[governsleastgovernsbest]

Is Simon crying crocodile tears over his "alligation"?

[Dallas]

AP's spellchecker must be on the blink....

[John Jorsett]

AP Regrets Hiring of Reporter Who Can't Spell

[ProudGOP]

Simon handled this badly.

He should have said:

"Hey, when COPs made the allegation, I believed them. After watching Davis trade campaign contributions for favorable government treatment for the last 4 years, the charge of taking contributions on government property seemed quite believable. I mean, it seems like thats all Davis does is take contributions so it stands to reason a few of those might take place in a state building, doesn't it?"

[harpo11]

Well Pay Davis does have a reek of impropriety about him. But, he is a democrat and they always do. If this were a republican govenor, the press would go haywire over the slightest hint of crooked campaign financing.

[Lunatic Fringe]

I think the Simon campaign is officially toast. It's a shame the dunderheads in the GOP can't run a competent candidate in california- Davis was in the perfect position to get his ass booted out of office, but now I weep for the people of California. Four more years of Davis.

[swampfox98]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon expressed "sincere regret" Thursday over his now-disproven allegation that Democratic incumbent Gray Davis illegally accepted a campaign check in the state Capitol.

He has just handed the election to Davis. How sad and how "Republican".

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[rockbobster]

That e-gray.com site was brilliant. All the stuff on it was well documented, been in the news over an ongoing period. Any competent campaign crew could build on that and really damage governor "Q-tip" Davis. It was a slam dunk, and these people fubarred it bad. I had heard Ed Rollins was really a capable guy, but I wonder if he told Simon this was a suicide move to present that picture without doing homework about it, and Simon didn't listen.

The GOP is really doing a disservice to hand California over to gov Q-tip like that. We have been raped enough.

[newzjunkey]

How could Ed Rollins ALLOW THIS to happen!? Come on! Is Simon too stupid (is that possible?) to run for high office if he can't keep his mouth closed when he's supposed to? Grrr.

Only the CA Right-Wingnut Pubbies can snatch defeat from the jaws of an easy victory. Just watch them shift blame. And lose again in '04.

[beckett]

There is no excuse for not checking the facts thoroughly before making such an inflammatory public accusation. Sadly for the Republican Party --- my party --- Simon is toast.

[John Lenin]

This is bad news but than again the shape California is in I doubt Simon could save it, maybe its better to let Greyout take the fall for all his blunders and Simon should just save his money and not waste it on this campaign.

[afuturegovernor]

I swear can't we get thing together?