ACCORDING TO SCHWARZENEGGER ADVISER DON SIPPLE, the Governator hopes to overcome widespread public skepticism about his agenda by fomenting a "phenomenon of anger" among California voters, and then carefully aiming that rage at his political opponents.

Classy. And if it were anybody else, I'd probably make some sly allusion to combustibles and the Reichstag. But since Gov. Schwarzenegger is (understandably) a bit touchy on that whole subject, and I'm nothing if not sensitive to the tender feelings of formerly steroidal movie actors with a penchant for cheap demagoguery (and gang bangs!), I'll just have to close this post by echoing the words of one Francis Urquhart, the kind of pol that Arnold would no doubt admire: "You might say that. I couldn't possibly comment."