"Gavin Newsom Hates Californians, But He Sure Loves The Limelight"

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"The only thing more astounding than Newsom’s disastrous tenure as governor is the fact that more than half of adults in the state approve of the job he’s been doing, and that he’s a serious contender among Democrats to run for president."

"There are two things you can be sure of when it comes to Gavin Newsom. One is that he craves power. Two, he hates his fellow Californians.

"OK, the second one might be a stretch. But considering what he’s done to the people of his home state, that’s a fairly reasonable conclusion to draw.

"Newsom has been making headlines these days by “getting tough” with President Donald Trump in ways childish (X with posts written in all caps) and politically poisonous (promising to redraw district boundaries to kill off four or five of the state’s nine Republican seats).

"With that latter move, Newsom once again shows his disdain for Californians, who voted twice – in 2008 and again in 2010 – against gerrymandering of this kind, appointing a bipartisan commission to draw district lines that are fair and equitable. Polls show most California voters oppose Newsom’s scheme to bypass this commission, but Newsom clearly hopes to bypass voters with an (expensive) special election that will attract mainly hard-core partisans.

"But this is hardly the worst of Newsom’s offenses against the people he governs.

"Since Newsom took the helm in 2019 and spent the next six years grooming himself for the presidency, the people of California have suffered.

"Some examples:" . . .This is just one; read more here...

. . . "Newsom spent years attacking oil companies to appease climate alarmists. As Politico noted:

He announced a ban on fracking in 2021 and signed a law that restricts oil drilling near sensitive sites like schools and hospitals. He also spearheaded a lawsuit to hold major oil companies liable for climate change damages and legislation to consider a cap on oil industry profits, while castigating the industry as a corrupt force fleecing Californians.

Now, California drivers face the possibility of gas prices topping $8 a gallon as two oil refineries in the state plan to shut down, and Newsom is scrambling to figure out how to undo the damage he’s caused."