This guy makes sense -- too bad he won't win (CA recall candidate Garrett Gruener)

San Jose Mercury News ^ | 9/28/03 | Phil Yost

[SteveH]

This guy makes sense -- too bad he won't win

By Phil Yost

Lurking among the little publicized candidates for governor may be legions of talented and sensible people. Or maybe only two or three. One lurking in semi-plain sight on the Web, if you Google ``recall,'' is Garrett Gruener.

Gruener is one of the founders of the Internet search engine Ask Jeeves, and of the venture capital firm Alta Partners. He's astute in business, informed about state government, and comes across as someone with both the confidence to be a chief executive and the modesty to understand his own limits.

If the next governor were selected by the state lottery, California could do a lot worse than having the Gruener ball pop out. That's the only way he has a chance to win. He hasn't even reached single digits in the polls.

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[SteveH]

The SJMN had a full editorial on Camejo and a full editorial on this unknown guy (who really is not a candidate since he favors "NO" to part I of the recall ballot) but no editorial on McClintock and little description of his policies in the Sunday they make a recall recommendation on.

It is *ALL* a smokescreen for avoiding serious discussion of conservative alternatives to Davis, *ESPECIALLY* McClintock...

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[Defiant]

Gruener is one of the founders of the Internet search engine Ask Jeeves, and of the venture capital firm Alta Partners.

He's running because he probably needs the money.

[CPT Clay]

Maybe some of these candidates can take on the state legislature and become assembleymen and help arnold make a difference.