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To: greenspirit who wrote (11445)	10/9/2003 12:40:30 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 793782

The election in California was another indictment against Bill Clinton and the politics of personal destruction he made famous. It was also an indictement against liberal fiscal irresponsibility. We are reaching now, aren't we, Michael. Clinton wasn't on the ballot and it's just as straightforward to argue that Davis' negatives were so high and so strong that even Clinton was unable to overcome them. As for "liberal fiscal irresponsibility," that's worth a chuckle. My guess is that a reasonably serious analysis of fiscal issues in California will not join Bill in indicted the unions. Bill is a johnny one note on that theme. Neither of us are sufficiently well versed in California budget politics to speak with any authority as to whether it's your demon, the liberals, or the cap on property taxes, or Enron, or the unions, or whatever. As for this particular election, it's not a revolt against liberals. Had Feinstein run, the story would have been very, very different. It's a moment of fairly fascinating political theatre by a classic Rockefeller Republican actor running against one of the most disliked politicians in some time. Al Hunt noted that Davis' numbers were akin to Richard Nixon's at his low points.