Phil Angelides – Fanatic
Phil Angelides’ drive to get media attention reminds me of the face painted, wig wearing, foam finger waving fanatic at the basketball game who is jumping up and down behind the announcers to get on camera. He’ll do anything to get onto TV, the radio or in print. So on a day a day like today, after the execution of Tookie Williams, you’d expect to see Angelides all over your morning clips, right? Wrong. For a guy who has no trouble letting every reporter and political insider in California know how he feels about every issue, he was noticeably absent this morning from your clips — and it says volumes. Angelides can’t afford to offend the liberal establishment that he needs to support him in the Democratic primary while at the same time staying ‘mainstream’ enough for the general election. This is the reason that I think Angelides wont be elected Governor in 2006 and the reason that IF he were elected couldn’t govern the state. Gray Davis faced the same dilemma on an… Read More