So if you remember, California had a Gubernatorial recall election many moons ago. I said, aloud, foolishly, that it'd be a hoot to run. 8 hours later I actually had backers, staff, and a platform. The next day I changed my mind, and sent out the following letter:

"Friends, Supporters, Californians:

Per the research-based findings of the Brian W.
Anderson for Governor Exploratory Committee, It is
with much resignation that I, Brian W. Anderson, have
decided to not run for the office of Governor of
California.

The Exploratory Committe found a major stipulation in
the recall election rules limiting a candidate's
political affiliation. The long and short of these
rules (drafted in 1911) is that I would have to have
run as a Democrat. While most of you know that my
personal ideologies are Social-Progressive in nature,
my tenure as Governor would have involved nothing
resembling work for the common good, let alone the
current Democratic party ethos (for what it's worth).

My heartiest thanks to those who have supported me
through all of this. Special thanks to Anawat
Chankhunthod for making a verbal promise to be my
first major campaign contributor (he gives me the
money, I introduce a bill to eliminate auto
registration fees).

The last 72 hours have been ones filled with great and
lofty ideas on how I was going to milk the system of
as much money as possible. In forming my new "Populist
Plutocratic" philosophy, I came up with some lofty
ideas:

1. Make Pottery Barn pay: they're giving us furniture
in exchange for our creativity. If I didn't know any
better, I'd swear it's a cult. This, I think, was to
be my most difficult reform.

2. Screw the poor and the super-rich at the same time.
The poor don't have the money to contribute to a
current or future American political system (read: my
system). The super-rich have everything they need to
create a bullshit system of their own. Namely, loads
of money, enough education to BS, and lots of free
time (read: I need to screw them so they get out of my
way). My main issue here was how to decide how rich
was too rich, and where did my close friends fall in
relative terms (read: don't bite the hand that feeds
you).

3. List, up front, what an audience with me costs.
Hell, I'd run around Sacramento wearing a sandwich
board. If you can't afford me, people further down the
chain could run around with their sandwich boards. The
theory on this one would be to: A) eliminate any
controversy over "soft" or "hard" money, and B) people
wouldn't say that poor legislation was my fault per
se, but rather, poor money management on the
instigating-weasal's side.

4. Create effective mass transit corridors, but charge
insane amounts intermittently. In other words, make
BART, Light Rail, HOV lanes, a pure lottery system.
Just think about it. . .

5. Randomly file Persona Non Grata writs against
celebrities. I have no reason for this, it just sounds
good.

6. Whenever the LAPD botches a case, make them wear
clown suits.

7. Last but not least, figure out how to leave with as
much lobbying money as humanly possible (see #3).

Heh, I suppose I could be a write-in. . . .

Thank you all so much!!! I'll try again next recall!!!

Faithfully My Own,

Brian W. Anderson

'He's in it for himself. Just like you!'"

 

they should put you in jail.

 

On what grounds? How is what I'm doing any different than anybody else, save for the transparency?

 

Aim higher. You could run for President on that platform.

 

[QUOTE=WestSideBilly,Nov 21 2007, 03:19 PM] Aim higher.

 

Run as a Libertarian. You can probably get at least 0.01% of the votes.

 

your goal should be to be Emperor!

 

I was thinking baby steps. . . but now you got me thinking again.