Cruz Bustamante, the Democrats' best hope for California

I will start off by saying that I am well aware that Bustamante did endorse Lieberman in May of this year. One must realize that the endorsement had a lot to do with Silicon Valley's support for Lieberman. The fact that Bustamante as Lt. Governor endorsed Lieberman should not automatically disqualify him from getting our support in the recall election.

I think that we need to judge Bustamante on the totality of his record, and not on his endorserment of someone that many of us find unsuitable for higher office (putting it mildly).

How could we not vote for the Latino Danny DeVito?


In September 2001, Bustamante urged
tolerance and understanding toward
Sikh-Americans in Yuba City, following
the terrorist attacks against America.

Bustamante's bio is as much an American success story as Arnold and Arianna's:



Cruz M. Bustamante is the eldest of the six children raised by Cruz and Dominga Bustamante in the small Central Valley town of San Joaquin, California. "My mother made sure we understood how to behave," Cruz says, "and my father taught us the value of hard work as he held down two jobs, sometimes three, to keep us clothed, fed and in school. My wife, Arcelia, and I have followed what we learned from our parents to raise our own three children."
Cruz went to school, worked in the fields and studied to be a butcher. He dreamed about becoming a doctor. But a summer internship in Washington D.C., working for a Congressman, changed the direction of his life. "I was given a stack of letters from constituents, instructed to answer their questions and find solutions to their problems," Cruz recalls. "As I did the research and fought with federal agencies on behalf of the people back home, I knew I had found my calling. I loved helping to make government work for people. I found out I was a lot better at cutting red tape than I was at cutting meat."

Cruz's rise from the fields of California's Central Valley to his elections as an Assemblyman, Speaker of the Assembly and then California's Lieutenant Governor was, "…the direct result of the lessons I learned about work, honesty and loyalty from my family and my community. I worked hard. I took advantage of opportunity when it came my way. And I benefited immensely from all of those who preceded me in the constant struggle for fairness, equality and opportunity that has allowed working-class kids like me to pursue the American dream."

http://www.ltg.ca.gov/about/biography.asp

WE MUST SUPPORT Mr. Bustamante. He endorsed Lieberman, Yes! However, he is to the Left of Lieberman as are most Democrats excluding Zell Miller and Ralph Hall. He is a good man with a Grade A reputation. As it stands the recall will succeed, but we'll see what happens. Mr. Bustamante will make an excelent Governor. So, PLEASE, come out and support him on October 7th!!!!!

as much as Davis is getting bashed.

As close to "all" as possible anyway! Bustamante is principled and has the dedication to the state to lead if needed. I think a lot of new voters could be turned on through Spanish-language and other media.

I'm going to make my own "Yes to Bustmante - No to the Recall" bumper sticker!

YES on Bustamante ...

Simple as that ...

Let's hope a lot of others think the same way.

Here I was worried that you'd be bashing Cruz because he supports Joe Lieberman.

I just don't want him to secure California (in the Democratic primaries) for Willie Tanner.

of his name being on the first page of the ballot (roster?) as it was announced,( Fox News) that names will be placed at random.

Hmmmmm what are the odds that Arnie's name will appear on the first page? :tinfoilhat:

On edit: I was assuming that candidates would be listed in alphabetical order.

Is Bustmante liberal, centrist, or conservative democrat?

alongside the socialist candidate.

No on recall, yes on Bustamonte.

Who he endorsed for the primary and where he falls on the right/left spectrum is irrelevant at this point. Davis is not a progressive. Bustamonte is the ethical choice, as well. If we have to replace a guy we just put into office last year, we ought to replace him with the man we voted in as his replacement.