I have been with Governor Romney (listen for our FR Podcast interview tomorrow), and only now am able to let readers know that Governor Schwarzenegger did, in fact, endorse Senator McCain this morning.

As an elected officer of the State GOP, I have not endorsed any candidate. But I will offer McCain some unsolicited advice. Since you are trying to garner conservative support in the final days, you should actually take Arnold on the road to other states, where his status as a celebrity will help your momentum. Here in California, “post partisan” Arnold has worked hard to alienate conservatives (after counting on their support in two statewide elections).

Senator, perhaps have your campaign strategists contact the folks trying to pass the Indian Gambling Compacts on the same ballot. They, too, are trying to move conservatives to support their cause. They’ve pulled their ads featuring the Governor…

Don’t get me wrong – good for you in receiving Arnold’s support. I just don’t think that he will be a good messenger to the very GOP voters you are trying to attract to your candidacy.… Read More

Last disclosure Auday Arabo showed 297k on hand… an amount that observers far and wide found very impressive. So all the talk over the past few weeks has been assuming Auday had the capability of raising even more.A lot more.

Last night at the ‘Back to Session Bash’ I discussed the 78th Assembly District endlessly with lobbyists and assorted political types. The general impression was that, while Auday Arabo was in serious trouble now that Maxine Sherrard was back in the race, he would show at least 250k more raised and at least 400k on hand, and that given Auday’s various past affiliations he would need every penny of it to even have a shot.

But upon reading Arabo’s report as it came over the wire just now, I was as surprised as anyone else to discover old Arabo had raised a total of 55k and ended with a cash balance of 299k. No movement. No momentum.… Read More

The San Francisco Chronicle might get a Pulitzer. No kidding, last weekend after several decades of missing the boat, brave reporters Matthai Kuruvila, Kevin Fagan and Jaxon Van Derbeken finally exposed the entrenched link between a local terrorist Muslim organization and key Democrat Bay area leaders.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/qws/ff/qr?term=your+black+muslim+bakery&Submit=S&sa=Search&st=s&Go.x=25&Go.y=7

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Bruce Bonafede is a public realtions consultant in the Coachella Valley. He is always on the "cutting edge" of scientific discovery. He sent me this op ed a few days ago…

Scientists Discover Binary Being

Bruce Bonafede January 27, 2008

A panel of leading academics has rocked the scientific community with the announcement of its discovery of a new type of human. The “binary being” – never before seen in the history of mankind – is reportedly made up of two unconnected human bodies with two separate brains, but with only one mind.

“This represents a major mutation of the human species,” said Professor Charles “Chip” Darwin of the School of Genetics and Gaming at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “The two bodies don’t look like each other, and they can function independently of each other. The easy assumption is we are dealing with two different people here, except obviously we’re not.”

The mutant, dubbed “Billary” by the scientists through a conjoining of its two first names, has been sighted throughout the United States. Earlier… Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I noted that former Congressman Doug Ose had decided to run. Now it’s official…sort of. Ose is set to declare Friday in Auburn and has been seen at numerous events in the Roseville area over the past few weeks.

The Roundup carried the following report: "Meanwhile, Doug Ose has decided that the term limits pledge he upheld when he gave up his seat was not a lifetime one, meaning Rico won’t have an easy dance in the primary for John Doolittle’s seat."

A similar report ran in a Sacramento Bee story as well…

It looks like Ose has positioned himself well — he’s got $460,000 left in his Congressional campaign account; and two weeks ago, moderate Mike Holmes dropped out of the race. Holmes praised Ose in his statement to the press, leaving the impression he was clearing out in favor of Ose.

So it looks like another showdown between Ose and conservative former State Senator… Read More

No details yet on where this is up… At 90 seconds, it’s long for tv… But then, it’s all what you can afford…. … Read More

The report is here. We’ve been in touch with Romney’s campaign, and as soon as they are forthcoming with any details (size of buy, perhaps some video of the ads), we’ll get it up.… Read More

FR Publisher Jon Fleischman and FR Managing Editor Emeritus Nicholas Romero took a trip to the Reagan Library to take in the Presidential debate, and experience life in the "spin room" with all of the media…

Check out some photos from our trip here.… Read More