Posted on 06/04/2010 11:34:57 PM PDT by americanophile
It’s hard to image that the state that gave us Governor Ronald Reagan could put up two candidates as thoroughly “RINO” as those now vying for the Golden State’s governor’s chair. But alas, that was a different California. On the hand one we have Meg Whitman, a woman so concerned with the political well-being of her state and country that she didn’t bother to vote for 20 years. She’s endorsed and contributed to Barbara Boxer, and gave a whopping $20,000 to Democrat Steve Westley’s statewide bids, and became a “huge fan” of former Obama Administration “Green Jobs Czar” and avowed 9/11 conspiracy theorist Van Jones on her global warming cruise. Her campaign is a top-down corporate entity that grinds out endless commercials and robocalls and produces fluffy radio spots about fixing California that makes her sound like the cookie-pushing Oracle from The Matrix. All fluff, all meaningless window-dressing to cover the naked ambition of a billionaire who figured: if Arnold can do it, why can’t I?
On the other hand, there’s Steve Poizner, who donated (in his wife’s name) $10,000 to Al Gore’s Florida recall effort, and the maximum contribution to John Kerry, whom Poizner supported over George W. Bush. Poizner is an opportunist pure and simple who in the past has trained his sights on California’s sacrosanct Prop. 13 – the property tax measure that keeps half the state from losing their homes. He was initially against Arizona’s new illegal immigration bill, then flipped like a flapjack when the polling numbers showed it to be a winning issue. Poizner is all opportunistic ambition too – one gets the sense that Poizner would rat on his mother if it would win him political points – he’s the Silicon Valley version of Joe Isuzu.
Under these circumstances one could envision themselves voting for one of the other Republicans on the ballot like railroad switchman Bill Chambers, not voting, or writing in any other candidate – living or otherwise. Still, not making a choice between Whitman and Poizner is just letting others make it for you – one of those two will be the GOP nominee. In times like these, when there’s no one to vote for, just remember that there’s some to vote against – the detestable leftist slug Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown. Jerry’s all grown up now, and rather than spending his days in a daze on the floor of his Spartan apartment, this time Jerry means business. Like all those aging hippies looking for one more chance to live the 60s again, Brown will take his job seriously this time and that means trouble for everyone who lives and somehow works in California. When coupled with the commies in California’s legislature Brown will be downright dangerous.
We know what you’re thinking – you’d rather be stabbed in the front by Brown than in the back by a RINO. Maybe it’s time to drive a stake into the heart of California – elect Brown, let the Democrats destroy it and hope for a Phoenix to emerge from the ashes. The problem is this – the RINOs will wound you, but the leftists will slit your throat, and if California goes down in flames, it isn’t coming back – ever. Better to stand and fight every step of the way; the liberals may take California, but we’ll make them pay for every inch of scorched ground.
Thus the calculus this year must be this – whoever can defeat Jerry Brown gets our vote. Unfortunately for Poizner, it’s a relatively easy equation, and most of it points to Meg Whitman. Although Poizner is doing his best to pander to conservatives here in the 11th hour, he hasn’t the conviction, the money, the organization, the political backing or even (sadly) the appeal that Meg Whitman is able to muster. In the end Whitman seems to have more personal political ability, more resources, and (hopefully) enough toughness to mount a winning campaign against Brown. In any event she’s got a better shot than Poizner. For those purely strategic reasons, if you can stomach it, Whitman’s our choice (yikes!).
I might as well wear a blindfold and and pick one at random for all their differences.
Why should I even bother to leave the house?
What possible difference could my vote make in this race?
I have to leave the house though, or Kamala Harris might get AG and we can’t have that!
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It’s a sad state of affairs.
Demicans.
Demehicans.
Dhimmicans.
Republicraps.
Republirats.
Neocoms. (NOT neocons-neocoms)
I can’t stand it.
While Meg is absolutely OBNOXIOUS, in this house Poizner is winning the obnoxiousness award. He or his famous endorsers have “called” over 5 times the last three days EACH. Ugh. Can’t wait for Tuesday.
Did you get that 48 page glossy booklet Whitman published, all about... you guessed it, Whitman?
She’s on video saying she doesn’t agree with Arizona’s law, then has the gall to say she’ll get our border situation squared away.
Nope, no amnesty from her, but curiously she took the position of McCain’s finance chairman in 2008, one year after he introduced an amnesty plan on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
Meg does talk about what she’ll do, but the people she has supported in the recent past, never agreed with a single bit of it. Neither did she when she supported them.
Two years ago, that’s when she supported McCain, a guy that has spent more time introducing and pushing leftist legislation than Ted Kennedy. Supporting anti-gun laws, abortion supporting politicians, global warming legislation three times, the LOST Treaty, joining the ICC, joined Soros (Terresa Heinz Kerry and the Tides Foundation too) to form a Political entity, wanted to close Gitmo, wanted to provide a path, and a legal mechanism to flood our nation with millions more foreign nationals yearly...
This is whose team Meg joined in 2008, two years ago.
She’s never held public office before and now wants to lead the 8th economy in the world. And if she gets in, we’ve just set her up to take the White House in four or eight years.
Just wonderful...
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Meg is a disaster waiting to happen. I’ll vote for Brown now but he’ll probably piss me off pandering to illegals and public employee unions. If he doesn’t I’m voting against Meg.
What I can’t believe is that of all the dims in California they are going to nominate sclerotic re-tread Jerry Brown. I think that is just sad.
Brown is a neosocialist, just like the Obamunist.
- JP
Both political parties have forsaken California
And what choice do we even have? We can’t do Brown, a job killer extraordinaire. We are stuck with the glossy, uber-obnoxious Meg Whitman.
Wow, Meg Whitman hasn’t voted in twenty years? Wonder if she has even bothered to follow the news? What could possibly be her interest in politics since she obviously has no interest in politics?
Ambition.
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