Exactly 2 weeks left. The CA-LtG debate was yesterday, and you can view it at CBS5.com here. Unlike the controller debate, this is well...dirty. McClintock goes on the attack on his Executive Life Hooey and then scares us all:
McClintock, who has served in the Legislature for 20 years, said the state would benefit from a look back to the 1950s when roads were less crowded, water was so plentiful many cities didn't meter it, and public schools were the best in the country. He called for the lieutenant governor's office to be "an idea factory'' that would help make government more efficient. (SF Chron 10/24)
Yikes, but I'm pretty sure I don't want his kind of ideas (no minimum wage, no choice, no equality, and well...no government). The best part is McClintock thinking that somehow the fifties are going to come back. He complains that people are leaving the state, and then complains that the roads are too crowded and we have too little water. Well, Tom, you can't have it both ways. Growth means crowded freeways or paying for new ones. Which are you planning to support? Well, you aren't supporting the bonds, so I'm thinking that you'll have to stick with crowded freeways. No Tom, we really don't need your backwards ideas.
Let's move. Teasers: GOP freaking out, Prop 87 as a rallying point, Prop 90 is getting too little attention, The Gav, and The Levees
I've changed the link types to make them open in new windows. If that bothers anybody let me know.
The NRCC is worried...very worried about CA-11. The NRCC has spent over $600,000 compared to the people helping McNerney at $80K. What does all that money go to? Well, push polls and dirty mailers of course? The Pombo campaign is getting desperate, and getting dirty. With only 2 weeks, expect Pombo to get more desperate and more dirty.
Oh yeah, the NRCC is pouring money into CA-04 too. So far, over $150K, plus a bunch more from the GOP cronies of John Doolittle in the House. Maybe he should quit taking 15% of his campaign funds (through Julie Doolittle).
Prop 87 could be the big energizer we need. With all the star power coming into the state (Gore, Bill Clinton) to campaign for Prop 87, and a popular enemy in Big Oil, Prop 87 makes for a good rallying cry. So, go vote for Prop 87 and tell your friends! Global Warming Bad, Big Oil Bad, Prop 87 Good!
Dan Weintraub hits the nail on the head when he says that Prop 90, "is a constitutional amendment that could change the face of California government forever. It deserves far more attention than it has received to date.
