SF Giants: The Republicans’ Secret Weapon?
Congratulations to the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants!
Perhaps the Giants victory signifies the beginning of the turnaround for California. After all, California finally beat Texas. One can only hope.
But is the Giants victory also a way for another underdog, Meg Whitman, to pull off an upset win in her version of a World Series?
Here’s the theory. With the Giants capturing the World Series, Giants fans in San Francisco and environs go into joyous celebration. Being San Francisco, the partying lasts through the night. Groggy, many citizens of the City by the Bay barely make it to work and struggle through the day. One thing they don’t do is vote!
With voting in the Democratic stronghold suppressed, Whitman and her fellow Republicans pull ahead in the voting.
Bottom of the Ninth, Bases Loaded
Depending upon which poll you read, the races for statewide offices and ballot initiatives are in statistical dead heats today. Which means it’s anyone’s game.
Speaking of games, the Giants clenched the World Series last night. Sure, seems natural now that they’ve done it. But let’s rewind a few days, even weeks.
When the Giants went to the playoffs against the Atlanta Braves a few weeks ago, experts said they wouldn’t make it. They said the Braves were a well-organized, establishment team that would be hard to beat. But we did it anyway.
When the Giants proceeded to the semi-finals against the Phillies, sports pundits said the Phillies had the spunk and the talent to whoop the Giants. Even Giants fans took pause, saying we could never beat the Phillies at home. We beat them anyway.
The Long Beach Dash for Cash
The Port of Long Beach is viewed by the international trade community as one of the better managed ports in the United States. It is blessed with an extremely talented and hard working management team and a harbor commission that takes its role and responsibilities seriously. In addition, under the City Charter, the Port has historically been at an arms length distance from the City, insulating it from the roller coaster of everyday City Hall politics. As a result, the Port of Long Beach has an enviable record of success.
Unfortunately for the Port and the community of Long Beach, all that may change on November 2nd.
With little debate and no analysis, the City Council rushed an amendment to the City Charter onto the November 2nd ballot. “Measure D” will take hundreds of millions of dollars away from the Port and give it to the City. Measure D was crafted by the Long Beach City Council without analysis or review even by their own harbor commissioners and professional port staff – let alone by the general public and other stakeholders. At the same time, the City Council blasted the Long Beach harbor commission for not agreeing to an earlier version of the measure.
Lockyer, Others Deny Pension Crisis
Cross posted at www.calwatchdog.com
Apparently the ideological left, public employment unions and some the state’s top financial officials still don’t get that we have a public employee unfunded pension liability crisis, or they are just in denial.
Late last month, I attended the Milken Institute’s annual “State of the State” conference a usually lively event featuring in depth discussion of the biggest challenges facing the state and sometimes-innovative ideas hosted by one of the state’s most recognizable left-of-center think tanks. Topics discussed ranged from the 2010 gubernatorial election to California innovation to the housing boom and subsequent collapse.
“Don’t Stop Believing” – The San Francisco Giants Won the World Series Championship. Will Democrats rule on Tuesday?
Glory goes to the San
Francisco Giants whose manager, organization, spirit and clutch players made
this World Series so spectacular. The
celebration continues tonight at San Francisco’s Civic Plaza and at countless
bars in the Bay Area. Will Democrats
rule tomorrow as the City by the Bay Celebrates?
Most historical observers agree
that when the Giants made the World Series, they saw the unreachable star with
nostalgia reminiscent of the last time the New York Giants won the Series. That was during President Eisenhower’s
tenure. Only people old enough remember know
that it more than 50 years ago. I happen
to be one of them. While I grew up a New
York Yankees’ fan (I was born there when President Eisenhower was President), I’ve
been reminded of this countless times this week by baseball fans and relatives
back east who held out hope that one day the Giants would win again, keeping
the old dynasty alive. It kind of
reminds me of those of us who knew Reagan.
It’s the same "believing" feeling.