You might this this is from the Onion, but it’s not:

Reporting from Sacramento — In the wake of crushing defeats for Republicans in last week’s national elections, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said today that his party should regroup by moving away from some of its core conservative principles and embrace spending on programs that Americans want.

“I think the important thing for the Republican Party is now to also look at other issues that are very important for this country and not to get stuck in ideology,” the governor said in an interview broadcast on CNN this morning. “Let’s go and talk about healthcare reform. Let’s go and . . . fund programs if they’re necessary programs and not get stuck just on the fiscal responsibility.”

So, after the GOP gets its clock cleaned for straying from its principles, Schwarzenegger prescribes doing more of the same. Brilliant.

If there were ever a case for excommunicating someone from a political party, this is the time to do it.

If that wasn’t enough, he also said that he hopes Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment, is overturned by the courts.

Maybe he should be recalled.