LAT: Former Cali Governor Gray Davis feeling chipper

[DeepModem Mom]

Bright Days for Gray Davis
Three years after the recall, the former governor is basking in private life. He has work as a lawyer, book plans, even time to golf with his wife.
By John Balzar, Times Staff Writer
July 7, 2006


Chipper
(Gary Friedman / LAT)

Gray Davis is smiling now. He's talking about becoming older and wiser, about getting the most from his days. A jury in Texas settled the biggest grudge in his life, sort of. He has time for his family, and ground to make up. He is earning money again. He's picking his shots when he speaks out. He's loosened up — which is not to call him fun-loving by ordinary standards, mind you. He won't be seen kicking up his heels on Sunset Strip. But look closely, and there's plainly a spring in his step.

"Nobody likes change," says the former California governor. "You can put me in the front of the line." To prove it, he bites into a turkey sandwich.

"I've had the same lunch for the last 32 years."...But change was forced on him in one of California's biggest political upheavals. Three years ago, fanned by a whirlwind of anger, opportunism and novelty, the recall began.

That autumn, Davis was swept from office, cutting short a lifetime of public service. He remembers boarding an airliner in Sacramento on the day it all came to an end…. He doesn't finish the thought.

For many Californians, the picture ended there. A movie star named Arnold Schwarzenegger took the stage....

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-davis7jul07,0,3450536,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[demosincebirth]

1. Mr Ken Lay's Enron had a lot to do with Davis bad fortune

as Gov. I guess "he who laughs last, laughs best."

[yellowcanine]

2. Lay and Skilling "could have made a fortune legally. But that wasn't

enough for them."

Gray got that right.

[PlanetBev]

3. Another victim of Repuke power lust

I always liked Gray and I'm still bitter about the recall.

There's many lessons in life here. Three years ago, Gray Davis was persona non grata and Kenny Boy was feasting on California's carcass. Now Gray is enjoying his life, and Lay is about to be cremated, and I can assure you, he ain't taking any of those goodies he grabbed with him.