from void, on the recall in california. could this really be the ticket to ride? it would be so hilariously funny that all these people spent all that money .... i would die. anyway, we'll see:

gov . gray davis ' poll numbers will look so pitiful right
before the recall election that he will resign before
voters kick him out, explaining it's all for the good of
the state (and the democratic party).

lt. gov cruz bustamonte thus legally succeeds davis as
governor; upon petition, the california supreme court
cancels the election as unneeded and no longer required,
and the feds refuse to hear an appeal (no jurisdiction).