Many Governors Sympathetic to Davis

[Nambe]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)

Many of the nation's governors said they are sympathetic to embattled California Gov. Gray Davis and are breathing a collective sigh of relief that their states don't have California's relatively convenient recall rules.

Members of the Democratic Governors Association will campaign in California for Davis and will probably send money to the state to try to defeat the recall effort, said Washington Gov. Gary Locke, chairman of the group.

Locke said all but a couple of governors are facing their own financial crises because of the downturn in the economy. "The problems in California are not Gray Davis' fault, nor can they be solved by a new governor," Locke said. -

"My concern about recalls is that it basically begins to limit one's ability to do anything other than what is politically expedient or popular at the moment," said Republican Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, which doesn't have a recall provision. "At the moment may be a long way from what in the long run is in the best interest of the country." -

[IndianaGreen]

1. If we had recalls here, Governor O'Bannon would be gone by now!

O'Bannon is more inept than my own dog! He could not even bring himself to take a position on property tax assessments, which have resulted in huge tax increases to property owners. Even people of modest incomes living in older homes have seen their property taxes go up by as much as 40-percent.

If we had recalls here in Indiana, Governor O'Bannon would be gone by now!

[twilight]

2. the bottom line on this

Locke is absolutely right. Hell, I feel sorry for Gray Davis and I was never a huge supporter of his on any level. However, recent activities against him have made me a staunch advocate of his!

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and ...

VOTE NO ON THE RECALL WHATEVER YOU DO! ! !

[jiacinto]

3. They probably are afraid for themselves

If Davis is recalled they see the potential on themselves being put in the crosshairs.