Interesting couple of hours on Fox News last night. First, O’Reilly had

Arnold Schwarzenegger on; then, Hannity & Colmes had Tom McClintock. The

contrast was almost embarrassing. Schwarzenegger trotted out some

rehearsed, content-free platitudes about the need to audit state finances,

the blessings of immigration, and so on. He did not look at ease, and did

not make it clear–not to me, anyway–that he understands the fundamental

problems. McClintock was fluent, relaxed, funny, and totally in control of

his material. How to get state finances back on track? Schwarzenegger was

going to “cut waste”–as if (I am borrowing from another pundit here) there

is a line in the state budget that says WASTE. McClintock ticked the items

off expertly: workmen’s comp, state/municipal duplication,… It made me

cry. McClintock is 100 times a better candidate than Schwarzenegger and

would be a far better governor. Is there any way we can talk Schwarzenegger

into… terminating his campaign? I guess not. Anyway, it’s McClintock for

me. And if California doesn’t want him, will he please come and run in New

York?