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Yes, I can see how you are wishing Gray Davis were still governor...

California Gov. Gray Davis Signs Landmark CO2 Pollution Measure; New Law Uses Power of American Know-How to Tackle Global Warming

July 22, 2002

http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/020722.asp

California Governor Gray Davis today signs a pioneering measure to protect California's health and environment by reducing global warming pollution from all new cars and trucks sold in the state, America's largest automobile market. The law demonstrates that Americans can and will meet the global warming challenge, and reaffirms California's worldwide leadership in pollution safeguards and clean vehicle technology.

The law -- known as AB 1493 -- is the first of its kind anywhere in world, and marks a dramatic change in the national global warming debate, according to NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council). It reaffirms California's successful 40-year leadership in pollution safeguards and clean vehicle technologies.

"We have the know-how to solve this problem safely and affordably. The law is proof that America doesn't have to take global warming lying down," said Ann Notthoff, NRDC's California Advocacy Director. "This is a bold stroke for the people of California, and an enormous credit to Governor Davis and the legislators who fought to get it to his desk."

Introduced by Assemblymember Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), AB 1493 requires automakers for the first time to limit heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), which form a thickening blanket in the atmosphere. It also will reduce other pollutants, and save consumers money at the gas pump.

Actually, I would prefer that Davis were still governor. We wouldn't be in as much debt because Republicans would not have let him borrow so much money. We wouldn't have a Sierra Nevada Conservancy. Davis would be so unpopular that the State would be far more ready to elect a conservative next year.

As it is, we'll either have Arnold for another four years or a Democrat now that the voters are getting sick of Arnold's ineffective duplicity. Either outcome drives the conservative base out of State.

As predicted.

Oh THANK YOU!!! By posting that, you have confirmed my implication above, that we've jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire!!! That we've literally gone from dumb, to dumber by going from Davis to Schwartzie Baby!!!

Woo Hoo... Thank you!!! (grin)

Oh! And if there had not been the uberopportunistic power mad megelomaniac movie actor, the Lt. Gubernor would NEVER have beat McClintock without so many of you fearful Freepers going over the side to jump on the most dubious of bandwagons sporting a phony "R" on it's LEFT side!!!

People in powerful positions watch this site to get a feel for the mood on the RIGHT side of political spectrum. So "the posse" mislead some of those people and now we get this kinda stuff! Hoo boy!!!