What do you expect? California has been a one party state for the last 25 years or so, and Democrats seem to prefer power to constitutional niceties. By every metric that matters to the average Californian - crime, education, homelessness, energy prices, housing, state finances, coercive mandates and regulations - Newsom has run the state into the ground. Yet Democrats vote like zombies for more of the same. It’s like North Korea, but with palm trees and better Mexican restaurants.
He’s good at projecting a well-spoken, relaxed, dismissive, and when required, an indignant tone..all on camera and in interviews. My conclusion is he is essentially a very duplicitous autocrat, acting as if he is a defender of “democracy”. On any given issue, he’s claiming democracy, while at the same time enacting laws to reduce transparency, push mandates, or dodging voter initiatives, like prop 36. Granted there’s a few bills during his term that I would actually agree with.
Pretty much every article on him exposes the same issue, his term is marked by a systemic lack of accountability. And I think he knows full well how the voting system is abused in California, while claiming he’s protecting voters. Democrats sure do have their pick of potential 28 presidential candidates, they’d be wise to keep their distance from him..but then again, it’s not as if folks like AOC or Harris would do any less damage to the country.
I had to fly into Anaheim on business last month. My Uber driver was a very pleasant Korean-American gentleman, and as we chatted, I asked how long he'd lived in California.
"All my life," he replied.
I asked what he liked about living there. For the record, I hadn't said a word about politics. But the question apparently opened a floodgate. He launched into a litany of complaints: the high cost of living, corruption, government waste, traffic, crime, and just about everything else that frustrated him about California.
So I asked the obvious question: "Have you ever thought about moving to another state?"
His answer surprised me.
"I can't imagine living anywhere else."
Maybe that explains something about California. It really is an extraordinarily beautiful state, with remarkable weather, scenery, culture, and an atmosphere that's hard to duplicate anywhere else. For someone who has spent his entire life there, leaving may seem almost inconceivable.
And perhaps that's part of why California can get away with problems that might drive people away from someplace less desirable. People may complain bitterly about the cost, crime, traffic, grime, waste, and corruption—not because they consider those things acceptable, but because the things they love about California still outweigh them.
Or, as my driver put it more succinctly after telling me nearly everything he hated about California:
Great article but unfortunately irrelevant since Grusome has been elected twice and at the end of his TWO terms. The damage to California is done, now someone needs to fix it!
The real important question is will Becerra continue his policies? Becerra is a hard worker and has earned his Law Degree. he benefitted from Affirmative Action but he worked hard.
"How is this [secrecy and obfuscation] possible?" you ask. Simple answer: Newsom is a poster-child lying progressive politician whose only loyalty is to his own power and financial portfolio.
The other "Social Democrats" talk the talk, but Gavin has been walking the Soviet-style secrecy walk for a long time while trying to avoid the label. It will take the others years to catch up to him.
Newsom is talented. He’s full of BS but he makes it sound good to libs and middle of the road voters. GOP beware.
Newsom is a slimy snake oil salesman, indeed!
One of the best I've ever seen. Makes a pile of shit look like cotton candy to the typical voter.
I’d say he’s one of the first socialist governors in the US.
Second only to Jerry Brown who took all the Death Row slime balls off death row. he was an autocrat who wanted to become a Priest.
What do you expect? California has been a one party state for the last 25 years or so, and Democrats seem to prefer power to constitutional niceties. By every metric that matters to the average Californian - crime, education, homelessness, energy prices, housing, state finances, coercive mandates and regulations - Newsom has run the state into the ground. Yet Democrats vote like zombies for more of the same. It’s like North Korea, but with palm trees and better Mexican restaurants.
He’s good at projecting a well-spoken, relaxed, dismissive, and when required, an indignant tone..all on camera and in interviews. My conclusion is he is essentially a very duplicitous autocrat, acting as if he is a defender of “democracy”. On any given issue, he’s claiming democracy, while at the same time enacting laws to reduce transparency, push mandates, or dodging voter initiatives, like prop 36. Granted there’s a few bills during his term that I would actually agree with.
Pretty much every article on him exposes the same issue, his term is marked by a systemic lack of accountability. And I think he knows full well how the voting system is abused in California, while claiming he’s protecting voters. Democrats sure do have their pick of potential 28 presidential candidates, they’d be wise to keep their distance from him..but then again, it’s not as if folks like AOC or Harris would do any less damage to the country.
I had to fly into Anaheim on business last month. My Uber driver was a very pleasant Korean-American gentleman, and as we chatted, I asked how long he'd lived in California.
"All my life," he replied.
I asked what he liked about living there. For the record, I hadn't said a word about politics. But the question apparently opened a floodgate. He launched into a litany of complaints: the high cost of living, corruption, government waste, traffic, crime, and just about everything else that frustrated him about California.
So I asked the obvious question: "Have you ever thought about moving to another state?"
His answer surprised me.
"I can't imagine living anywhere else."
Maybe that explains something about California. It really is an extraordinarily beautiful state, with remarkable weather, scenery, culture, and an atmosphere that's hard to duplicate anywhere else. For someone who has spent his entire life there, leaving may seem almost inconceivable.
And perhaps that's part of why California can get away with problems that might drive people away from someplace less desirable. People may complain bitterly about the cost, crime, traffic, grime, waste, and corruption—not because they consider those things acceptable, but because the things they love about California still outweigh them.
Or, as my driver put it more succinctly after telling me nearly everything he hated about California:
"I can't imagine living anywhere else."
Did you ask him what party he voted for?
Great article but unfortunately irrelevant since Grusome has been elected twice and at the end of his TWO terms. The damage to California is done, now someone needs to fix it!
The real important question is will Becerra continue his policies? Becerra is a hard worker and has earned his Law Degree. he benefitted from Affirmative Action but he worked hard.
Maybe so, but who’s gonna pardon him when it gets to nut-cuttin’ time?
"How is this [secrecy and obfuscation] possible?" you ask. Simple answer: Newsom is a poster-child lying progressive politician whose only loyalty is to his own power and financial portfolio.
@Gavin Newsom And the answer is …?
The legal system is only as sound as those who administer it.
“… an important question: What is Gavin Newsom hiding?”
The list is longer than a porn star’s johnson.
The other "Social Democrats" talk the talk, but Gavin has been walking the Soviet-style secrecy walk for a long time while trying to avoid the label. It will take the others years to catch up to him.
Where are things at now? Are you taking them to court over this obfuscation?
Everything.