California Governor Joe Davis was brought in to campaign on ABC’s This Week with former Clinton staffer George Stephanopoulos this morning. It was uneventful, as Davis is not a politically “happenin’ dude,” to use someone’s parlance.

Steph asked Davis if he would be willing to accept any blame for the recall. Of course not. Davis remarked that when things are going well, he receives to much credit — poorly, he takes too much blame. The recall, he said, was on the ballot because the Republicans lost the election last November and wanted to cheat their way into office.

He talked about a vast right wing conspiracy, but he specifically pointed out that most of the Californians who signed the petitions were not parts of that conspiracy. Rather, he said, they were duped by Darrell Issa and his money. “If you spend $3-million, you can get practically anything on the ballot.” (Issa actually spent less that $1.5-million, but Davis is inventive.)

He rejected talk of tax cuts, saying that in good times, excess revenue should be put in an account as a “buffer” for when bad times hit. This is one of the most immoral things a government can do. To confiscate money simply to stash it aside to spend later is criminal. People should be taxed only enough to cover the costs of the legitimate functions of a government. Any more is theft.

He talked of the Indian gamblers I wrote about earlier, and he clarified Gambling tribes would only be advising him. “My whole life, I’ve sought advice.” He reassured that no one from the Gambling tribes would sit on the commission and that “I will make the final judgment.” (Which he might have already made. Google infomrs me that The Final Judgment is a 1997 movie featuring MTV cartoon clowns “Beavis and Butthead.”)

Asked by Steph if he would debate Arnold, Davis said that he was “keeping his options open.” The two are not running against each other, and Schwarzenegger would be a insane to accept the offer. Unless he finds himself trailing Bustamante.

He told Steph: “I’m not going to resign, no.” He credited his wife Karen, who “brought me back to God,” Who has a plan for him. God may also have a plan for Schwarzenegger or for Republican State Senator Tom McClintock, who looks to be the conservative in the race. Unless he looks like he has a chance to win, we might see some California conservatives with clothes-pins on their noses as they leave the booth after voting for Schwarzenegger.

McClintock did assert that he has raised more money over the Internet of late than has Howard Dean.

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There was something interesting about the poll use on this morning’s Talk Shows. More on that later.