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Reversing the Califailure

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It's been said that California is to America what America is to the world. This is troubling for all parties involved given the current state of affairs in the now-inaptly named Golden State. While today's guest Steve Hilton pulls no punches in his new book, Califailure, he carries some glad tidings in the form of voter trends that magnify what look to be glimmers of hope. Our resident Californians Peter Robinson and Steve Hayward soak up the glad tidings, putting them in a good enough mood to momentarily get over their post-Liberation Day jitters.

Hosts:
Peter RobinsonSteve Hayward
Guest:
Steve Hilton

Discussion (30)

  • HoundDog@HoundDog

    Thanks for bringing Steve Hilton in for a chat, guys. Recently, I was listening to a sermon by Southern California pastor, Jack Hibbs. The sermon touched on both political and societal rot issues. Hibbs, in mid-sentence, suddenly called for--begged actually--Steve Hilton to run for governor. Is that a possibility? Could a recently naturalized US citizen, let alone a Republican, win statewide office in California? If called by more than pastor Hibbs, would Steve Hilton run and serve?

  • Al Sparks@AlSparks

    I think its sad that an immigrant to this country equates California, and probably a small part of it at that, to the country as a whole. America is so much more than just California.

    California has had an undue influence on the country from the 1950's on, and has finally lost its luster. I wish California well in recovering from its current malaise. But its cultural influence, especially Hollywood's, has had a mostly negative impact on the U.S. as a whole. I don't wish for that to return.

    Hilton did make mention of Fresno, but the California "dream" is mostly associated with the coastal cities where the climate has only two seasons, the rainy season and not the rainy season.

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