Schwarzenegger orders National Guard troops to Mexico border
 

Does Arnie know something? Of course it's only 1,200 troops.

Electoral posturing

I'm thinking this is under the Title 32 call-up from BO and not state active duty. A source told me the EXORD called for the slow buildup of troops, but not all of them on AD at once, with the peak troop strength somewhere at the six months mark.

With the situation the way it is down there, they don't need to be in a law enforcement role. Defense of the border is what we need.

Arnold is leaving office after the fall elections!

FWIW, this was my first thought too.

But could his order serve to energize the debate over immigration reform to help Ms. Whitman's candidacy?

The guard can't be deployed under Title 32 without the assent of the governor of that state.

Understood.

My point is that the current governor could be also helping out fellow Republican Whitman with this order. During the primary, Ms. Whitman's main opponent ran a damaging political advertisement in which she laid out a reform policy similar to the current president's vision <<LINK>>.

Gov. Schwarzenegger's order gives Ms. Whitman the chance to say "I'm all for tougher enforcement" of existing immigration policy and to appear closer to the right. (IMO, she, like Schwarzenegger are moderates.)

Meanwhile, Whitman's opponent, Jerry Brown may decry the order and try to link it to AZ's immigration law.

My caffeinated two cents.

I wonder what Arnie is "really" up to with this? :confused:

Big Teddy :munchin

But border security is in fact a law enforcement function. Fence hoppers are in violation of Federal immigrations laws. The National Guard could only hurl insults.
(Of course the interlopers probably don't know that)

I'm wondering WTF is going on with Arnie.:confused:

But I've always wondered that.

You marry into the Kennedy clan, you're a Kennedy. The Don is dead. He may be eying the throne.

Pat

Bob, I wouldn't give it much thought. Austrians are always trustworthy! They've never made as much as a blip in history. :D

Right. Don't know what I was thinking.:D:eek::D

Hitler was an Austrian!

Political affiliations are always in play, however I would be more inclined to venture that the "Governator" has bigger fish to fry; Example: a seat in the Senate. Schwarzenegger says he has no interest but I for one do not believe it, after all he is a politician. Either way becoming more and more involved with immigration is going to stir the political pot a bit even if he doesn't intend to run.

Some loose change
Ian

I'll see your $0.02 and raise you a nickel!
 

FWIW, speculation in Hollywood is that Schwarzenegger plans to return to the movie industry <<LINK>>.

The way California politics are shaping up, the road to D.C. may need a stop in the TMZ first. Any serious candidate is going to need money <<LINK2>>.