We at The Lumberjack have a few things to say in this, our last issue before the great recall of 2003.

It sure would be nice if we actually had a decent set of candidates to choose from. It's funny that in the most populous and influential state in America, both major political parties are so weak and disorganized as to give us the field we have.

The Democratic Party is actually in chaos all over America, and therefore couldn't put any effort into finding a viable candidate. At first, party leaders didn't even want any Democrats to run as a show of support for Davis. But then if Davis were successfully recalled, they'd be guaranteed to lose. So they gave us Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and the awesome slogan, "No on the recall, yes on Bustamante."

So let's see, in case the recall succeeds, we should replace Davis with someone who has been in bed with him since the beginning? Is he likely to do any better?

At least the Republicans are trying to do something about their sad state. That's what this recall is really about. Republicans saw a chance to grab power in California, something they've been desperately trying to do for years, and jumped at that chance.

Then, figuring that their best chance to win would be with some big-name celebrity, they threw Arnold Schwarzenegger at us, the BIGGEST name they could find. And while Schwarzenegger doesn't actually know anything about politics himself, hemakes a lovely puppet for Republican party leaders.

The most qualified candidate is probably Green Party's Peter Camejo. He made a lot of sense during last week's debate. Unfortunately, he is too far to the left to win, even in a traditionally liberal state like California.

In the end, we think it's best to vote "no" on the recall, since there is no candidate worthy of replacing Davis.