That column is the biggest load of clap-trap hoakum I've ever read. This guy is a leftist curmudgeon. Why would you think his "sources" have any credibility?
For cripes sake he thinks Howard "started" the recall. Howard was there at the beginning. But I can tell you firsthand that Howard was not the person who first raised the notion of the recall, though it may have been people close to him.
If you are basing your decision on this commie columnist, you better go back to Republican Politics 101 (hint: the leftists in the print media are not a good source for information)
You know they're really reaching when they resort to potshots about his height!