FYI: Don't expect me to be impartial because some of these people are just plain wrong...
THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD:
Gavin Newsom For a Better California
THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD:
Gavin Newsom For a Better California
The Mayor of San Francisco that poured gas onto the gay marriage flame in 2004 is back and running for governor. Mayor Newsom is the only candidate I have seen yet with a "Marriage Equality" section in his website where he specifically states his commitment to helping repeal Prop 8. Now here is a guy with some serious cojones! Oh and just in case you didn't know, after Newsom turned marriage equality into front page news in San Francisco by offering marriage licenses in 2004, he kicked his opponent's hindquarters royally in his 2007 re-election bid after winning 74% of the vote. When does that EVER happen in politics. Looks like you CAN win and support gay rights!
This Ebay exec is the most recent addition to the republican field. Meg has decided that only three things matter to California: Creating jobs, cutting spending, and fixing education. I agree with her on two of those, but seriously, THREE issues? California only has three issues we need to worry about? it's not like we are the 8th largest economy in the world with 55 Million people living here or anything. Anyway, lets get back on topic. according to Ms. Whitman we are going to add jobs by cutting taxes, we are going to cut spending by cutting jobs (I kid you not, she seriously said that, check the website), and we are going to fix education by giving each school a letter grade A-F. Yeah, not only do those two first parts just plain sound stupid, but the third part isn't even close to the solution we need in education. According to Ms. Whitman the problem is that teachers and the state controls education and she wants to give that control back to parents. Trust me, you're not the only one. LAUSD has been working on that for some time now, but the parents in the inner city just don't have time for that. Lack of parental involvement is the problem and they have been trying to solve it for years, I doubt the fact that you have only now realized this is a problem is going to have much effect! so anyway, I hope I have influenced you not to vote for this individual.
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is a man of "integrity" and strong "ethical sense." Or so his bio would have you believe. Now this is the same bio that includes a random line about September 11, 2001 that doesn't really make sense where it is placed (not to suggest he's trying to capitalize on a national tragedy or anything). So, rather than dwell on what could easily be a slip up by a stupid intern who doesn't realize that's not smart or appropriate, lets move on to the issues. Mr. Poizner has some really innovative ideas for California. Tax Cuts. Oh wait, we've tried that, and I'm pretty sure we've all got the economic woes to prove that doesn't work, but by all means Mr. Poizner, continue ignoring that little wrinkle. I think it is also somewhat amusing that his education plan actually sounds good. I'm not kidding I support his eduction agenda. Let teachers and administrators have more control (good). Spend more on higher education (Awesome!). Question: how exactly are you going to do that while also cutting taxes? oops sorry, didn't mean to throw a wrench into that. carry on.
(Oh yeah, he went there with the picture). Now here is a guy who I personally really want running the 8th largest economy in the world (*SARCASM*). This guy has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago... Take a moment for that to sink in... Ph.D. ... Economics... U Chicago... Yeah, my first thought was "holy shit man, you must be hella smart!" Oh wait, it gets better. His faculty advisor was Milton Freidman. Yeah, pretty crazy right. Well, for those of you who made the connection this might make him smart, and educated by one of the pioneers of free market thinking, unfortunately, it also makes his economic policies... well... wrong! As we've seen the free market doesn't work the way its supposed to. Unfortunately greed and our own human flaws always get in the way of pure market forces. thats just reality (example: the past 12 months). So, this world view has failed in the past, it failed now, isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over but expecting a different result? yeah, it is. so Mr. CAmpbell is either stupid or insane for advocating failed economic policies. I'm not sure I want either of those as my governor.
Jerry Brown 2010
Jerry Brown is currently the Attorney General for the state of California. Born in 1938, this gentleman has definitely had an interesting past that includes a vote of chastity, getting his butt whipped by Clinton for the national presidential nomination in 1992, and, get this, he's already been Governor! TWICE! Aside from the obvious "isn't there a term limit issue?" question, this guy looks like a decent guy who's done some pretty awesome stuff for the state of california and the country. His website is a little dark and dreary though, so maybe someone should help him out with that.
THE REPUBLICAN FIELD:
Meg Whitman 2010: A New California
This Ebay exec is the most recent addition to the republican field. Meg has decided that only three things matter to California: Creating jobs, cutting spending, and fixing education. I agree with her on two of those, but seriously, THREE issues? California only has three issues we need to worry about? it's not like we are the 8th largest economy in the world with 55 Million people living here or anything. Anyway, lets get back on topic. according to Ms. Whitman we are going to add jobs by cutting taxes, we are going to cut spending by cutting jobs (I kid you not, she seriously said that, check the website), and we are going to fix education by giving each school a letter grade A-F. Yeah, not only do those two first parts just plain sound stupid, but the third part isn't even close to the solution we need in education. According to Ms. Whitman the problem is that teachers and the state controls education and she wants to give that control back to parents. Trust me, you're not the only one. LAUSD has been working on that for some time now, but the parents in the inner city just don't have time for that. Lack of parental involvement is the problem and they have been trying to solve it for years, I doubt the fact that you have only now realized this is a problem is going to have much effect! so anyway, I hope I have influenced you not to vote for this individual.Steve Poizner for Governor 2010
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is a man of "integrity" and strong "ethical sense." Or so his bio would have you believe. Now this is the same bio that includes a random line about September 11, 2001 that doesn't really make sense where it is placed (not to suggest he's trying to capitalize on a national tragedy or anything). So, rather than dwell on what could easily be a slip up by a stupid intern who doesn't realize that's not smart or appropriate, lets move on to the issues. Mr. Poizner has some really innovative ideas for California. Tax Cuts. Oh wait, we've tried that, and I'm pretty sure we've all got the economic woes to prove that doesn't work, but by all means Mr. Poizner, continue ignoring that little wrinkle. I think it is also somewhat amusing that his education plan actually sounds good. I'm not kidding I support his eduction agenda. Let teachers and administrators have more control (good). Spend more on higher education (Awesome!). Question: how exactly are you going to do that while also cutting taxes? oops sorry, didn't mean to throw a wrench into that. carry on.Tom Campbell: CAmpbell for California (cute, huh?)
(Oh yeah, he went there with the picture). Now here is a guy who I personally really want running the 8th largest economy in the world (*SARCASM*). This guy has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago... Take a moment for that to sink in... Ph.D. ... Economics... U Chicago... Yeah, my first thought was "holy shit man, you must be hella smart!" Oh wait, it gets better. His faculty advisor was Milton Freidman. Yeah, pretty crazy right. Well, for those of you who made the connection this might make him smart, and educated by one of the pioneers of free market thinking, unfortunately, it also makes his economic policies... well... wrong! As we've seen the free market doesn't work the way its supposed to. Unfortunately greed and our own human flaws always get in the way of pure market forces. thats just reality (example: the past 12 months). So, this world view has failed in the past, it failed now, isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over but expecting a different result? yeah, it is. so Mr. CAmpbell is either stupid or insane for advocating failed economic policies. I'm not sure I want either of those as my governor.Hope you enjoyed this little information session on the candidates for the #1 job in the state of California. I'll keep my eyes and ears open for new personalities as they pop into the race. Lets hope their ideas are a little bit better than a late realization that we have problems in education and wanting to cut taxes.
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