Politics: Quit. No, run. No, quit. I don't know.
I am torn about Gray Davis' future. It makes me so pissed off that this politician (whose only sin is being a politician) would step down when he did nothing wrong. He didn't break the law, sleep with anyone, steal anything, work a slick book deal, nothing. He is a politician, which means he raises money, he takes better care of his friends than his enemies, and he presides over a lot of things, many of which are mostly out of his control. (Remember, the causes behind the energy crisis were more than likely a factor of Enron and other power companies pushing deregulation then gouging customers rather than mismanagement by the state. Of course, we don't investigate oil companies in these United States; it's unpatriotic.) Gray Davis is no Jack Kennedy. Nobody is.
But should he resign. Aaron over at naw says he should, and over the last twelve hours, I'm inclined to agree. But I think he should wait. Arrange a back-door deal with Terry McAuliffe so the Democrats don't spend too much money, absorb the flak, let the GOP pour its millions into California.
Then make a kill-and-die speech about how the politics in California has become a shark pit of disingenuous, dishonest, craven, scum-sucking bastards. Say, on the record, once and for all (because your career is over) that the last GOP governor started California's dance with with deregulated energy, and that people who said that loosened controls on utilities would lead to price gouging and the ultimate screwing of the people of your state were right. Tell reporters that if the Bush administration spent as much effort on prosecuting its pals in the oil industry as it did on taking down honest politicians, we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. Urge the people of California to turn their backs on the politics of slime and greed and this stupid, stupid race to the bottom. Profess strong support for your lieutenant governor, wish him luck in the special election and repeat that Californians deserve better than the lying, cheating, disgusting coating of excrement that the GOP coup has left on this once-proud state. And then move to Canada.
I am torn about Gray Davis' future. It makes me so pissed off that this politician (whose only sin is being a politician) would step down when he did nothing wrong. He didn't break the law, sleep with anyone, steal anything, work a slick book deal, nothing. He is a politician, which means he raises money, he takes better care of his friends than his enemies, and he presides over a lot of things, many of which are mostly out of his control. (Remember, the causes behind the energy crisis were more than likely a factor of Enron and other power companies pushing deregulation then gouging customers rather than mismanagement by the state. Of course, we don't investigate oil companies in these United States; it's unpatriotic.) Gray Davis is no Jack Kennedy. Nobody is.
But should he resign. Aaron over at naw says he should, and over the last twelve hours, I'm inclined to agree. But I think he should wait. Arrange a back-door deal with Terry McAuliffe so the Democrats don't spend too much money, absorb the flak, let the GOP pour its millions into California.
Then make a kill-and-die speech about how the politics in California has become a shark pit of disingenuous, dishonest, craven, scum-sucking bastards. Say, on the record, once and for all (because your career is over) that the last GOP governor started California's dance with with deregulated energy, and that people who said that loosened controls on utilities would lead to price gouging and the ultimate screwing of the people of your state were right. Tell reporters that if the Bush administration spent as much effort on prosecuting its pals in the oil industry as it did on taking down honest politicians, we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. Urge the people of California to turn their backs on the politics of slime and greed and this stupid, stupid race to the bottom. Profess strong support for your lieutenant governor, wish him luck in the special election and repeat that Californians deserve better than the lying, cheating, disgusting coating of excrement that the GOP coup has left on this once-proud state. And then move to Canada.
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