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"I am a conservative."

"I'm conservative because Milton Friedman is right and Karl Marx is wrong.

I'm a conservative because I believe communism is evil and free enterprise is good.

I'm a conservative because I believe in a balanced budget, not in budget deficits.

I'm a conservative because I believe money that people earn is their money, not the government's money.

When you look at this driver's license outrage.. I'm a conservative because I believe in the rule of law, not in political pandering .. I will take this Davis driver's license law and I will terminate it. I'll go to the Legislature for repeal, and if they refuse to act swiftly, I will take my case to the people and we will overturn it ourselves.

drawing upon Ronald Reagan's inspiration and example, we will change California .. "

-- Arnold Schwarzenegger -- rallying Republicans Saturday. Schwarzenegger told Club of Growth Stephen Moore that he will consider a flat tax and possibly capital gains tax cuts as Governor. Schwarzenegger releases his economic plan next week. The candidate also suggested that going forward with some sort of Gann-type amendment restricting spending increases to the rate of citizen income growth.
More at Reuters; and the LA Times, which included this:

Assemblyman Ray Haynes of Murietta, a conservative stalwart, announced his endorsement of Schwarzenegger and took issue with McClintock's jibe that the actor was an "amateur." McClintock had made the comment while criticizing his opponent's refusal to detail specific budget cuts before a post-election audit.

"Government's not rocket science, to be real blunt," Haynes said. "It doesn't take a whole lot of time to figure out what's going on." He called McClintock "the North Star" of conservatives, but said the state senator could not win. "Tom is a friend of mind, but Tom is not a consensus builder," Haynes said.

And this:

Schwarzenegger said his model in office would be Ronald Reagan, and he promised to take a bust of the actor-turned-governor along with him to Sacramento. "It's going to remind of the impact one individual can have."

UPDATE: Fresh Potatoes reports on his day at the convention.