Ouch! Translated does that mean, "Of course I'm a creepy, power-mad megalomaniac, but you don't have to like me to vote for me."
Look as if this approach resonates!
Dan
Is that true?
Anyway, I'm loving all the negative press on Davis. Pretty soon, are we going to start seeing positive articles on Simon -- meetings, speeches, positions? Or is he waiting until November's a little closer?
Dan
i'm so glad i moved out in '99!!
Wow, my head is spinning here.
(I'm not actually opposed to letting illegal aliens drive, if they have the skills. I've always been fairly pro-immigration. But the contradictions in Governor Davis' statements are absurd).
His sellout of the private prisons is shameful. There's something pathetic about it being so cheap to buy a governor.
D
Subject: Simon Highlights Davis Failures on Budget, Jobs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Simon Highlights Davis Failures on Budget, Jobs SACRAMENTO - Gubernatorial nominee Bill Simon delivered a full broadside today, hammering away at Gray Davis for raising taxes and for his mishandling of the state budget and the economy.
Speaking before the California Taxpayers' Association, Simon warned the group that the impending budget debate would tempt lawmakers - with the implicit consent of the Governor - to raise taxes.
"The reason we had surpluses is because of the hardworking people of California. But instead of managing our surplus, Davis spent way too much, growing government far faster than even the record levels of growth we've seen. Now some in the legislature blame you for the deficit - they would rather raise your taxes then exercise some fiscal discipline," said Simon.
Referring to the Governor's lukewarm declaration that he would not 'advocate' raising taxes, Simon remarked, "The Governor has hardly drawn a line in the sand. If anything, he's sent an invitation to the Legislature to do his dirty work."
Simon has proposed stimulating economic growth reducing the top capital gains tax rate in California from 9.3 percent to 5 percent. Every prior capital gains tax cut at the federal level has actually led to markedly increased tax receipts.
"Taxes and growth are inextricably linked," said Simon. "Smart tax policy has an eye towards stimulus first, not revenue."
Simon also reiterated his criticisms of Governor Davis for what he termed his "three-year assault on job creation in California."
"From overpriced energy contracts, to job-killing legislation aimed at paying off political debts, this Governor's every action seems aimed at hurting business and job growth."
Speaking on the Governor's recent workers' compensation legislation, Simon noted, "These so-called 'reforms' are so anti-growth they look like they were written exclusively by Davis' big union and trial lawyer donors."
### ________________________ BILL SIMON FOR GOVERNOR 770 L Street, Suite 950 Sacramento, CA 95827 Website: http://www.simonforgovernor.com
Vote for Simon....he's NOT insane!
I think that Davis is the single most vulnerable incumbent in the country. He is so extreme on every issue that I can't believe that the press is letting him slide. (Well, I believe it, but still!) Even on the issues that he's supposed to be "conservative" on, like the death penalty and parole, he's extreme -- he is so concerned about his image that he won't even consider that someone might have been wrongly convicted! While I think it's rare, it's possible -- you have to keep your options open in a free and just society.
Davis is about one thing and one thing only: POWER. Let's not forget that. And, because he loves power, craves power, needs power to survive, he will stop at nothing, at NOTHING, to win in November.
That's why we must pray -- and pray hard -- and work -- work hard -- to ensure that Simon wins, and that his margin of victory is solid, so the cheating and lying and scheming that Davis engages in will not impact the victory.
Go Simon!