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But the attorney, who also spoke to The Chronicle only on the condition of anonymity, was not surprised. She said she called the governor's office when he failed to sign legislation supporting an initiative with wide following among grassroots Democrats.

"Somebody very high up in the (Davis) administration," she said, told her that "the reason he didn't sign (the bill) is 'because you didn't give him money.'

"I could not believe my ears," the attorney said. "I went crazy."

Well, there you have it not only will Davis shake down college students who really don't have any extra money, but Davis will not sign legislation desired by his constituency unless they give money.

The man it truely "Clinton-ian," I know understand why he wants to run for the Presidency, it will provide him with an even better opportunity to shake down people for money.

This newspaper article is very significant in that it paints the true picture of Davis and his quest for money. This makes me think that the Oracle scandel and other campaign contributions after policy decisions are nothing but bribe money, which is likely what they were.

The man it truely "Clinton-ian," I know understand why he wants to run for the Presidency, it will provide him with an even better opportunity to shake down people for money

He is worse than Clinton. Seriously. I don't say that lightly. Clinton is a better politician than Davis, which makes him more effective. Davis makes up for his lack of political acumen with cold hard evil.

He ran the nastiest primary campaign in memory in 1994 against Diane Feinstein and lost. It was infamous for him doing tv commercials comparing her to Leona Helmsley.

I am not soft on criminals, but Davis has made being tough on criminals a cynical attempt to look tough for the voters for his presidential campaign in the future. Most criminals deserve to stay there, however Davis refuses to pardon anybody even if they got railroaded. He would rather these people rot in jail than make him look soft. That is not strength, it is simmering cowardly weakness.

I know many democrats, including my mother, who are not voting for Davis because he is such a sleazebucket. No, they aren't voting for Simon, because they are liberal, but are going to sit on their hands or vote 3rd party, and my mother for example has never done that in her life.

If somebody put a gun to my head and told me the two choices for president were Davis and Clinton and I had to choose one, I would have to get used to 4 more years of Bubba. That is what I think of Gray Davis.