[goldstategop]

No one saw any reason to vote. After the election, we found out the economy was on the upswing. See - people's judgments are usually better than the politicians. They get it right most of the time.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Amerigomag]

After the election, we found out the economy was on the upswing

Implying to the lazy electorate that so were the state's finances. Unfortunately nothing is further from the truth.

3 weeks ago McClintock warned the Austrian "Whatever the Governor does in response to the election, it is imperative that he levels with the people on the actual fiscal condition of the state"

Yet the Austrian offered no explanations of reality when the LAO released her report, steeped in convention and restrictions, showing a "surplus" for 2005-2006. I don't know the Austrian's motives for his silence but I suspect it was to perpetuate the myth, among the less financially sophisticated electorate, that California was now rolling in cash (due to his policies and efforts) and that the financial crisis was over (due to his diligence and foresight).