California Libertarians Message to Potential Creditors: Don't Loan Us Any Money!

Recall activists remind Californians that the governor can still do a lot of damage before his inevitable ouster.

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NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
14547 Titus Street, Suite 214
Panorama City, CA 91402-4935
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SACRAMENTO, CA -- When Governor Davis meets with Wall Street, it's bad news for taxpayers. "I must have new taxes to keep our credit rating!"

"It's time to tell Wall Street what they can do with their advice and give out a little free advice of our own," said Edward Bowers, Media Relations Chair of the Libertarian Party of California. His word of warning to anyone "crazy" enough to loan money to California: Don't. "We are getting rid of this guy. Understand that. He no longer has our power of attorney. We will honor as many contracts as we can, but any 11th hour deal this lame duck gets us into will be last on the list of priorities."

That's the provocative talking point Bowers wants recall supporters to keep in mind when they write letters to the editor and call up talk radio. The "Republican sour grapes" fantasy of recalling Governor Gray Davis is becoming a reality, with a lot of help from non-Republicans. In fact, the non-partisan effort is on track for its early July 4, 2003 deadline with 600,000 petition signatures collected as of June 12.

On June 3, an L.A. Times article entitled "Thousands of Ex-Soldiers in Iraq Demand to Be Paid" announced that former troops of the Iraqi army, officially abolished by U.S civil administrator L. Paul Bremer III, threatened suicide attacks unless paid back wages and pensions. Bremer is quoted as saying, "We're not going to be blackmailed into producing [job] programs because of threats of terrorism." Edward Bowers wonders if Bremer should be named Inadvertent Libertarian Spokesperson of the Week for his comment. Although Bowers admits he has fun with headlines like, "War is Over; Next on World Agenda - Recall Davis," he does not mean to actually compare Gray Davis or his shortcomings to Saddam Hussein and his crimes. But a look at post-war Iraq reminds us there may be some un-kept promises in post-Davis California. Whether or not the governor has accepted the recall as a done deal yet, Career Politician Davis still has months in office. Plenty of time for whining, buck-passing, and getting California into more trouble. It is now as important as ever to remember that the recall is not just about rejecting this man, but his way of doing business and the bloated, expensive, destructive, unhealthy kind of government that he represents.

"If I knew how to time the market, I would be a millionaire," Bowers acknowledged, "but my advice--my request--is that potential creditors keep their money. For now."