Larry Miller is dubious about the prospects for a successful outcome of the recall election in California. Read the whole thing, and don't forget to note the headline of his article.
Now, from the very beginning of this madcap adventure I have been against, against, against, and against the recall, and it seems every day I add another "against." Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe I'll see the light in the next seven weeks, but I can't help thinking that even if the Republicans (whoever they are at this point) manage to beat Davis and put someone in office, they'd just be sliding over and taking the wheel of a truck that's already gone off the cliff.Posted by Alan at August 24, 2003 12:42 PMWhat news, Horatio? Here's what: Cruz Bustamante (which I still think sounds like the junior officers' nickname for an Italian honeymoon ship) is essentially neck and neck with Schwarzenegger in the polls. Cruz has become a nationally known figure because of all this, which is significant given that until last week his parents weren't even sure who he was. They know now. He's tied with Arnold, who is apparently not über alles anymore. And how dumb can I possibly be about all this? I still think Gray Davis is going to foil them all and win.
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You know how most people are in the media. Through the '80s and '90s, it ate them up every time Arnold had a hit movie and they had to report another huge success for him. And then when he made "Last Action Hero" they coiled and pounced and bit him like cobras. Remember? Every interview he had for a year started with a reporter putting on a phony voice of concern and saying, "It must've hurt to fail that big. Want to tell us about it?" I think these same folks are in their basements sharpening their knives on a big grinding wheel right now. Oh, sure, they've been dumping on the governor, but in a few weeks they'll tear into Schwarzenegger and make Davis look like Cicero.