Garry South on the Governor’s Race
Political consultant Garry South usually has a pretty interesting take on things, and that especially goes for the 2010 governor’s race. South offered his opinions at the California Chamber of Commerce post election conference last week.
South has a candidate who may jump into the governor’s race—San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. But South doesn’t think the other California big city mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, makes the leap. His reasoning is timing. Villaraigosa runs for re-election in March. Even if he wins, the L.A. mayor is not sworn in until July. South can’t see Villaraigosa pledging fidelity to the Los Angeles voters right up to swearing-in day and suddenly announcing a run for governor. On top of whatever embarrassment that would bring, South points out Villaraigosa will only have eleven months to build up a campaign war chest before the primary. Not enough time, says South.
The Monster that Devoured Southern California
The only monster that devours significant stretches of Southern California, and regularly comes back for more, was around again last weekend. My heart goes out to those whose homes were lost, be they proud multi-million dollar castles, or humble manufactured housing.
The orange monster ate heartily right there on our TV screens, all day and all night. Those eerie, night time videos of serpents of flame slithering along black mountain tops and ridges, sucking up and devouring all in its path, played all weekend like some sort of holiday marathon, preempting infomercials at 3am and regular programming all day.
That truly immortal description of the Santa Ana winds’ effect on Los Angeles and its environs echoes in my head whenever those devil winds blow:
Odds & Ends – November 17, 2008
Here are some odds and ends from the past week:
- Fox&Hounds Editor Joel Fox is quoted in Debra Saunders’ column on the state budget.
- FlashReport speculaates about California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring making a possible push for RNC Chairman: Is Ron Nehring Going National?.
- The Hill reports that Governor Schwarzenegger is ready to help President-elect Obama, but thus far is denying that he will accept a cabinet position in an Obama administration.
- An article in the Wall Street Journal tells of a Republican effort to challenge aspects of McCain-Feingold, and speculates on how that legislation may have ironically hurt Senator McCain’s campaign.