STATE OF STATES One night this past week we listened to, and watched ,the governor of the fine state of California as he delivered his annual "State of the State" address to an appreciative and responsive audience. We are still questioning Governor Swartzenegger's ability to perform as a knowing politician rather than as an actor and strong man of host of action movies. I wonder if we are acing properly in doing so, because he has, certainly shown that he can perform well in the public arena as a political of distinction. I find it improper for pseudo-comedians of TV and radio talk shows to ridiculed his Austrian accent and mis-quote him using sham dialect bits and pieces to bolster their often false allegations and suggestions.
There can be little doubt California has endured more that
its logical share of such foolishness because the because they go right on inviting such treatment by being different in all things. People from Virginia used to be lampooned for being "colonial" by nature, stuck-up, stand-offish. No more. Since Northern Virginia has become a dominant segment of the state's political, social, economic, and real estate holdings. It has changed rather abruptly. Virginia has become more and more of a beltway community.Traditionally northern was A. C. - Ag Controlled. It is now on D.C. District oriented and powered.
We hear of massive debts various states are said to have and, yet, a change in just a few offices can cause that same state to have a surplus if budget plans are followed.The wizardry of high finance is always a good topic for potential claims to fame. There is, quite often, a welter of such insults which come out during election time, but skilled political handling curbs them before any real damage is done to the basic structure of the democracy we have ...and love.
A.L.M. January 9, 2006 [c327wds]rkvgrs
