"Governor's Recall"

It's all over the newspapers so being a Poli-Sci major, I have dedicated today's entry to this topic. This recall is supposedly a very historic event -- no other governor has been successfully put onto the recall ballot except for some governor from North Dakota back in the 1920s. First time ever in California. Truly, I was never a huge supporter of Davis, but I didn't think a recall was necessary. Yeah, the economy is bad, he screwed up on the energy crisis and we are in a $38B deficit.... but, that's just how times are right now. The bubble bursted, as many economists say. I think he became a scapegoat to all these bad events. Wrong place at the wrong time. Had 9/11 not happened and the Iraq crisis not been elevated, I think Bush would probably in the same position of being recalled. Life is realistic, and so is politics.

I found out from news clippings that it will cost the state of California $35M to run this emergency recall election. Yep, a $35M hit to the already deep deficit. When the voters (all 1.3M of them) signed those recall petitions, I wonder how many of them knew about the $35M cost? If majority of them wanted to boot Davis out because of the deficit, then they have just dug the hole even deeper. Truth and Consequences...

So if Davis is booted out, who will be the most qualified person to run? Bill Simon? Arnold Schwarzenegger? You've got to be kidding! Analysts say that there will probably be 100+ candidates trying to fill the spot. It only takes 65 signatures, a $3500 fee, and bam! you can run too!