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Not likely, but they did print an article by Rush Limbaugh, which I don’t recall them doing before. It’s an excellent analysis of the reasons for the California recall.
Art Torres, California’s Democrat Party chairman, complains that the recall “just exacerbates the impression that we’re a bunch of wackos out here.”Sorry, Art, but that impression exists because of what you and your party have done to California, not because the people, through lawful, civil and democratic means, have decided to reclaim their state.
...Californians are also voting with their feet. They are leaving the state in bigger numbers than citizens of other states are arriving. California’s population growth is because of the influx of immigrants many of them illegal. Davis’ answer is to increase taxes and cut basic services to the citizens, while increasing benefits for illegal immigrants including driver’s licenses, in-state college tuition benefits, etc.
Moreover, between 1998 and 2001, state spending increased more than 35%. California’s $38-billion shortfall was larger than the budgets of most states. California’s bond rating has been slashed, increasing the cost of its enormous debt. And during this time, Davis added more than 25,000 state employees to the public payroll.
Davis was slow to react to his state’s energy crisis for fear of offending the radical environmentalists. The infrastructure for energy production was incapable of meeting growing demand. He then purchased long-term energy contracts at top dollar, and spot market contracts during market peaks. The result: The public paid more for energy, yet faced rolling gray-outs.
The California recall effort is a legitimate, albeit extraordinary, public reaction to a complete deterioration in political leadership. It’s difficult to see how Governor (Fill in the Blank) could do much worse.
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