And your analysis is spot on. Had people really thought about who to elect governor to replace spend/bribe union and La Raza Davis, McClintock was such a solid choice. A great fiscal conservative. And everybody knew it. Fortunately, Tom says what he means and he’s got no problem letting Congress know what he thinks of Porkulus.
It’s sad to watch this state slip away so badly. What does it have - the 7th largest economy in the world (or did), and is Red geographically - unfortunately, since both of our legislative houses are based SOLELY on population, the liberals get the majority. And since we know it’s going DemoRAT in every Presidential and Senate election, we have no voice in Washington save our Congress person. And I have Ellen Tauscher, who has a wonderfully drawn gerrymander of a district designed to keep her in power.
If California can vote to deny Homosexuals marriage rights by a comfortable margin, it can elect solid political candidates.
The Democrats loft a candidate and everyone from Ted Kennedy to John Kerry and others flock to the state to attend massive political campaign rallies.
The Republicans somehow get a solid candidate nominated, and... crickets!
We haven’t seen a solid Conservative get the monetary or party support for at least twenty years. When the Presidential election comes along, the Democrats have their guy paraded around the state for all to see, and for all to hear the wonderful tidings of socialism.
That same election year, we’ll have one mealy mouthed candidate come out to make a few measly pathetic rallies and to apologize for holding moderate (if not far more liberal than that) views that bear no connection to Conservatism.
And we wonder why Conservatism languishes in the state.
California was the 5th largest economy in the world. It has slipped to seventh. I am convinced it would be 5th again, if we had a solid Conservative in the Governor’s office.
Is even one person under the impression that a Conservative who laid out a sound fiscal plan that would involve lowering taxes and paying down our debt, would be rejected outright?
Folks, the local media does sidewalk polls, and the unified voice today is that our state capital is completely out of control. Democrats and Republicans know it to a man/woman.
Where is the voice of reason from the right, capitalizing off the proven failure of the leftists? Once again, crickets. And so it goes in a state blessed with natural resources and the populace to exploit it.
Sadly, our political figures are way more professional at exploitation.
The Republican Party leadership should be ashamed of itself. I hold it in extreme contempt.
BTW, thank you for your nice response.