Debra Saunders has an intriguing suggestion for California Republicans frustrated by their inability to dump Gray Davis: elect a Republican lieutenant governor who can do things like appoint judges whenever Davis leaves the state. Of course, her argument is largely premised upon Davis' White House ambitions, which you have to figure are temporarily in the trash can (I'm betting he waits until 2008 - even Davis has to know his stock is low now and he's too late starting for 2004).