It was Winston Churchill who said that Britain was protected by a “bodyguard of lies”.
Today Newsom and Bass are protected by their own bodyguard of lies.
CalMatters joins the wagon circle.
Leaders lead, politicians pander. One handles problems, the other presides over failure. Nothing at all new in this.
Dan, you typify the typical Lib; all talk, no action and never ever accept responsibility for anything!
Bass’ entire career has been based on her neo-marxist race-mongering, and building her fake “Momma Africa” image. It’s her schtick, her game, her grift. There is no responsibility being part of Congress or running off to Africa for photo-ops.
The fact she wanted the job of LA Mayor, where there ARE actual, real responsibilities, proves how stupid and self-unaware she is.
I’m not surprised most LA residents voted for her. They are equally as shallow.
Wait a minute. You mean the people in charge are supposed to be responsible?
Ten thousand homes destroyed is a game to Communists.
Every business in America holds the CEO responsible for business performance. If the business fails, the CEO is held responsible and is usually replaced. Why should it be any different for government (except the “board” cannot fire them except once every four years).
“President-elect Donald Trump started the campaign of misinformation”
Why stop there………”President-elect Donald Trump started the fires as a reason to start a misinformation campaign against beloved Saint Newsom and equally adored Saint Bass”
“Targets”......effin’ A......and rightfully so!
I mean really, how can the populous blame their dear leaders for not having any water? Compare the reaction to Bush with Katrina.
Dan Walters is not a very intelligent person, but he is a partisan.
Walters is a well known democrat lie spewer. Not as obnoxious and gollem-like as Carville, but just as ignorant. It pays well however. What a piece of bought out scum.
Fiddling around with excuses.
Perhaps Karen Bass should be called Mayor Squirrel!. Because she's always trying to distract people from the truth.
It’s a slightly different story vis-à-vis Bass.
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Battle-tested Los Angeles faces fires that challenge its resilience and sense of community
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Battle-tested Los Angeles faces fires that challenge its resilience and sense of community
by Jim Newton
Despite official warnings that Los Angeles faced a major wildfire risk due to dry conditions and seasonal high winds off the desert known as the Santa Anas, Bass traveled to Ghana as part of a U.S. delegation to a presidential inauguration. Moreover, she traveled despite pledging during her campaign for mayor in 2022 to curb her penchant for world travel while in Congress, as the New York Times noted.
When the fires erupted, Bass was thousands of miles away. She rushed home but the political damage was done.
Bass also was publicly criticized by Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for not providing more money to bolster firefighting capability. If the department had more money, “we would’ve been in a better position” to battle the fires, Crowley told a television interviewer.
All of that said, if Bass had stayed at home rather than junketing to Ghana, would it have made any difference when fires erupted? Probably not.
It was just what political pros call bad optics, and it will haunt her if she seeks another term next year.
It is exhausting to play the blame game...................
Hey, Dan, let’s see how much we can dilute the idea of leadership.
Every single member of the Sacramento crime gang and the California congressional delegation should be in the LA acting as real leaders in any conceivable way then can. Instead they’re content knowing you’ll give them cover.
The wildfire problem has been building for over twenty years. These two just happen to be in charge right now so they’re gonna get crucified.
I have no sympathy for them - they have continued along the same path - but they’re going to pay for twenty-plus (thirty?) years of political stupidity and idiot voters.
I’m enjoying the show.
As LA fires rage, Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass are targets in the blame game
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so is CalMatters
putrid DEI infested commie pravada
jmho
Kicking them out is a fun what-if game, but, voters.