Laughing Stock of the World

Our absentee ballots arrived today for the California Recall Election. For any of you who have not been following this circus, Governor Gray Davis has been challenged by the Republican fringe. We are being asked whether or not to recall him (Yes/No) and then to choose between a number of possible replacements on October 7.

And I mean, a NUMBER.

Seven pages’ worth. Among them, the most well-known, Arnold Schwarzenegger (page 4) and Larry Flynt, Publisher of Hustler Magazine (page 7). Among the others, here is a representative sample of their “occupations”:

College Student; Satellite Project Manager; Golf Professional; Artist; Used Car Dealer; Mortgage Broker (could be useful); Custom Denture Manufacturer (this one’s a Green); Retired Meat Packer (could be even more useful); Air Pollution Scientist; Businessman/Prizefighter/Father; Railroad Switchman/Brakeman; Musician/Laborer; Firefighter Paramedic/Nurse; Adult Film Actress; and Middleweight Sumo Wrestler (could be most useful).

You non-Californians are missing ALL the fun.