Governor Schwarzenegger in the Cabinet? We Asked John McCain.
Will John McCain have a spot in his cabinet for Arnold Schwarzenegger if he wins the presidency? Fox and Hounds Daily had a chance to ask John McCain a few questions and we started with that one. Here are our questions and Senator McCain’s responses.
1) Will you consider offering Governor Schwarzenegger a position in your cabinet or a prominent role in a McCain Administration?
Drowning 30 feet From Shore
There is an old story that used to be told that defined the differences between the two major political parties, Republican and Democrat. It goes something like this.
There is a person drowning in a lake 30 feet from shore. A Democrat walks by and throws him 60 feet of rope, drops his end to go do another good deed and wishes him luck. A Republican then walks by, throws 25 feet of rope, tells him to swim 5 feet to grab it because it is good for his character and then considers further assistance.
But America has a growing bunch of voters who ascribe to a different theory. They will throw you 30 feet of rope and they will pull to help you out of your predicament, but you had better be helping yourself by kicking like hell on your end. Americans are willing to help, but they refuse to haul dead weight. These voters have abandoned both parties because playing for partisan advantage has trumped solving the country’s problems.
Lakers in the Finals — a Good Omen for John McCain?
Game 1 of the NBA finals between the Celtics and Lakers starts tonight. Los Angeles Daily News Sports columnist Tom Hoffarth notes that every time the L.A. Lakers have made the NBA Finals over the past 40 years during a presidential election year, the Republican candidate has won the presidency. And, that has occurred seven times! The paragraph on the presidential elections is about half way down the column.
Instant Runoff Voting Revisited
Since my post last week about instant runoff voting being worth considering, primarily due to the cost savings for election officials, I have received several comments, including one from L.A. City Councilman Greig Smith who is widely recognized as a reliable business vote.
In a recent blast e-mail to various folks in L.A., he says:
Instant runoff voting unfairly hampers candidates that fight for Los Angeles’ business community. As someone who has run for office, I can attest that I would have to incorporate practically all of the expenses of my runoff into a single instant runoff election.
Under this scenario, only unlimited independent expenditure campaigns will possess the means to afford the high costs of campaigning in Los Angeles. This provides powerful special interests who regularly oppose Los Angeles’ business community a significant advantage over independent-minded candidates.