"The more you read and observe about this politics thing, you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best."
- Will Rogers (1879-1935), Illiterate Digest (1924)
As I have heard people say many times, "Only in America!" The results of the California recall are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor by a healthy majority. I ran across this map showing the counties carried by the governor-elect and I must say, his victory was impressive, especially so considering that Californians have voted Democrat for many years now.
What is the significance of this victory? Roger Simon thinks it is very significant, perhaps the beginning of a populist revolt:
"What we are witnessing is the beginning--the early movement--in the death of the two-party system as we know it...The old system we grew up with has outworn its usefulness."
John Hawkins at Right Wing News thinks otherwise. Both make good points.
The French have weighed in as well. Andrew Sullivan quotes this editorial from the French newspaper, Le Monde. They just can't figure us out.
What to make of all this? We'll have to wait and see. It will be interesting to observe how this politically inexperienced celebrity approaches the massive problems, particularly the deficits, that are facing the state. His job will become extremely difficult should the Democratic Party majority that controls the state's legislature not cooperate with him. And who believes they will?
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