Jerry is that there were never any assumptions about the happy day when Arnie would return to the fold. We'll see if Brown even requires convincing, let alone the whip.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.com