Woe is California...

A couple of things that Richard Bennett has to say:

On the "voters are morons" meme:

....What's more remarkable is the increasing use of the argument that "the voters are too stupid to decide elections" from the left. I've thought for a long time that Democrats are generally anti-democratic, and it's getting pretty hard to hide from that fact any more....

You need only take a ride on the Muni to realize that the common folk fit just above Pangolins on the Great Chain of Being. And yet, and yet, countries that let them drag their knuckles through the halls of government consistantly do better than those that place all power in the hands of graduates of elite universities...'Tis passing strange.

And on the California was hijacked by millionaires theme:

....In point of fact, the recall was initiated by Ted Costa, a Sacramento small government gadfly who's anything but rich. Darrell Issa's money - about a dime per voter - sped up the process, but it would've happened anyway....

That's important to remember. The recall petition had a lot of momentum before Issa stepped in. My guess is also that it would have happened even without his help. And Richard also notes that we should contrast Issa's 2 million dollars with the 10 million that Davis spent just to knock Riordan out of the Republican Primary...

Posted by John Weidner at October 13, 2003 8:59 AM