The appropriately named Gray Davis has inherited his power problems from earlier administrations. This does not absolve him of failing to address the problems, however.
The "deregulation" of the electric utilities proved that the California legislature was full of idiots. TThe law they passed UNANIMOSLY essentially ignored the first rule of economics - supply and demand. How can you fix the price at which you sell a product, but let the price at which you BUY it float at market price? Why didn't anybody question this?
On top of that, the eco-freak lobby has prevented construction of power plants, power transmission lines, gas lines, and petroleum refineries for about the last 30 years in California. Their incessant lawsuits have made building ANYTHING in California prohibitively expensive.
Do I expect the coming summer to bake sense into any heads there? Yup. I expect the slightly more sensible to pack up and leave. Unfortunately, many of those people think gun control is a fine idea. Look for California-style gun legislation to spread to nearby states. Oh boy![pissed]
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