Oh it's Davis all right, as you said. The word is he is telling the rabid anti RKBAers "be cool, wait until 2003".
I tell all my liberal friends to look at their electric bill (mine has doubled) and if in good conscience they can re-elect someone who could do that to not only them, but to the poor as well, then go ahead and vote for Grayout Davis.
Doesn't hurt to mention that he gave the jailers a 30% raise after their union gave him a 3 million dollar campaign contribution.