Update on For Conspiracy Types

Today's Washington Post publishes a column by Robert Novak pondering Is Arnold a Republican?.

"I rediscovered my original purpose," Schwarzenegger declared in his "post-partisanship" inaugural address. "Like Paul on the road to Damascus, I had an experience that opened my eyes." But there is nothing in the Bible to indicate that Saint Paul embraced the principles of his enemies after a political defeat.

Schwarzenegger reportedly spends a lot of his time in Los Angeles rather than Sacramento (kindling speculation that he may eventually run for mayor of L.A.). It is hard to tell where the governor is these days, because his whereabouts are often shrouded in secrecy. That fits the uncertainty of California Republicans who don't know whether their only statewide elected official is with them in spirit.