NOMINEES SELECTED; NOW LET THERE BE A TRUE DIALOGUE BY THE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 2010..........

After nearly a year of more than $110 million in primary campaign spending, a new record level of expenditure, some thirty percent of all California voters cast ballots to choose party nominees yesterday. $80 million spent by Meg Whitman ($71 million of it her own money) garnered 64.2% of the Republican gubernatorial nomination vote for the former E-BAY CEO. Democrat Jerry Brown, the current California Attorney General and former Governor,with minimal opposition, received 84.1% of the primary vote for the gubernatorial nomination, while spending $204,000, of the $22 million in his campaign treasury on his primary nomination. What kind of General Election campaign for Governor 2010 will Californians get ? The one they deserve, with ample discussion of the real and most serious issues facing the citizens and next Governor with extensive debates, town halls, and questions and anwers given to pertinent policy positions advocated by each of the candidates; or an obscene money war media onslaught, with 24 / 7 saturation of 30 second ads recreating, misrepresenting,and attacking, their opponent ? Unbridled spending and mudslinging, will not elect the Goverbor so greatly needs to effectively and efficiently lead California forward. A $250 million campaign for Governor is no guarantee of choosing the best candidate. Only discerning the better choice by an objective analysis of the candidates qualifications and positions on the central questions facing us, will determine the better choice..........Fr. Troy