Will Schwarzenegger terminate the GOP?

The candidacy of Arnold Schwarzenegger to become the next governor of California appears to be heading toward victory. But Republican elephants would be wise to consider that if they allow this RINO (Republican In Name Only) to win, he may also be responsible for permanently terminating their precious GOP.

What has apparently evaded the thinking of conservative pundits all over America is the long-term impact of Schwarzenegger on the Republican Party's national platform.

In particular, there has been an ongoing battle for many years inside both the California Republican Party and the national Republican Party to change the party's platform to support pro-abortion candidates. Additionally, there are many who would like to see Republicans get behind homosexual rights. This is all part of the Big Tent theory, i.e., if you embrace disenfranchised minorities (just as the Democrats do), you can win more elections.

What these bozos who push for this sort of change will erect, of course, is a circus tent. But should they succeed, the Republican Party will forever be relegated to minority status as they watch the tent collapse around them.

Why?

Because depending upon whose estimates you believe, a minimum of 30 to 40 percent of the Republican Party is composed of religious conservatives. Many conservatives are already suspicious of the party's leadership for not dismantling the Internal Revenue Service and for staying in the United Nations. But if the pro-life platform were to be replaced with a watered-down "we'll suck up to anybody" approach, religious conservatives will walk away in droves.

Regrettably, however, the IQ of the GOP's leadership has diminished over the years, along with their weakening spines. The Estrada debacle, for example, is one in a long series of failures to perform as expected. So it should be no surprise they see Arnold as their chance to get back into the game in California.

But should they succeed, they will then point to Arnold as proof that pro-abortion, pro-homosexual and anti-Second Amendment GOP candidates can win. "That being the case," they will reason, "let's dump the pro-life planks in both the state and national platforms." The death of the Republican Party will quickly follow if they do so.

If any of you doubt this, just remember how badly Perot messed up America by allowing Clinton to win. As a third-party candidate, he walked away with an amazing 19 percent of the popular presidential vote in 1992 simply because people took George Bush's advice to read his lips. If conservative voters will walk away from the GOP over taxes, just imagine what religious conservatives will do over the very passionate topic of abortion.

It is regrettable to see so many conservative pundits declaring their support for Schwarzenegger. Had they all rallied behind Tom McClintock early on, Arnold might never have even gotten into the race.

But McClintock is still a viable candidate and there is still time to turn this around. Indeed, he is the only candidate who has the knowledge needed to fix California. And he has the respect of many Democrats and Republicans alike.

If you elephants value the voters who put you where you are today – not to mention the future of your party – you had better get to Arnold fast and tell him it is he who needs to drop out, not Tom McClintock.

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