Right after the courts let the California recall go ahead, I had lunch with Kastama and found him to be as smart politically as anyone I've ever met. He predicted that Davis would be recalled handily and that Schwarzeneggar would win. He laid out succinctly what was wrong with California, the corruption in the legislature, and said that Cailfornia needed a political enema, something he thought Arnold would administer.
Kastama was one regular Democrat I thought would break ranks with his party and vote to hold off on certification. I was disappointed when he folded.
Thank you for the post. Please add me to the ping list on this topic as well. I have written to all 3 of my district representatives, 2 Republicans, 1 democrat. So far I have got responses from both Republican representatives, but not the democrat one.