The Unpopular Twins

by digby

California’s not very fond of Republicans right now. When the two most famous failed Republican leaders get together it’s not pretty:

Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Bush’s visit to Stanford was interrupted by protesters, who blocked the only road leading to the Hoover Institution, where Mr. Bush was to meet with fellows before dining with Mr. Shultz.

As a result of the protest, the meeting was switched to Mr. Shultz’s house, and the dinner followed.

The get-togethers with Mr. Schwarzenegger and Mr. Shultz were the most significant events so far in Mr. Bush’s visit.

For Mr. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, Mr. Bush’s visit presented a dilemma: The governor, who is facing a tough re-election fight, did not want to appear too often or too cozy with Mr. Bush, whose approval rating in this largely Democratic state is 32 percent, according to a Field Poll last week. That is even lower than Mr. Schwarzenegger’s, 36 percent in the poll.

America seems to be waking up to the fact that stolen elections, bogus recalls, movie stars and guys you want to have a beer with don’t actually add up to leadership. If they can be wised up to the fact that tax cuts for billionaires don’t actually benefit them, then we might be getting someplace.

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