Davis Rapidly Fills Variety of State Positions

Los Angeles Times ^ | October 5, 2003 | Dan Morain and Evan Halper, Times Staff Writers

[Nachum]

SACRAMENTO — Faced with the possibility that he could lose his office, Gov. Gray Davis has rushed to fill vacancies that have languished for months and even years, giving seats on boards and commissions to large campaign donors and positioning members of his inner circle for prestigious judgeships.

In recent months Davis has made 359 selections for posts ranging from positions on the UC Board of Regents and the California Parks and Recreation Commission to those on less visible boards dealing with police officer training and workplace regulation.

Judicial nominations have also shot up. In the last 10 weeks, Davis has made more than twice as many appointments as he made earlier in the year. More are expected in coming days

[Nachum]

Pulling a Klinton I see....

[truthkeeper]

Sniff...I smell toast.

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[Cinnamon Girl]

Davis is a snake. And he knows where the power is: the courts and the universities.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Sniff...I smell toast.

[socal_parrot]

Has he made his choice of last meal yet?

[The Old Hoosier]

Best solution is to eliminate all of the new positions from the budget.

[nightdriver]

"Best solution is to eliminate all of the new positions from the budget."

I just hope that the next Calipooia governor does some serious firing instead of being "kinder and gentler" like Bush.

[Pontiac]

The man has seen the writing on wall and knows his days are numbered.

[Digger]

I just hope that the next Calipooia governor does some serious firing instead of being "kinder and gentler" like Bush

I won't happen. It's not part of the "Two-Party Cartel". BTW do you mean kinder & gentler as in (1) Islam is a religion of peace or (2) not securing our borders & GW telling Hspanics this very week, Mi casa es su casa. or how about the Bush foundation putting TEDDY KENNEDY up as a nominee for the foundation award. And it is all of GWs boys in the New World Order who are supporting Arnold & wanting McClintock out of the race.

[nightdriver]

"BTW do you mean kinder & gentler as in.....

Yes, all of the above as well as the "new tone."

[Publius6961]

SACRAMENTO — Faced with the possibility that he could lose his office, Gov. Gray Davis has rushed to fill vacancies that have languished for months and even years, giving seats on boards and commissions to large campaign donors and positioning members of his inner circle for prestigious judgeships.

Well, I hope that there are simple or creative ways for his successor to undo all or most of those.
Total elimination of commisions, budget control, line item veto, forced resignations, whatever it takes.

[Digger]

how about the Bush foundation putting TEDDY KENNEDY up as a nominee for the foundation awardCOLLEGE STATION,

a clarification: Texas, Oct. 3, 2003 - The George Bush Presidential Library Foundation today announced that United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy would receive the 2003 George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service at a dinner ceremony held at the Bush Library Center on the Texas A&M campus on November 7. Former President Bush will present the award to the Massachusetts Democrat, who will join former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl as Bush Award recipients. The award will be presented in a ceremony at the Library Center following a 5 p.m. address by the Senator at Rudder Auditorium.

[Digger]

All that RUSH has to do now is change his strips for the (D) & Tancredo has to run to the border yelling "Mi casa es su casa" as GW did this week & shazamm! here comes the awards from the "Two-Party Cartel".

[Finalapproach29er]

Can these people be summarily fired, without cause?

[Nachum]

If they are "appointees", why not? They work at the pleasure of the Governor.

[Kay Soze]

Calif is an at will works place. They can be fired with out cause.

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[Finalapproach29er]

I suggest a serious housecleaning. Fire about 1000 Davis stooges for starters.