A Few Interesting Notes

from the San Francisco Chronicle...what I wouldn't give for a decent newspaper like this in Southern California.

Conservatives up in arms because Arnold is trying to appeal to Independents & Democrats (you know, the vast majority of Californians)

Gazilionaire developer Phil Angelides emphasizes his middle class roots...good luck with that Phil

Jon Carroll suggesting a pretend Democrat might be better this time around than the real thing

I have to post this quote from the Carroll article because I couldn't agree with it more (well, maybe not the Barbara Lee group hug):

"All my life, I have voted for Democrats, and much of the time I've been happy (Barbara Lee! Group hug!), but the party seems dopey and rudderless right now, at both the national level and the state level"