The decline and fall of The Governator

Joe Gandelman at TMV, once a supporter of Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign to oust Gray Davis, looks at the collapse of the Hummer-driving, stogie-smoking governor of California. It ain't pretty, but, come on, is it really all that surprising? Some of us, if we may pat ourselves on the back, saw it coming way back when his star was just ascending to Sacramento.

The more populist they are, the harder they fall.