I just have to shake my head as I watch the news this week.
Despite big news stories going on around the world, the
media is obsessed with the recall in California. It has
become a a real circus down there, especially with Arnold
Schwarzenegger throwing his hat into
the ring.
The question many outside California
are asking is “Why is Gray Davis being
recalled?” That’s an EXCELLENT
question! As we all know, California
has been especially hard hit by the
failing economy. The crash of the
electronics market took it’s toll on
Silicon Valley. Thousands of people
are still out of work.
California was also a victim of the
Enron energy scandal. Enron inflated
prices and began to gouge the state
with sky high energy bills. Our
unelected president decided not to step
in and interfere — after all he was pals
with the head of Enron. When the
president finally DID do something it
was too late, the state had lost too
much money.
This all brings us back to our question of “Why is Gray
Davis being recalled?” Well, as anyone can clearly see,
Davis is to blame for all of this! It’s his fault the economy
went bad. It’s his fault Enron stole money from the state. It
must be nice to be able to have one person to blame for all
these problems.
The fact is Gray Davis was elected by the majority of people
who bothered to turn up on election day. Now, those who
couldn’t be bothered to get up off their couches and vote,
get to recall the governor. One of my favorite quotes from
all this was said by Arnold Schwarzenegger when he was
on the Jay Leno show to announce that he was running for
Governor. He said that there will be an election and he
would abide by the results. Funny —there was already an
election! They elected Gray Davis! Why isn’t he abiding by
THOSE results?! I guess what he REALLY meant to say
was that there would be continued elections and he would
abide by the results, so long as he agreed with them.
I would not at all be surprised if Arnold wins the recall
election. Watching interviews of people on the street, they
all seem to think that there needs to be some sort of shake
up in the system. They say we need someone who’s not a
politician to run the political system. That’s very
interesting. I wonder if come tax time they will want
someone who isn’t a tax accountant to do their taxes. Or
when they need to get their car repaired, perhaps they will
want someone other than a mechanic to do the job? You
just have to love that sort of logic!
As a tribute to Arnold’s run for elected office, I offer the
following bit of commentary (no, I didn’t steal this, it’s the
product of my own warped imagination):
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Leave it to Arnold to treat this like some
sort of Batman & Robin story as he
rushes in like the Last Action Hero. It
will be the End of Days as on The 6th
Day he’ll create a lot of Collateral
Damage telling True Lies as he races
in like a Commando trying to be an
Erasor and Terminate his Junior
status as the front Running Man.
Personally I feel the folks of California
are getting a Raw Deal during this
Total Recall. The only thing that
Arnold should be is a Kindergarten
Cop in charge of Twins with Red Heat
rash on their butts.
This all looks like some sort of
Scavenger Hunt as candidates come
out of the woodwork. The Villain here
is the Republican party who are acting
like a Predator making sure the people
of California Stay Hungry for true
leadership, something they can starting staying a Long
Goodbye to as Arnold becomes Conan the Destroyer of
elections.
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