Davis is his own worst enemy

The list of Grey Davis' fundraising follies continues to grow. Or let me restate: public awareness of the uber-fundraiser's aggressive tactics is beginning to broaden. This article in the Christian Science Monitor does a good job in detailing some of the issues that have come to light to date. Among them:
-- The Oracle debacle, in which campaign donations seems to have ensured 0 competition for a huge contract for Oracle with the State of California
-- The Berkeley bungle, in which students were hit up for $100 each for the privilege of chatting with the Governor.
-- The plumbers problem, in which Davis administration, just before receiving a large donation from the plumber's union, delayed a decision allowing plastic pipes in homes, which would hurt the plumber's bottom line.
-- The teachers trouble, where Davis hit up the California Teachers Association for $1 million in the middle of a policy discussion.
-- The Accenture misadventure, in which the firm gave the governor $50,000 and later won a $453 million contract.
-- The jailors jam, in which Davis took money from the State prison guards' union just weeks after he gave them a 34 percent pay raise and chose to shut down five private prisons.

The Monitor is more apologetic than I would be, though it is not clear that Davis has broken any laws, he sure seems to have come close. Clearly he's acted in direct violation with the best interests of the citizens of California and the pattern of unethical behavior here is astounding. I don't buy the argument that it is in anyway justified because Davis needs the money, being governor of such a large state. Do voters care about ethics? We'll find out in November.