Now that it may not happen, and due in large part to the Christian Science Monitor, I've decided to go on the record for the California recall election. I had planned on holding my tongue for a little bit longer, but this passage is too much to pass up. Daniel Wood, from the CS Monitor writes:

Officially, two strong Republicans are vying for governor in California's historic recall.

Unofficially, based on the response of rank-and-file GOP members after Saturday's state-party convention, it is only a matter of time until conservative state Sen. Tom McClintock decides - for the good of the party and himself - to no longer be an active candidate.

Wood goes on to say that Arnold Schwarzenegger "would then become the sole credible Republican" in the race. While Arnold may be a Republican, he is hardly credible or even Conservative. I share some views with Arnold, but his stance on gun control, and Ward Connerly's Racial Policy Initiative don't make him a very attractive candidate.

Call me a right wing crazy, but if I lived in California there is no doubt I'd vote for McClintock. If McClintock drops out, and passes the hat to the Terminator, I'd cast my vote for Bustamante. I'd rather a Democrat lead them down the path to self destruction than a RINO. I don't think Arnold has the discipline to fix their problems, and would merely act as a Republican scape-goat; much in the same way that the nine dwarves are claiming that all the world's problems started in January of 2001.