Joe Guzzardi for Governor
of CaliforniaAugust 2, 2003
Dear Friends:
Just a few words on this Saturday morning:
According today's story in the Los Angeles Daily News, the number
of candidates who have taken out preliminary papers to run for
Governor in the Recall Election now totals 258! [See
similar article]
Rumors persist that Gray Davis is under increasingly heavy pressure
to resign. This, in my view, is unlikely. If Davis were to resign,
then the Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante takes over. Davis hates
Bustamante and Bustamante hates Davis. Their dislike for each
other is so intense that Davis will resist any efforts to force
him to quit.
If you missed the exchanges with Bustamante and the press immediately
after the Lt. Governor announced the recall election date, you
would have understood the depth of their animosity. Bustamante,
when asked to describe his relationship with Davis, said, "We
have had a few conversations over the years."
Should Davis hang in, the question becomes, "Will the Democrats
add a prominent name like Senator Dianne Feinstein?"
For a comprehensive look in the California press at all the speculation
about what might happen, go to: http://www.calnews.com/news.htm
In my E-Letter #1 I wrote that the more candidates, the merrier.
Just three days ago, there were "only" 140 listed candidates.
By the final filing date of August 9th, there could be over 300
names. Every new addition dilutes the vote and makes it easier
for us to cross the finish line first.
Finally, an item of interest for you: while we all understand
that legal and illegal immigration has brought California to
its knees, New York Times editorial writer Paul Krugman is groping
in the dark. In his Op-ed titled "The
State of Decline" (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/01/opinion/01KRUG.html),
Krugman does not mention immigration.
In fact, he even wrote about former Governor Pete Wilson without
mentioning immigration. If you have children at Princeton University,
where Krugman currently lectures, you might want to contact the
administration to express alarm that Krugman has so little perception.
On the opposite end of the journalistic spectrum is this right-on
piece by Pat Buchanan:
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Pat Buchanan
-- WorldNetDaily.com -- July 30, 2003 Who killed California? ...The United States government did. For what killed California as the golden land was massive and unrestricted immigration from the Third World, an unrepelled invasion from Mexico, and a failure to protect the U.S. manufacturing base and the wages of America's workers. -- During and after World War II, California became a bastion of our defense, aerospace, auto and TV industries...  |
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Friends, the week ahead will be interesting and exciting.
Let's hope for 500 candidates!
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If "ifs and buts" were honey
and nuts,
Then we'd all have a wonderful Christmas.
And if I win the $55 million California state lottery tonight,
you'll not hear another word from me about campaign contributions.
In the meantime, donations large and small are gratefully accepted
at:
Friends of Joe Guzzardi
Box 2705
Lodi, CA. 95241-2705
