WHY I DON'T DO RADIO
After speaking to a meeting of the Camarillo Democratic Club on Thursday evening, and at one point finding myself a little flummoxed by a question that asked what rational reason leading state Democrats had for backing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $15 billion bond on Tuesday's ballot, I talked with some members of the audience, including the charming, if feisty, woman who had raised that question.
"I love your column," she complimented. "I read it every week. You are a very good writer, but like many people who have a talent for writing, you are a lousy speaker. You nearly bored us to death."
This explains why I use a keyboard, not a microphone...
COMING UP, A REPORT FROM WASHINGTON'S BIG EVENT...
Ventura County Star Editor Tim Gallagher will be attending this weekend's annual Gridiron dinner in Washington, D.C. It is a black-tie, celebrity-studded affair at which the nation's political and media elite mingle and roast each other.
At my invitation, Gallagher has agreed to post a guest web log entry here at "Politics Here and There" to give us an insider's glimpse of the event. Watch for his report here on Sunday....
