Puke Politics
If having your wife call you an “average guy” is bad, having a subordinate order you you cease
“puke politics” can’t be too much better.
Meanwhile, Justene wonders aloud if Lockyer vetted his statements against Loretta “Sanchez” Brixey before making them publicly. She then asks more generally whether Democrats abandoning Davis helps the state overall, or ther it leads to more chaos and uncertainty.
Xrlq says “yes,” to both questions. It will certainly create more “uncertainty” among politicians who take their constituents for granted, but on balance, I think this is a good thing. As Howard Owens recently pointed out, to do this thing right we’d really need to recall the entire Legislature, not just the governor. That isn’t happening for now, of course, although the regularly scheduled 2004 election may have a similar effect if the situation doesn’t improve in the meantime.
Lest we miss the forest for the trees, however, I’d like to say that the whole “political instability” argument is a tad hyperbolic. Recall or no, a politician’s job is far more stable than that of his average constituent. Does your job carry a four year contract, terminable only for cause? I know mine doesn’t. Plus, as an employee of the State of California, our politicians enjoy the one cush job that definitely won’t be moving out of state anytime soon. So maybe the enjoy a little less “stability,” but their sky isn’t exactly falling.
