I have a slightly different priority than most people on this board, it seems...
When I return to CA from KY in Oct, my issue isn't whether or not I'm permitted to buy new weapons, or carry pistols around. I have a slightly more pressing issue:
The economy.
Like many of the persons in my circle in the IT industry in the SF Bay Area, I've been laid off for a year and a half. I need an administration which is capable of producing an economy which increases the available jobs. So do my friends. At least I have the advantage as a Guardsman that I can work on a semi-regular basis for the Army, and it keeps me alive.
Frankly, the current Democratic administration has proven somewhat economically incompetent. It's time for someone else to get a chance, and whoever that is, it can't be any worse. As a result, given that Bustamente has a decent chance of winning, I find myself in the position that I need to vote for whoever the opposition is that has the greatest chance of knocking out Bustamente. If this is Arnold, so be it.
This country needs the single transferrable vote... alas, no politician in office would even consider such a move.. <sigh>
NTM