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Politics : IMPEACH GRAY DAVIS! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (867)	8/19/2003 3:41:11 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Respond to of 1641

Gee, why doesn't Davis just rerun one of Clinton's impeachment period speeches and be done with it? Davis to acknowledge faults, slam GOP In speech Tuesday, embattled governor to promise a fight From John Mercurio CNN Political Unit Tuesday, August 19, 2003 Posted: 10:06 AM EDT (1406 GMT) cnn.com LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- In his first major speech addressing the effort to recall him from office, California Gov. Gray Davis on Tuesday will acknowledge his personal shortcomings and his role in the state's budget mess, while saying Republicans are bent on circumventing elections they can't win, according to campaign sources familiar with the speech. "I may not be the warmest politician on TV, but I'm just warming up for this fight," Davis will say during the scheduled 15-minute speech, which he'll deliver at the University of California-Los Angeles at 5 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT). The governor will be joined at the UCLA event by his wife, Sharon, state Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres, state AFL-CIO chief Art Pulaski and roughly 300 supporters. California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who is scheduled to join Sharon Davis at a political event later in the evening, also may attend the Davis speech. In his address, Davis will announce that he plans to conduct campaign-style town-hall meetings across California next month. "I'm going to travel the state and listen to your questions," he will say, according to a prepared text. "And actually, I've got a few questions of my own." Davis and his wife wrote the speech with little assistance from campaign advisers, aides said. According to sources, the embattled governor plans to discuss the top issues in the October 7 election -- the state's budget deficit, the energy crisis and his personal image as a cold and detached technocrat. While he'll take responsibility for all of the debacles, he also plans to mount a spirited defense. He'll note, for example, that there have been no blackouts in California in more than two years, and that he was largely vindicated by the subsequent revelations of Enron's role in the energy crisis. Davis will directly refute charges that he sought to hide the size of California's budget shortfall in the weeks before the 2002 election, and he will note that 41 other states dealt with serious budget deficits in 2003. He will also note that the state Legislature adheres to a burdensome requirement that any spending plan receive a two-thirds majority before approval. Davis also will say he "makes no apology" for spending heavily on education and health care. Taking a sharply partisan turn, the governor also plans to argue that the recall effort is part of a national phenomenon that has characterized the GOP over the past decade. "When Republicans can't win elections fair and square, they resort to this," Davis will say, noting the GOP-led impeachment of President Clinton following his 1996 re-election and the off-year congressional redistricting Republicans are attempting this year in Colorado and Texas. It was unclear whether Davis also would discuss the 2000 Florida presidential election. Sources said a reference to Florida was part of his original speech, but there was a discussion late Monday about removing it.