Total Recall

A roundtable discussion of the effort to recall Gov. Grey Davis of California. I have mzed emotions about recalling Davis. Most of it is tempered with the fact that I couldn't care less about California. But as an exercise in political science, I will be fascinated to see who jumps into the lead should Davis get booted. California is a heavily Democratic state, but I would like to see the GOP atone for its error in not nominating former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan for governor last year.

Forget Diane Feinstein. She's too comfy in the Senate. Look instead for San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown to try to become the first black governor of California. He's been plagued by scandal, but he's one of the few palatable candidates around, which is odd to realize in a state that is essentially a Democratic fiefdom. According to Robert Novak, the party would instead like Davi to resign and elevate Lt. Gov. Bustamente to the top spot. There is virtually no chance Davis will do this.

Bottom line, Democrats will finagle a recall vote for the highest turnout it can manage and keep Davis humming along until they can elect someone better. Of course the GOP can always run Ah-nuld.