Political Outburst I'm not really one to write about politics on this thing of mine. Not because I don't care (one, in fact, doesn't ever want to get me started) but because who really cares what my position on multi-lateral bargaining in Eastern Asia really is? However, following the horrifying election of our new California governor and a painful phone call from my folks in which there was a lot of, "What's going on in that state of yours" where my only reply could be, "I have no fucking idea" there are a couple of things I've got to get off my chest. I'm also in a crappy mood, so there. 1) Who fuck are you people that voted for this guy? I understand the hypnotic lure of the politician as an outsider. No business as usual and all that, but there's one tiny problem with that. HE'S GOT NO IDEA WHAT HE'S DOING! It's like hiring a brick to be your chauffer. You're gonna get to go for a ride, but you're probably not going to like where you end up. I guess I'll look for the people in Velcro shoes wearing "no fat chicks" trucker hats. 2) Davis is a dick. When the recall attempt was announced everybody knew he was fucked. When it actually passed and the game was on everybody new he was fucked...But good. And what did he do? He came out and said he was going to fight it "like a Bengal tiger". Like a Bengal tiger? Who the fuck talks like that? He could have gotten a better speech by a committee of third graders (though the numerous doody references would have had to be trimmed down). Then, instead of accepting his fate and working to ensure that when he got the boot he would be replaced by somebody from his party, he goes on a power trip and gets all huffy about anybody running a vigorous campaign. God forbid he should feel as though his own party is against him as he goes down in flames while a guy who has no business being a political leader rockets up the polls. 3) Bustamante: It's arguable that he would have been that great of a governor, but let's be honest, he had the best shot at taking the prize. He had a pretty good track record as lieutenant governor and a wide support base from the Democrats, but he cow-towed to Davis' insane idea that the recall could be defeated. So instead of coming out and sayin', "Hey everybody! Vote the fuck for me!" he went around heading his bet. Moreover, he had the worst slogan in the history of politics Since Dewey came out with his "Read the paper if you don't believe I'll win" slogan of '48. I can only imagine how that meeting with his political advisors went: "Ok guys. I need a slogan that will not only ensure I don't stand a chance in the election, but will take my political career, slit its throat, and leave it in a Tenderloin residential hotel bathtub." I mean...just...what the hell?
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