Californians choose Arnold

The Sacramento Bee ^ | October 8, 2003 | George F. Will

[Nick Danger]

California’s recall -- a riot of millionaires masquerading as a "revolt of the people"

It is with sadness in our hearts that we mourn the passing of George F. Will, who used to not be such an isolated snob that he viewed the public with contempt.

But now he does. So let us retire him as a commentator on politics in a self-governing society. Perhaps he could write his future columns about Europe, where an unelected bureaucracy of the public's "betters" is preparing to assume detailed control of everyone's lives under a new Constitution. Judging from the content of this column, he will find that a much more sensible way to maintain control of the senseless masses.

Here's a picture of me flipping George Will the bird, for this disgusting exercise in elistist self-indulgence.

[MEG33]

I used to subscibe to Newsweek years ago so I could turn to the back page and read Will.I heard him speak in the 70s and loved him.I have been disappointed lately.

[Reagan Man]

Excellent article by George Will. But as with Rush`s neatly placed digs at Schwarzenegger today, its to little, too late. Arnold is in and now he must produce, or be branded an empty suit once again.

[Nonstatist]

this disgusting exercise in elistist self-indulgence.

I agree. As far as accountability goes, better late than never. Why should that arrogant apparatchick, Grayte Davis, get off scott free if there is a legal mechanism for removing him? The argument that early removal discourages hard decision making just does not apply here, obviously. Davis is a paralyzed mannequin, and no bad can come from his early departure. If the hard- wired set- in- concrete mandates can be removed, doesent it make sense to start earlier, as opposed to later ? Duh!

[Nick Danger]

The argument that early removal discourages hard decision making just does not apply here

A wise old executive once told me a story about being dispatched to a district office to find out why this one district had the highest turnover rate in the company. As it happened, it was also one of the best-performing district offices, which only added to the puzzle. After looking at the records, he determined that all of the turnover was concentrated among the new hires.

So he finally got to sit down with the District Manager, who told him that hiring people was very hard, and that he made a lot of mistakes, but that he tried to identify them early and get rid of them.

This story came about as a consequence of my agonizing over firing some guy. I had never fired anyone before, so this was a big deal for me. The guy was pretty new, and I wondered if I should be giving him more time. The only thing that executive would ever do was tell me parables like that, and I had to figure them out for myself.

[COURAGE]

Rush is takling about george Will atricle.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Right on, George Will is wrong!

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[Grampa Dave]

Will is upset that no one pays attention to him except the dinosaurs which are probably less than 1% of the total population.

It is comical to read how the so called great elite/intellectual conservatives in NYC and the Beltway slam what we did in California on Tuesday.

They probably were against Prop 13 and Ronald Reagan at first.

George, go whine to the less than 1% who worship his every elite word. We don't!

[Kay Soze]

The people that criticize us in Cally Fonia for having voted for Ahnold are the very same that completely ignore Bush’s lack of conservatism.

[pogo101]

It would have been better for W. to have Davis and the democRATS in office and making a liberal hell called California. But who knows.

First: Whadday mean, "making"?

Second, the biggest shortcoming in the gambit of letting the state plunge deeper towards North Koreaville, in hopes of a conservative backlash in '04 or '06, is this: Every year, hundreds of thousands of voters are fleeing the state, due to their jobs (or other economic circumstances) and California's policies.

Those voters who leave are vastly disproportionately REPUBLICAN and conservative voters. Every year, their departures make it less and less likely that the state will ever turn around politically, leaving it with only tourism and government as its "industries."

[unsycophant]

<< Here's a picture of me flipping George Will the bird, for this disgusting exercise in elistist self-indulgence. >>

Pretty feathers.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

the axiom that today only a Republican governor can substantially raise taxes

Who knew? (Well, we did...) ok but who else knew? This is a surprise to everyone.

Where are those draconian spending cuts.

*taps foot waiting*

[Saundra Duffy]

George Will makes sense this time.

[mlmr]

He had another column I disagreeed with recently about fascism and Nazism developing from the Right.

[nickcarraway]

began with a rich conservative Republican congressman, who could think of no other way he might become governor

This is total bunk. This recall started out as a grassroots effort. In fact, it started when radio host Melanie Morgan talked about it with Shawn Steele. Ted Costa was starting it simultaneously.

Of course, the person who gave the greatest boost to the recall was not Issa, but: Gray Davis. Tripling the car tax clinched the recall.

[Allan]

In case you missed this
a slightly more acerbic view of recall.