"Limbaugh is Irrelevant" Schwarzenegger Suddenly Finds Limbaugh Relevant

It was kind of interesting that Arnold Schwarzenegger would publicly distance himself from Rush Limbaugh one day and bridge that distance by going on his show the next. And something even more interesting happened on that appearance.

Now, I don't think a whole lot of Rush Limbaugh, but he adequately reflected the core argument that conservatives have with the Governor; that Arnold has basically "agreed with liberals" rather than brought about any kind of grand compromise. I agree with that to the extent that Schwarzenegger is out of step with the nuttiest elements of his party, but he's still a good corporate con, make no mistake. The "post-partisan" thing is a fig leaf to try to get everyone to like him.

But is it me, or does Arnold act like he's never heard this kind of resistance to his post-partisan godness before? Judge for yourself; you can read the transcript at Salladay's.

RUSH: Wait a second. You -- you -- you -- you want to extend health care coverage to every child, even the child -- the children of illegal aliens, immigrants in the country, and you -- want to raise taxes to do, this and you call them loans.

SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, Rush, I just said that you're reducing the hidden tax of $14.7 billion. We want to get rid of the hidden tax that is being paid right now --

RUSH: Well, the tax --

SCHWARZENEGGER: Every single --

RUSH: Replace the hidden tax with a visible tax, it's still a tax.

It's fun to watch Arnold try to bullshit Limbaugh, and vice-versa, with their companion dishonest agendas that just aren't similarly dishonest. Fascinating as a car wreck on the side of the road.