KP Newsflash (3/13/2010): California Elections (An Update)
Gavin Newsom is the Mayor of San Francisco. He was one of the first candidates to run for Governor. For whatever reason, he could not get things off the ground. But, some of the innovative things he has done in San Francisco is worth notng. There is no question that a touch of humanity has been brought into Government. Now, he has decided to run for Lt. Governor.
I have been amused by how the San Francisco Standard has been decried by the Radical Right in the United States as to what not to do. What is wrong with having Universal Healthcare? What is wrong with having a livable City that is free of crime? What is wrong with schools that are world class? What is also wrong wtih a City that has extended a helping hand to busineses and is seeing the results. I see nothing wrong with what he's done in San Francisco. Some decry it as "big government". I call it "Smart Government". Government is the partner, not the enemy. For those who do see something wrong with what Gavin has done, I really like to see what their argument is. If they have a way to debunk his achievement, I'm all ears.
California needs fresh ideas. With Jerry Brown's experience and Gavin Newsome's innovative ways, there can be a chance of getting California out of the ditch that it is in. What I do know is that the simplistic notions advanced by Meg Whitman and the Republicans is simply too good to be true. When something is too good to be true, it usually it isn't. We need to remember that.
It should prove to be a very, very interesting campaign.
I have been amused by how the San Francisco Standard has been decried by the Radical Right in the United States as to what not to do. What is wrong with having Universal Healthcare? What is wrong with having a livable City that is free of crime? What is wrong with schools that are world class? What is also wrong wtih a City that has extended a helping hand to busineses and is seeing the results. I see nothing wrong with what he's done in San Francisco. Some decry it as "big government". I call it "Smart Government". Government is the partner, not the enemy. For those who do see something wrong with what Gavin has done, I really like to see what their argument is. If they have a way to debunk his achievement, I'm all ears.
California needs fresh ideas. With Jerry Brown's experience and Gavin Newsome's innovative ways, there can be a chance of getting California out of the ditch that it is in. What I do know is that the simplistic notions advanced by Meg Whitman and the Republicans is simply too good to be true. When something is too good to be true, it usually it isn't. We need to remember that.
It should prove to be a very, very interesting campaign.
Mike Pouraryan
