Coffee With Scott Adams — Knowledge Archive July 2, 2026
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rnor. So while the way our system works is that DeSantis does get credit I agree with that by the way. So I agree that our system works best if we give credit to people who are in charge and even if they didn't do something that was their fault if they're in charge when it happens they got to pay for it. That's just the way the system has to be. So I do think it's reasonable to give DeSantis and…

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about going to the French Laundry. And here's the thing. Apparently the recall effort went from 50,000 some signatures to close to 2 million and the big spike happened after the story about the governor going to the French Laundry to eat when other people he was asking to be you know. But well anyway he hit a table with no masks and lots of people had it so he got in trouble.

Now here's my take on that. So it turns out that that was like the pivotal moment that may have taken him out. He may still win re-election but it was a pivotal moment. It was also the least important thing he did. It was the least important thing Newsom did. I would say he should be held to account for the forest fires, the energy problems, immigration, COVID, the economy, homeless peo

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ple, drugs, mental health problems. Those are all big and he should be held to account for all of that stuff. Do you know what he should not be held accountable for? Eating at a restaurant that was open. Because everybody else that day who ate at a restaurant that was open did not break any laws. Neither did he. Now he does take responsibility for sitting at a table with too many people without m…

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