The Gov
posted in General |THE GOV
So what should an aroused citizenry do when it has a bellyfull of a miscreant Governor? It isn't just that Gray Davis has messed up the State royally – he still has three years to go in his present term. Consider – his favorable rating is about 20%, which means that a lot of Democrats in a heavily Democratic State have sent their thumbs down message. The only remedy under the California Constitution is recall – at least short of just allowing him to finish his term. But recall is a messy procedure indeed. The up or down vote on Davis is easy – replacing him is something else. Imagine — Davis could get 40% of the votes and be recalled, and then be replaced by someone who would get, let's say, just 25% of the votes. Democracy works in strange ways.
Virtually anyone with $3500 can get his/her name on the ballot to be the replacement Governor, and there are a lot of fruits and nuts in California, including the more notorious Kings and Queens of porn. How better to get a lot of publicity at a bargain basement price? I really hate top see all the chaos, but the prospect of Gray Davis serving 3 more years as the Governor of the State is truly frightening. But fear not, the 9 Democratic Presidential candidate midgets plus Hillary will appear prominently to support Davis.
Schwarzenegger seems to be the front runner, but opponents point out that he has very little political experieice. True enough. On the other hand, Davis and his Sacramento pol pals have had decades of political experience and look at the messes they have created. So is political experience the critical prerequisite? It will all come out in the wash in 60 days, and any State that re-elects Barbara Boxer deserves what it gets. In the meantime the rest of the country will be treated to a nightly comedy hour on the networks.
Gray Davis probably wanted to push George Bush and Saddam Hussein off the front page – but not this way.