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It is my opinion that given the fast sinking ship W inherited when he was elected, it is a miracle things are no worse than they are.

Yours is not an informed opinion. The statement is factually incorrect. So why should anyone care about either of them?

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Did the "bursting bubble" play SOME part in the state's budget woes? Sure. But bear in mind that Davis was in charge, with a huge Dem majority in the Legislature, since January 1999. Any wise person, Dem or Rep, would have realized that the state's upsurge in revenues stemmed largely from capital gains on stocks and options ... and, thus, would not have agreed to (and would have vetoed) the huge increases in ONGOING PROGRAM spending that Davis approved. At worst, he only should have OK'd ONE-TIME projects in infrastructure, e.g., "We have an extra $1B here, so we'll build this hydroelectric dam that will last 40 years, employ hundreds, and provide nonpolluting power to thousands." But no: he agreed to huge increases in PROGRAMS that just continue without end, year in, year out.