Bush ran fast from the recall today. The last question in the news conference was about his views on the recall. He doesn't know much about recals. We don't have them much in the country. We don't have them in Texas, thankfully. Yes, he added the word thankfully! It doesn't matter what he thinks. It matters what the people of California think.
Polizeros has an excellent report on a possible Peter Camejo/Arianna Huffington alliance at Political State Report.
Mercury News reported that Riordan doesn't want in if Feinstein gets in. (Hat tip: Prestopundit). Perhaps the draft Feinstein movement is designed to keep Riordan out.
And that's just yesterday's news that I didn't get to yesterday. Dan Weintraub has an early morning roundup and I'll be mining the papers next.
Oh yeah, Arnold's out. Again.
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Posted by: andy at July 30, 2003 08:56 AM (Permalink)I was disappointed in Bush's response. The reporter set up a low pitch that Bush could have knocked out of the park. The question went along the lines of, "sir, do you believe a recall election financed by one millionaire who himself wants to be governor is truly democratic?" Bush could have said, "all of the money in the world will not unseat a popular governor. Davis is facing a recall election because of his own policies and lack of leadership rather than the financing of Darrell Issa." Instead, Bush fumbled around and mumbled something about the will of California--Californians, should be listened to.
I was underwhelmed.
Perhaps Bush will get more involved if the Clintons' rumored intervention in California comes to fruition.
Posted by: Jeff at July 30, 2003 09:07 AM (Permalink)Here's an assumption I'm working under now. I think somebody - Feinstein or Bustamante - has all the paperwork done, and all the top tier of the party know and assume this but are keeping up the party unity talk in order to keep free agents out of the process. Then at 4:30 on August 9, Feinstein (or Bustamante) holds a press conference saying that s(he) has been hearing great concern from constituents and has decided to step in and avoid letting the GOP "steal the governorship." S(he) files at the last minute, Gray Davis' political career is mercifully over, the Dems maintain the governorship.
On the one hand, this is underhanded and subverts the process (albeit legally). On the other hand, that hasn't exactly been out of the ordinary in the last five years, in California or anywhere. I can't say I approve of this strategy, but it's the only out I can see for the Dems - hitching their wagon to Davis' star is somewhat more suicidal than I think they intended.
Posted by: Seth at July 31, 2003 10:47 AM (Permalink)uugghh, thank goodness sauron kept his clam shut. nothing good comes out of it anyway
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