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The morning-after reality check
San Francisco Examiner ^ | june 10, 2010 | Melissa Griffin

Posted on 06/10/2010 8:33:18 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

On Tuesday, California voters determined who will face off in November for key state offices, and San Francisco names had a big day.

Governor:

In one corner, we have Republican nominee and Atherton resident Meg Whitman, who has (so far!) spent $71 million of her own money to convince us she’s a fiscal conservative. During her Tuesday speech accepting the Republican nomination, Whitman declared herself the “nightmare” of politicians in Sacramento. I don’t disagree. I feel most sorry for the ones who will have to explain to her the rules governing the state Legislature, including the structural barriers that prevent real reform regardless of who is in charge. Awkward!

In the other corner, we have San Francisco native Jerry Brown acting like someone’s peepaw in running shorts clutching a new vegetable juicer, vowing to live forever and singing, “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!” (Seriously, Brown played that song at his victory speech last night.) It’s as if Brown wants us to believe that during his four decades in office, he was restraining the beast that is his political genius because he wanted to wait until this moment to show us. “I know I ain’t seen nothin’ yet, baby, baby, baby."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brown; gavin; meg; moonbeam
Interesting for those of you following California politics. Melissa Griffin is a fun read.
1 posted on 06/10/2010 8:33:18 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot
" I feel most sorry for the ones who will have to explain to her the rules governing the state Legislature, including the structural barriers that prevent real reform regardless of who is in charge. Awkward!"

And yet this lib probably wants EVEN MORE government. Irony is totally lost on idiot liberals

2 posted on 06/10/2010 8:36:48 AM PDT by Mr. K (This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!!!!!)
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To: Navy Patriot
Melissa Griffin

Definitely Not Guilty!

3 posted on 06/10/2010 8:41:52 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: Navy Patriot
It’s as if Brown wants us to believe that during his four decades in office, he was restraining the beast that is his political genius because he wanted to wait until this moment to show us.

Bwahahahaha.

yeah, that' the ticket, plenty of practice, what can go wrong?

4 posted on 06/10/2010 8:43:31 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: going hot

“Vote Jerry Brown for Governor! I promise not to screw things up as badly this time around.”


5 posted on 06/10/2010 8:58:45 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Just leave this long-haired conservative alone.)
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To: Mr. K
Melissa is definitely not impressed by the posturing Democrat or Republican politicians in California, and centers most of her attention to Bay Area and CA issues, political and cultural.

She is VERY pop culture literate, very funny, very accurate on law and rules, and research.

Liberal? Probably, but she's young yet, and too smart to be fooled even now, she almost NEVER endorses a candidate, and writes for the EX, a real plus.

Her is her website, decide for yourself:

Melissa

6 posted on 06/10/2010 9:03:00 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
I wonder if he will sleep on a bare mattrass on the ground in an apartment in sacramento, or share a tent with his latest flame?

Governors must be spartan, you know, except when spending other people's money and raising their taxes.

Ah, but Whitman is such a rino, what to do, what to do...

7 posted on 06/10/2010 9:03:08 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: going hot

I may just have to hold my nose and vote for Whitman this time around. I don’t have much hope for her, but Brown would be much, much worse.


8 posted on 06/10/2010 9:05:38 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Just leave this long-haired conservative alone.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
This state is so screwed, No governor is going to straighten it out, regardless of party or individual strengths, without first undertaking the herculean effort to clean out the nest of assholes in the assembly and senate.

In order to do so, the voters must be convinced of the culpability of the houses, which means bucking the state controlled media, the unions, and environmentalists 24/7, exposing all their shenanigans, bribes, and outright power grabs disguised as well meaning contractual agreements with state employees.

The Governor who does this, needs to not be afraid of one term, in order to ensure a second.

9 posted on 06/10/2010 9:20:02 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: Navy Patriot

For some reason, I don’t believe the voters were involved.


10 posted on 06/10/2010 9:49:08 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: freekitty
For some reason, I don’t believe the voters were involved.

No, but they WERE ignorant.

11 posted on 06/10/2010 9:58:19 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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