Nuts and Bolts in California

ChronWatch (website associated with SF Chronicle) ^ | 12 August 2003 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

won't easily fall for a ploy that blames a decade of Democrat rule on 2 years of a Republican governor with the same Democrat legislature and executive branches

Well, it would be awefully easy thing for them to do so. In fact, its a far easier thing for them to do in order to retain power than any resigning/etc. There they subvert Democracy. Here they capitulate and let us fall flat on our nose. After all, Ahrnold or whoever will be campaigning on FIXING the problem. A failure is judged as a total-failure and responsibility by the Liberal Media. Stop underestimating them. They've managed to take the -$38.2 billion off the rader screen, they can blame defaults on Ahnold, you better believe.

As it stands now, the Legislature is polling lower than Davis out here, there will be sweeping changes there in 04 and beyond...and they KNOW it. Its the bottom of the 9th and these guys need a home run.

Ahrnold's inability to understand Supply Side economics, (demonstrated in his appointment of Warren Buffet as lead Economic Advisor) is the Governor they need as an Intentional walk to bring up their home run slugger.

[Political Junkie Too]

Then the question is whether the media will conspire with them to perpetuate the hoax.

I know what people have been saying about the media and Democrats, but the media will be changing because viewership/readership is way down and they'll go out of business if they don't change their ways. And, this isn't the NY Times/CNN/NBC/ABC/CBS we're talking about. This is San Fran Chron, Sac Bee, KRON, KNBC, LA Times, etc.

We shall see...

-PJ

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

Then the question is whether the media will conspire with them to perpetuate the hoax.

I'm all for optmism, and I almost always am optimistic, but there is a Biiiig problem;

Who said anything about a hoax? We have a rotting front porch here just WAITING to collapse. Without immediate spending CUTS we have pass the point of no return 2 years ago.

No, that's why this theory is so dangerous, it doesn't have to be a hoax. There will be a very real crisis in the Golden State. Requiring tax increase for defaulting loans, and tax increases on top of our Workers Comp/Tax Rates/etc are going to drive many many more businesses out of "Coliforniya"

Remember, their home run hitter is blaming the Republicans for every crisis, and Ahnold will indeed bring about their "pitch to hit."

[Political Junkie Too]

The hoax is that it will be Schwarzenegger's fault.

-PJ

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

The hoax is that it will be Schwarzenegger's fault.

If he doesn't slash spending (and really anger State Employee Unions and "the children") it will not be a hoax.

[happygrl]

There are only two questions..

In addition to the recall and governership vote, Ward Connerly's initiative to eliminate racial identification on government-funded programs will be on the ballot.

That makes three.

[gogeo]

I didn't realize that!

[dorothy]

Excellent article, but how do you factor in California's notoriously high percentage of absentee voters? I've never voted absentee in my life, but I'm thinking of doing so this time just so I don't spend hours in line at the precinct, waiting for those who read with their lips moving to find their candidate's name. An ad saying "vote for so-and-so at line 34" would have some impact on the person filling out the ballot at home.

BTW, anyone have any idea where I could find info re the actual percentage of ballots voted absentee? My line of google inquiry led nowhere.

[born yesterday]

What's so hard about going down a list to find the name of your choice?

[supercat]

What's so hard about going down a list to find the name of your choice?

Tell me how long it takes to find Mr. Bustamante in the supplied list in post #36.