Tuesday, January 06, 2004
The Look of Democracy--California Style
Ahnold's Boffo Speech Leaves Dems Cold
The Democrat members of the California legislature, many flaked out on their chairs, leaning on their desks, look like a bunch of Tom Sawyers and Huckleberrys telling their classmates about their latest scam at Aunt Polly's fence.
If you're not watching Arnold's speech real time, you're missing the melodrama displayed by the juveniles amongst them--John Burton speaks behind Arnold's back--literally, he's leaning over talking to the guy on the left behind the dais.
The old pols' body language, wise and bored, tells me they still haven't dealt with Arnold's presence.
Arnold's speech's rhythm has picked up, his lapse into Austrian-English allows him to spit out words like "modest reform." Modest, he says? Other topics deal with time lines, limits. He just called a spade a spade again, "The state is flat broke...had to borrow from Washington..." Takes on the regulatory structure--wants sweeping reform of wholesale energy buys. Jobs? Wants to create, create, create, bring in business personally. He promises to go all over the nation to recruit business for California. He promised he could sell California. I kind of think he can.
Encourage building of hydrogen hiway--urgehome builders to stress the use of solar power--successful co-existence of environment and business.
Listing areas of cooperation include military issues, will fight as a state to keep our military bases open. Good thing.
Arnold has fired a shot across the bow: go with me or face the people. Burton, chief of the Dems, yawns.
Good finish.
California Democrats Resond
The usual--Republicans hate children and old people and would like their families to freakin die.
P. ROSE--POSTER BOY FOR HALL OF FAME
yeah...for thieves, liars and twisted sisters!
The first inductee, of course, has to be O.J. Simpson.
Following somewhere under him is anyone who helped O.J. Simpson.
Bill Clinton comes to mind, as does Michael Jackson, and my two personal favs, Bin Laden and Saddam.
Meanwhile, Pete Rose is trying to gain eligibility into the baseball Hall of Fame. What, has he died and risen from the grave, only to appear again? The verdict was "banned for life." Don't people ever mean what they say?
Rose's new book tells all. Yes, he did bet on baseball, and lied about it for fourteen years. But, he never, ever, nnnnnever bet against his own team. Fortunately for baseball, only the citizens of Cincinnati believe that whopper.
So here's another opportunity (we'vew had many the last few months) for our truthphobic culture to redefine rules for the rich and famous. Show little boys and hero worshiping big men that it's not enough just to fess up and say you're sorry. No. You gotta lose something; that's just the devine way of things. Good God. Any loving father would tell his kid what happens when ya lie, cheat and steal. And he oughta use people like Rose as an example.
We're going to be taking lots of stands from now on, I am certain. We may as well start with Pete Rose, get into practice of saying something rather unpopular. We may even have the nerve to mention, just mention, that Bryant might be guilty. Actually, I'm always amazed at how many folks agree with me.
Thanks for the read!
The Democrat members of the California legislature, many flaked out on their chairs, leaning on their desks, look like a bunch of Tom Sawyers and Huckleberrys telling their classmates about their latest scam at Aunt Polly's fence.
If you're not watching Arnold's speech real time, you're missing the melodrama displayed by the juveniles amongst them--John Burton speaks behind Arnold's back--literally, he's leaning over talking to the guy on the left behind the dais.
The old pols' body language, wise and bored, tells me they still haven't dealt with Arnold's presence.
Arnold's speech's rhythm has picked up, his lapse into Austrian-English allows him to spit out words like "modest reform." Modest, he says? Other topics deal with time lines, limits. He just called a spade a spade again, "The state is flat broke...had to borrow from Washington..." Takes on the regulatory structure--wants sweeping reform of wholesale energy buys. Jobs? Wants to create, create, create, bring in business personally. He promises to go all over the nation to recruit business for California. He promised he could sell California. I kind of think he can.
Encourage building of hydrogen hiway--urgehome builders to stress the use of solar power--successful co-existence of environment and business.
Listing areas of cooperation include military issues, will fight as a state to keep our military bases open. Good thing.
Arnold has fired a shot across the bow: go with me or face the people. Burton, chief of the Dems, yawns.
Good finish.
California Democrats Resond
The usual--Republicans hate children and old people and would like their families to freakin die.
P. ROSE--POSTER BOY FOR HALL OF FAME
yeah...for thieves, liars and twisted sisters!
The first inductee, of course, has to be O.J. Simpson.
Following somewhere under him is anyone who helped O.J. Simpson.
Bill Clinton comes to mind, as does Michael Jackson, and my two personal favs, Bin Laden and Saddam.
Meanwhile, Pete Rose is trying to gain eligibility into the baseball Hall of Fame. What, has he died and risen from the grave, only to appear again? The verdict was "banned for life." Don't people ever mean what they say?
Rose's new book tells all. Yes, he did bet on baseball, and lied about it for fourteen years. But, he never, ever, nnnnnever bet against his own team. Fortunately for baseball, only the citizens of Cincinnati believe that whopper.
So here's another opportunity (we'vew had many the last few months) for our truthphobic culture to redefine rules for the rich and famous. Show little boys and hero worshiping big men that it's not enough just to fess up and say you're sorry. No. You gotta lose something; that's just the devine way of things. Good God. Any loving father would tell his kid what happens when ya lie, cheat and steal. And he oughta use people like Rose as an example.
We're going to be taking lots of stands from now on, I am certain. We may as well start with Pete Rose, get into practice of saying something rather unpopular. We may even have the nerve to mention, just mention, that Bryant might be guilty. Actually, I'm always amazed at how many folks agree with me.
Thanks for the read!
