Nonsense. Bustamante is "standing down" to make way for either Bill Clinton, Al Gore, or some other major Democratic Party big-wig to move to California, pay the $3,500 to get onto the recall ballot, and then "energize" the entire Democratic Party for 2004 by winning California's governship in a 2003 landslide, in my opinion.
Why else would Donna Brazille, James Carville, and every other major *national* Democratic Party figure (e.g. Terry McAulliffe) be completely silent about this recall effort? Hasn't anyone noticed that the BIG-SHOT Dems aren't critizing the recall?! Like they would be silent about something this big for *our* benefit?!
Gee, they get to watch Republicans spend their money to oust the most unpopular Democrat in California's entire history, only to be replaced by a major *national* figure in Democratic Party politics.
You do the math...