Recall Davis! ...... Not!

[corplinx]

I'm sorry Californians, but you elected the man, now you should wallow in the mess. You had your chance to have him out of office already and you blew it.

If your wondering what this is about, there is a recall effort underway in PRK (People's Republic of Kalifornia) to recall Governer Davis.

Now, this is not a case of an elected official playing wolf in sheep's clothing and turning out to be something different than what he portrayed during his campaign. Everyone in PRK already knew Davis was a sorry excuse for a governer.

I think these recall people should get a life and start using their time to come up with a man and a plan for fixing PRK the next time there is a governer's race.

 

[RandFan]

I'm sorry Californians, but you elected the man, now you should wallow in the mess. You had your chance to have him out of office already and you blew it.

If your wondering what this is about, there is a recall effort underway in PRK (People's Republic of Kalifornia) to recall Governer Davis.

Now, this is not a case of an elected official playing wolf in sheep's clothing and turning out to be something different than what he portrayed during his campaign. Everyone in PRK already knew Davis was a sorry excuse for a governer.

I think these recall people should get a life and start using their time to come up with a man and a plan for fixing PRK the next time there is a governer's race.

Ahhhh.... don't piss on our parade (if you can call it a parade). Davis was elected with negative approval numbers. Of course we selected Bill Simon in the primary instead of Riordan. Simon made just about every mistake possible.

At least the recall gives those of us who have contempt for Davis to take our bitch session to the media.

You do have a point though. I hope we learn from this mistake but I doubt it. We still vote overwhelmingly Democrat even when we are in Debt and sinking fast and the Dem's accelerate spending and hiring even when we are going in a recession.

And there perscription to get us out of the mess? Close fire departments, cut back on police hiring and cut education spending.

Do any of you see through that? They don't recind the recent spending spree. They don't fire the beauracrats that they don't have enough office space for since they were hiring at record levels. No! They have to focus on fire departments, police and teachers. Well we can't live without those, I guess we will have to raise taxes.

 

[shecky]

I want to know why the hell CA republicans chose Simon over Riordan. Did they actually want the office?

Then again, blaming the economy on Davis is about as fair as crediting the 90s boom on Clinton.

 

[hgc]

corplinx:

If your wondering what this is about, there is a recall effort underway in PRK (People's Republic of Kalifornia) to recall Governer Davis.

Still can't spell "governor," eh?

 

[Gregor]

sure we can blame Grey Davis

Took office the first time with a budget surplus, and then commenced a rapid spending plan. Spent himself into debt - then silicon valley's collapse droped sales tax receipts.

Closed electrical generating facilities for "clean air" reasons. Prevented new construction of power plants for the same reasons. Got held over a barrel by the untoward actions of Enron. "Fixed" the problem by signing a guaranted purchase agreement with electric companies. The price of natural gas drops, but he's guaranteed to purchase power at the higher fixed price.

Cries to the FERC that the power companies are "not fair."

 

[corplinx]

Still can't spell "governor," eh?

Dammit. Nope, apparently I can't. Where is shemp to mention it?

 

[Roadtoad]

We had it coming!

Let me put a little different perspective on this one:

Years ago, I called the California Republican Party offices to see if I could volunteer some of my rather limited time, specifically because I didn't want another Gerry "Governor Moonbeam" Brown in office, which is what we have in Davis. What I was told was that I was not wanted, and not needed. After all, the California Republican Party knew what it was doing, since they'd given us Deukmajian and Wilson. (Personally, I think that was a fluke.) Since I don't even golf, there was no way I was going to get the chance to even pass out flyers to support the candidate I liked.

This is the primary reason why California's Republicans are in trouble. This elitist BS is burying the party deeper and deeper, in a state that has changed radically in the past 20 years.

The Republicans in California still have a much deserved rep for being "Nuke 'em til they glow" Right Wingers. They have done nothing to counter that. For the most part, the primary difference between Riordan and Simon is where they play and their handicaps. Davis was primarily elected with votes from San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, areas with heavy minority concentrations, and which have historically gone to the left in the mistaken belief that the Democrats are there to save them.

