Simon just couldn't help himself.
He had to go and pander to the LCR's. In so doing, he deflated his base at a critical moment in the wake of Bush's visit to CA.
Every time you think this guy is on the verge of coming back, he finds a way to screw things up. First, he allows Davis to define him. Then, he allows Davis to run scurrilous ads all summer. Following that stroke of genius, he is too cute by half with his income taxes. Then the Pacific Coin case comes down, surprising the President and the White House staff who, apparently, were caught unawares.
Nice going, Bill.
Now this. I have no bloody brief against gay men, as long as they don't try to get into my briefs. But trying to pander to the Bay Area in the hopes that you'll reduce Davis' margin there is tap-dancing stupid. All he has done is to make sure that a critical number of base Republican voters in the Inland Empire and Orange County will stay home.
Stupid, stupid, stupid. Once again, Simon finds a way to be a 
and blow a Chinaman's chance to get back in the game.
Jesus God Almighty, WHY ARE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SO STUPID?!!! YOU PEOPLE GAVE US RONALD REAGAN, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!
Is there some sort of stupid disease that has taken hold of the California Republican leadership? Did all the brains in the California Republican Party leave the state when Condoleezza Rice moved to D.C.? Good Godawmighty, I guess so! Just when George W. thinks he might have a chance to take a state that he could use in 2004, this fellow Simon runs and proves that he has a secret to getting to elective office:
Folks, if you are a Republican, you never pander to the base Democratic vote. Gays are base Democrats. They live in constant fear that a Republican President or a Republican Governor will take away their precious right to cornholio and to have same accepted by the larger kulchur.
Republicans need to be who they are. If gays want to join the party, fine. Me gots no problems. Blue laws can't be enforced anyway, in large measure. BUT DON'T PANDER TO LIBERALS WHO AREN'T GOING TO VOTE FOR YOU ANYWAY!!!!!!
God, this is so basic! Braindead, braindead, braindead!
I had a bet with Coop that I would buy him a six-pack of his choice and UPS it to his address in CA if Simon found a way to dig himself out of the hole he's in. Now, I think I'm going to win my bet.
The sad thing is, it's a bet I really, really, want to lose.
Oh well, perhaps the Simon campaign can come roaring back...
Then again, perhaps not.
Be Seeing You,
Chris