17 Quotes by Kevin Spillane

Frankly, a lot of insiders think it's the most important measure on the ballot. If it wins, it will be a victory for the governor, and a real defeat for the labor union bosses and their allies.

We can pull up our folding chairs, eat popcorn and watch the show.

The convention is in the wild-eyed grip of pragmatists. The conservatives who claimed to be speaking for a large number of party members couldn't back that up.

We can take out our popcorn and enjoy the show for the next three months.

The governor's looking for a success, and the voters aren't going to measure a success by the size of the bond. The details aren't as important as the public image of him having a success.

What was defeated yesterday was a caricature of Arnold Schwarzenegger, not the reality of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

There's still a feeling of exhaustion so soon after the November special election.

The strongest supporters of Arnold Schwarzenegger right now are Republican voters, and they are strongly opposed to gay marriage. If the governor were to sign the legislation, the support would collapse among his base. It would negatively affect turnout for the special election, as well as badly damage his expected re-election campaign.

The Terminator is now acting like Gray Davis, Pete Wilson and George Deukmejian. Yes, you do get re-elected when you're boring -- as all those people did.