Davis, in the meantime, not only blew one of the largest surpluses in the history of the State, but he also told the State Supreme Court and the State Assembly that their job was to do what HE wanted them to do; that court decisions were to go the way HE wanted; that the Assembly's agenda was to come from him. He set even Assemblywoman Sheila Kuhl's teeth on edge with that one.

Do I want Davis out of office? Right now, and in disgrace. Will it happen? Maybe when Uri actually bends a spoon with his mind...

 

[RandFan]

Re: We had it coming!

After all, the California Republican Party knew what it was doing, since they'd given us Deukmajian and Wilson. (Personally, I think that was a fluke.)

The CA GOP party couldn't find their ass with both hands. And this state is NOT conservative. Give it up. Forget pro-life, and far right positions. The majority of the voters are moderate. Riordin would have beaten Davis. I went to a party for psycotherapists from UCLA (talk about liberal) before the election. The entire evening was dominated with how much they despised Davis and a number of them were talking about voting Republican for the first time in their life...but Simon?

 

[Roadtoad]

Re: Re: We had it coming!

The entire evening was dominated with how much they despised Davis and a number of them were talking about voting Republican for the first time in their life...but Simon?

Word...

Simon may have wanted the job, but I don't think CA Republicans wanted him. He was really everyone's second choice, on the third ballot.

 

[LibraryFox]

San Diego Voted for Davis?

I think not.
In the last election San Diego County voted 51.7% for Simon, and 40.5% for Davis. (www.sdvote.com for the San Diego Registrar of Voters)

Conjecture:
Simon won the Primary because he was promoted by funds the Davis camp.

 

[corplinx]

I find it interesting that all of these centrists who hate the Kali Dems and hate the curmudgeons in the Rep party can't just pick one party and hijack it.

I mean seriously, we are talking about state government here. I don't give a rat's ass about a state officials views on war, abortion, etc, etc. What I think most everyone wants is a good administrator who will make the numbers work.

Is Kali the only state where these left wing and right wing labels actually matter in governer's races? It's not like this guy is going to nominate federal supreme court justices.

 

[shanek]

I say, leave him in office. He's a walking, talking membership drive for the Libertarian Party.

 

[corplinx]

No theres a good idea Shanek, maybe the next Kali libertarian party meeting will be able to use the party room at the sizzler next time around instead of meeting in a phone booth.

I don't leaving an inept person in office to garner more votes for a marginal party is a good idea.

No offense, I think Harry Browne is great and all. However, I think libertarian ideals going mainstream are best carried out by small hijacking of major party platform details instead of a string of steady defeats.

You build the wall one brick at a time, assuming you get the chance to ever start.

And yes Shanek, I do realize you were just being sarcastic.

 

[shanek]

No theres a good idea Shanek, maybe the next Kali libertarian party meeting will be able to use the party room at the sizzler next time around instead of meeting in a phone booth.

FYI, there are about 90,000 registered Libertarians in California.

However, I think libertarian ideals going mainstream are best carried out by small hijacking of major party platform details

How do you mean?

 

[Roadtoad]

Re: San Diego Voted for Davis?

I think not.
In the last election San Diego County voted 51.7% for Simon, and 40.5% for Davis. (www.sdvote.com for the San Diego Registrar of Voters)

Conjecture:
Simon won the Primary because he was promoted by funds the Davis camp.

I stand corrected. Had old, and obviously inaccurate, information.

I would suspect you're right on how Simon won. Davis basically pumped as much cash as he could to attack Riordan, and left California with the weaker of the two Republican candidates. Smart move.

Odd, though, that no one even once mentioned that Steve Moviglio, Davis's spokesman, and a number of people in his staff, made huge profits from Enron and other power brokers in their stock portfolios. Obviously, no one in the GOP wanted the job.