Michael Lewis has an article on the California recall in this Sunday’s The New York Times Magazine: All Politics Are Loco!!!.
“…how did California go so quickly from order to chaos? Republicans say it’s because Gray Davis caused and then covered up the state’s financial crisis. Democrats claim the attempt to remove Davis from office just six months after he was legally elected is a right-wing conspiracy. Both are obviously wrong. What we have here is a crime of passion, committed by the people upon their ruler. It demands an investigation.”
Lewis talks to a few of the people behind the recall, Gray Davis’ neighbor, and some of the obscure candidates. The article is about people; its cummulative effect is to explain what’s happening.
[This article is posted in 11 sections. This is, I suppose, to get 11 “hits” to register for all the ads. That’s fine, ads are better than paying, but it’s still annoying. The printer friendly format is an easier way to read the article.]