Now, the cult of personality has diminished and Gray Davis is no longer our nemesis. The Republican Party ... becomes very important, and he needs to make sure that those volunteers are engaged and enthused and willing to fight for him.

He's put all his campaign eggs in the infrastructure basket; if it falls through, his campaign will be scrambling for a theme.

Everything that Nunez does between now and November should be put into the perspective of turning out votes in the special election.

Unless the president of the United States is coming to town to hand over federal money to the governor to help us solve our problems, I don't see why the governor would allow himself to be distracted with the president's fundraising trip.

Performing well on the tests and receiving a good score and a good education really ought to be its own reward. This is an unrealistic goal to reward children for doing something that they ought to be doing in the first place.

Governor Schwarzenegger's reelection is a year off, and nobody should read too much into what this election will mean. This election is about some significant issues.

There's a great deal of frustration in the Republican ranks right now about the fact that the Republican leadership – whether Arnold Schwarzenegger or George Bush – is not making it a priority to close the border to illegal immigration.

Unless President Bush is coming to California to hand over a check from the federal government to help us with the financial challenges we face, the visit seems ill-timed.

If (Lockyer) went out there and declared (Shelley's) innocence and refused to interview him, then Lockyer has a lot of explaining to do about a bungled investigation of a corrupt politician.