MAYOR NEWSOM MAKES TODAY’S SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE A COLLECTOR’S ITEM

"has he done things as Mayor that voters there are aware of, but which the media thinks too boring and mundane to cover?"

Um, gay marriage? Hello?

Actually the media covered that pretty well, although I can see that it may not have made the journey to Sacramento.

Bill,

It all makes sense now; you are jealous of Dan Walters! Even your comparisons of "unlike normal people" republicans to Nazi's and their having a "final solution" to illegal immigration isn't getting you the attention you crave as an insightful VETERAN monitor of state politics...

Of course we look down on politicians when they give us cause to do so. It is a major character flaw to mess with you friends wife (Newsom) as well as mess around with the help (Clinton)on government time. People get hurt in the worst way when things like these acts of total selfishness happen. Clinton got a "pass" only because Hillary didn't want to make a big deal about it and perhaps lose the coattails she has been riding on all these years.

If you have a problem "looking down" on politicians then the politicians need to stop behaving in ways that generate that result. Otherwise all the Abrimoff beneficiaries and Mark Foley should also get a pass. (And they should not).

Apparently Cavala has forgotten all the years (can you believe it, YEARS) of investigation of his former boss Willie Brown. Not to mention so many other elected officials. In some cases, such as Duke Cunningham, the evidence is clear, the case is made and due process goes forth. But, note to Cavala: in THIS country one is innocent until proven guilty. Cavala's attack on Don Perata, and Gary Hart, is in reality an attack on those of us who voted for him, that we're all just sheep with no idea who or what we vote for. No I didn't consider Hart's indiscretion a big deal and his excellent record since then, especially in world affairs, justifies my high opinion of him. One's sexual dalliances are not high on my list of concerns. With Perata, I sure as hell don't assume a powerful Democrat in a liberal state is guilty because the FBI investigates them. The FBI is doing such a bang-up job so far under the Republican-run administration that only an idiot would not consider that such an investigation may be politically motivated. (Interesting that all the politicians Cavala listed is a Democrat.) As for Cavala's assumption that voting for Perata makes me some kind of naive dolt, I don't appreciate being insulted by someone so stupid he can't get a haircut without first putting a bowl on his head.

Apparently Cavala has forgotten all the years (can you believe it, YEARS) of investigation of his former boss Willie Brown. Not to mention so many other elected officials. In some cases, such as Duke Cunningham, the evidence is clear, the case is made and due process goes forth. But, note to Cavala: in THIS country one is innocent until proven guilty. Cavala's attack on Don Perata, and Gary Hart, is in reality an attack on those of us who vote, that we're all just sheep with no idea who or what we vote for. No I didn't consider Hart's indiscretion a big deal and his excellent record since then, especially in world affairs, justifies my high opinion of him. One's sexual dalliances are not high on my list of concerns. With Perata, I sure as hell don't assume a powerful Democrat in a liberal state is guilty because the FBI investigates them. The FBI is doing such a bang-up job so far under the Republican-run administration that only an idiot would not consider that such an investigation may be politically motivated. (Interesting that all the politicians Cavala listed is a Democrat.) As for Cavala's assumption that voting for Perata makes me some kind of naive dolt, I don't appreciate being insulted by someone so stupid he can't get a haircut without first putting a bowl on his head.

Charlotta, Charlotta--You are misreading what Cavala is saying. He is not attacking Perata, Gary Hart, or those who have voted for them.

My comment on the investigation of Perata was intended to be a criticism of the US Attorney's office, not Perata - who is obviously innocent. US Attorneys, however, don't call press conferences to announce that is was a mistake to waste years to taxpayers money.

Charlotta, Frank and Bill, I am so glad you all wrote.

You see, if Charlotta wrote in in critique on the points of the article when she is obviously sympathetic to Frank and Bills political positions and both Frank and Bill had to correct her, the obvious deduction is it is a poorly written article. Bill, you got to abandon the elitist "prose" and "lofty heights" you write from that you stuff in your articles and get to the point. A good communicator is one who gets their points across as well as possible. Heck, I've reread your article a few times and am still unsure just what your point or side of the issue is and I am the "not normal" centrist who you are trying to get to be "progressive". Or perhaps your points just are not made here and you will have to admit that to yourself and learn from it.

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