Phil blacks out and awakens in parallel universe
Phil Angelides must have blacked out today in the stifling heat of the Sacramento Valley. Only temporary unconsciousness would explain why he sent a press release to reporters announcing blackouts in Los Angeles.
“With reports of blackouts in Los Angeles, emergency energy cutbacks by state agencies, and Stage One alerts being sounded by state energy officials, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides today criticized Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for failing to attract any significant new power plant generation in California and mismanaging the state’s energy policy.”
Now, this is news to me – particularly coming on the heels of my lunch this afternoon with an energy guru who surely would have told me if LA was experiencing – or even on the verge of – blackouts.
So I went to Google News and typed the words “blackout, Los Angeles.” Nothing. Next I went to KNBC’s website to check the headlines. Blackouts in LA would be major news in Lala Land. I turned up…nada.
So, what would cause Phil Angelides to issue a press release blaming Gov. Schwarzenegger for blackouts in LA? The most… Read More