I'm going to be quite irreverant (?) here and pose this possibility:
Would it have been LESS EXPENSIVE TO CA to keep Gray Davis for his second/last term in office, to allow his "car tax" thing to stand, and NOT have Schwarzenegger's additional fees, taxes and whatnots?
Just wondering. I'm trying to figure out at this point just what all this special electing has been for and about, when perhaps another "normal" Gubernatorial election might of been more fiscally responsible and downright practical.
Can't undo the past. But can we at least do better in the future? Starting, say, now? What, exactly, does Schwarzenegger actually MEAN when he said he was going to "clean house"?
It's starting to seem as if he mighta' meant, you know, "clean house" as in, "put all the money in the bag, ma'am, before I head out the door." THAT kinda' "clean house" thing.
Not with the current party leadership.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it Santayana; 1908. Allow Republican voters to decide for themselves whether a "Better than Angelides" re-election campaign is good enough for them. Schnur; 2006
Not that it matters anymore, but I was strongly against the recall. Couldn't convince anyone here on FR that it was a bad idea, though. Almost everyone thought it was going to be a big turnaround for the state. I think it's been a disaster.