"Ya know, the initiative process is what gives us "follower," poll-driven politicians who are too timid to be leaders in this State!
If any Governor, Mayor or other elected official were ever to choose a course, steer consistently along it and start accomplishing something... some other idiot like Harvey Rose-n-fell would pay other negativistic idiots to gather signatures to put something on the ballot to stop such a leader and his/her course of action!!!
It really is a case of "The nail that sticks up, gets hammered down!"(old oriental proverb)
Thus, you see that Pat Brown and Ronald Reagan were the last two Governors to ever accomplish anything meaningful in this State, since Jerry Brown blew the property tax problem just as bad as Gray Davis has blown the energy crisis, by being reluctant to do anything and show leadership.
I read in today's paper that the March Primary Ballot is almost naked of propositions. Rosenfeld wanted to put a "Prop.13" style measure on to freeze the load on ratepayers and it scared Davis to death!!!"
I know, how vain can one become? Quoting one's self... The shame of it all!!
The quote of the year has to be "Watching the governor of California, Gray Davis, exhibit the symptoms of economic idiocy became a reliable amusement for the rest of the country."
I do like the financial advice that only Californian driven by their sky high taxes should be the only ones crazy enough to buy power bonds. When such bonds default, it would make the politics of default a lot more interesting!