McClintock takes slap at governor

One of California's leading conservatives delivered a public slap at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday, two days after the celebrity governor called for the Republican Party to move to the political center or risk a future of irrelevance. Associated Press in the Daily News.

Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks, never mentioned the governor by name, but his speech to GOP activists at a state convention was thick with transparent digs at Schwarzenegger and referenced remarks the governor made last week.

On Friday, the governor declared the GOP was "dying at the box office" and would drift into the political margins unless it tackles issues such as global warming to attract new voters, especially from the growing ranks of independents.