PRESTOPUNDIT -- "It's a team sport, baby!"

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brings more first-class talent into the California government. This time its former Congressman Tom Campbell as the new finance director. Schwarzenegger continues to show immense personal self confidence in his actions. He's absolutely Reaganesque in not being intimidated by extremely accomplished and/or intelligent folks.

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DEMOCRATS ARE "LOSERS". Quotable:

Schwarzenegger [responded to] a question about whether he would consider proposals to raise taxes from Democrats:

"Why would I listen to losers?" the governor asked. "Let's be honest."

(via ACE who's don't miss funny on this one.)

UPDATE: California Insider has the full Schwarzenegger transcript.

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was at his motivational best in Columbus on Friday. I'm still hunting down a full video. Here's a video taster. Quotable:

We have gone through a lot, but I can tell you there is no two ways about it, America is back. America is back from the attack on our homeland, back from the attack on our economy and we are back from the attack on our way of life.

President Bush knows you can't reason with people that are blinded by hate. But let me tell you something: Their hate is no match for our decency, their hate is no match for America's decency, and it is no match for the leadership and the resolve of George W. Bush.

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AIMING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. This explains alot in terms of Schwarzenegger's conduct as as a politician nationally and as Governor here in California. And it comes as no news to those who have been following the statements and activities of Schwarzenegger's closest political ally Rep. David Dreier -- who is backing a change of the U.S. Constitution which would make Schwarzenegger eligible for the Presidency. This simply wouldn't be happening if weren't for Schwarzenegger's Presidential ambitions. My view? It ain't going to happen.

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NO ON PROP. 66 BIG TIME, personally contributing $1,000,000 to the defeat of the "three strikes" gutting ballot measure -- Schwarzenegger will also appear in a television ad slamming Prop. 66. Quotable:

"It's very clear that this will be a big, big mistake for the state of California to pass Proposition 66 because dangerous criminals will be let out into the streets," Schwarzenegger said. "We don't need that. We don't need to make our streets unsafe again."

Billionaire fruit-loop George Soros sought to counter Schwarzenegger with an addition $350,000 contribution to the effort to gut the "three strikes" law. And te mega-buck daddy who put Prop. 66 on the ballot for the sole purpose of springing his criminal son from a well-deserved prison cell matched Soros with another $350,000.

SCHWARZENEGGER TELLS

Ted Kennedy fat jokes. Quotable:

I always like to make jokes about Teddy Kennedy. I think it's always fun to do that. He's one of my favorite relatives. He comes to my house and he eats away all the cake and all the desserts that we have.

(via Aaron.)

Governor "girlie-man"?

Another test for free speech.