I used to live in California. You can bet your ass I'd be voting in this recall election, just like I did during the last one, where Arnold Schwarzenegger beat out Gray Davis.

I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. Make no mistake: I would have voted for Arnie in a general election, but not in the recall. It was foul play. Uncalled for. Not Davis' fault that Enron fucked California with respect to energy. Remember rolling blackouts?

The law should be repealed, or at least make it harder to recall than getting a couple million signatures to get it on a ballot.

Why should it be repealed? Impeachment. THAT is the remedy.

Or, just wait a couple years until it's time for another election. You voted for the guy. He didn't become some monster overnight. You got what you wanted...

Anyway, the election results is all you'll hear about today, even if you don't live in CA. It's okay; California is the most populated state, leads the way in almost every way, and provides about half of the US food production. If it were a country, it would have like the 6th or 7th highest GDP.

So it matters. If you have friends or family in California, make sure they vote NO on the first question and then vote for anybody other than Larry Elder on the second question. You really don't want that guy anywhere near public office.

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In other news (yeah, right)...

Another storm is bearing down on Tex-Ass and headed towards "Loser-Anna." (Sorry, bad puns.)

After slamming into Texas, Nicholas threatens Louisiana with serious flooding

Nicholas intensified and made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane southwest of Galveston, Tex., early Tuesday, lashing the coastline with damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and torrential tropical downpours that have caused significant flooding.

The storm’s winds, which gusted up to 95 mph along the middle Texas coast, cut power to nearly 500,000 customers in the state, including more than 100,000 in Harris County, home to Houston.

Photos: Tropical Storm Nicholas makes landfall in Texas, lashing coast

The storm’s wrath is far from over. As Nicholas, now a tropical storm, lumbers into Louisiana, the National Weather Service is warning of a high risk of excessive rainfall and flooding in the zone from near Beaumont, Tex., to Lake Charles, La., which was hit by two hurricanes last year. High risk days make up only 4 percent of forecasts issued by the Weather Service, but represents about 40 percent of flooding fatalities and 90 percent of financial losses due to flooding.

Widespread rainfall of 5 to 10 inches is predicted from the upper Texas coast through central and southern Louisiana, and for far southern Mississippi and Alabama. Up to 20 inches are possible in the hardest-hit areas as the storm slows to a crawl and unloads heavy rain for up to 36 hours in some locations.

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Make it a great day!

Bill

🍺 PS - Buy me a beer. I could use it, especially if Elder wins in California.