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Tackling the Republican's problems in CA are similar to tackling them here in NY. The Demodogs are so deeply entrenched that they can not be dislodged statewide. There is no hope that a true Republican can be elected here, or there. However, in CA, there may be a glint of a hope coming in '06.

If, as is likely, the budget woes of CA come to fruition in the next several years, (I'm sorry, all my CA buddies), and the energy agenda is controlled by the greenies, there is a strong likelihood that in '06 there won't be a weak enough Republican candidate to lose, and a creditable one may have long coattails. In fact, I think Simon could easily be that candidate, and will run a better race.

In NY, it is more organic: the extremely liberal wing of the Demodogs has been kept in check for the most part. The RINOS keep a modicum of control in the Senate, and the worst is deflected. Yeah, we have Hitlery, but with the NYC votes, that was going to be very difficult to avoid. Our energy problem is going to come, but CA has helped show the way to not do things, and Niagara Falls and our nuclear plants really keep some of that in abeyance for now. We do have plenty of places to build, and that will happen when the time comes. Also, we are not expanding rapidly, as CA is.

See, the problem is that there are limited resources for the RNC. They must decide where they can get the most bang for the buck, both in terms of money and personnel. Many other states are ahead of both CA and NY in this line. We'll have to go it alone the best we can, until those states are reliably Republican and can do without RNC help.

So, the answer to whether the RNC is going to tackle the problems in CA is, almost certainly, no, at least in the near future. They can do far more good elsewhere with their resources. I don't like it either, but limits are reality.