[NormsRevenge]

Davis Press Secretary Steve Maviglio says: ``The governor has a wide circle of people from whom he seeks points of view. Sometimes he agrees with them, sometimes he doesn't.''

But compared with Wilson, Davis has centralized decision-making in his administration, so there are fewer points of contact for special interests, critics say. As a result, those with strong ties to the governor and his closest aides -- such as lobbyist and fundraising strategist Darius Anderson -- have even more clout than in administrations where power was less concentrated.

``I'm troubled by the fact that you have private operators up there running around the governor's staff,'' said Robert Fellmeth, who directs a public interest law center at the University of San Diego. Davis' staff has ``minimal authority'' while ``the big financiers of the state have access,'' he said, ``and access gives them influence.'

'Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely '


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[Grampa Dave]

Norm when your statement, 'Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely', is combined with my favorite descriptive word, Arrogant, of the Rats in power, we get a great descriptive phrase:

'Absolute Arrogant Power Corrupts Absolutely '