CALIFORNIA PRIMARY DAY 2010 - $110 MILLION SPENT TO DECIDE A NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR

The poltical enthusiast I am, my, " other life ", so to speak - means Iwill be stationed at the television, radio, and internet, and telephone tonight, monitoring the election results. The focal point in the California Primary being the outcome of the record setting, $110 MILLON spending for the Republican nomination for Governor, by Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner. Will the expending of unbridled personal wealth produce a better gubernatorial candidate for California in Crisis ? Or will it do anything more than buy entree to election of a nominee, with little if any governmental experience ? Despite the critical issues facing the Golden State and the unprecedented campaign spending just to get through the nominating primary, a record low statewide voter turnout of about forty percent is expected. So is massive campaign spending benefitting or hindering the governance of California ? The $110 million spent on the primary for Governor, is equal closing the budget deficit facing the City of Sacramento, this year - three times over. As we await the primary election results, what will the general election campaign portend for the future leadership and problem solving in the effective governance of California ??.......... Fr. Troy