May 18 2009
Why is the Governor leaving town on the day of his special election?
The Governor is leaving town on Tuesday - the day of his special election. He won’t be in California - he’s going to be back east. Why?
Someone from the Governor’s office let it slip that President Obama is going to announce, tommorow, that the federal government is adopting the same clean air standards that California is using. Of course, the Governor of California wants to be there for that. Why not? It is media attention for California, for the Governor, and it is media attention with the President.
Never mind that California is having huge problems complying with their own standards. Or that every state in the nation might not have the same ability to function as California, when these standards are in place. Instead, avoid the hard work of having to decide a national policy, and simply adopt California’s. Not a bad solution for the Presidential workload, but a horrible one for the nation.
