oh boy, oh boy, a sticker

Indeed, election day is upon us. The long wild ride will hopefully be over in a few hours. After finishing up this entry I'll be on the way to my polling station. I still haven't made up my mind. The only thing I really care about is that Davis is removed. I would prefer to have a rabid dung-flinging ape in office than him. I really can't understand why any liberals or democrats are supporting him. Davis is pretty much the anti-democrat. He gave tax breaks to only the rich, eliminated almost every social service for lower income folks, initiated the most regressive taxation scheme possible, is very anti-immigrant, and redirected vast amounts of education money toward building prisons instead. He is also the greatest corporate whore in history with an abominable record of selling off favors and perks to the highest bidder. Davis brazenly lied about the state's financial situation during his campaign and only won because he spent state money to help Simon defeat Riordan, thus gaining the moderate vote for himself. He is one of the most corrupt politicians alive today and regardless who might replace him, Davis deserves nothing less than removal.

As for a replacement candidate, I have no idea. I don't like any of the major candidates. There is a certain appeal to voting for the candidate whose campaign statement was "I breathe" or the guy who said that his election to office would break the 7th Seal and unleash Armagedon. Porn star, sumo wrestler, retired meat packer? Perhaps I'll bring a pair of dice with me and start rolling them when I step into the booth. Or maybe I'll discreetly lean over to the next booth and say "pssst ... who are you voting for?" Or, I could make this into an entrepreneurial expedition and sell my vote.

However the day turns out I think the recall process has been a good thing. It has brought many of the issues facing the state to the public's attention. It has revived voter interest producing the highest voter turn out in years. Even if Davis wins this will hopefully have shaken a little responsibility into him. In fact, it already had the positive effect of forcing Davis to sign the licenses-for-immigrants bill he twice vetoed (so that he could regain the eroding support from his own party). And it has certainly been an entertaining process with smut peddlers and billboard models putting in their bid for governor. I much prefer wacky, silly elections like this to the normal serious ones. It shows politics to be the joke that it really is. Well, if you have any last minute campaign pitches for me, call me in the next 20 minutes or so. After that I'll be flipping my coin.