Ugh

Newsom should be elected to count all the grains of sand on the California coastline. He can be comped in trail mix and given an upturned boat for shelter.

I can assure you that no "center left" president will be fixing any problems in the middle east anytime soon

He does seem wildly corrupt though with extreme exceptions in bills for his friends and backers, more than other politicians I've seen. He is probably better than Trump or JD Vance but that isn't saying much.

I too mostly agree with his populist center takes, but that doesn't mean he is reasonable.