This is CBS Eye on the World with John Bachelor. Here's John Bachelor.

Watching California, the State of California possesses a governor, Gavin Newsom, who is

extremely powerful in the Democratic Party, and a likely presidential candidate in the

future. Bill Whalen of the Hoover Institution joins me. He's a research fellow.

He's also the host of several significant podcasts. Goodfellas is the one I recommend

immediately. A TV show, a podcast, and a video. His conversation with his colleagues, but right

now we're in conversation with the governor of California because the governor has bills

from his assembly that he can or cannot sign, and each of these bills or initiatives

strike me as campaign promises for the Democratic primary in the future at some point,

nationally. Bill, I overreade Gavin Newsom because he's always mentioned as a possible

presidential candidate in the future sometime. So how does it work in California? He's got

in front of him the possibility of what I'm calling dietary bills. What is the ambition?

What is his achievement to sign it? Good evening to you.

Well, good, John. So, Gavin Newsom is not running for president. Let's get that out of the way,

but he is sort of like to use a Hollywood analogy. He's kind of like the performer who's already

in hair and makeup and it's just kind of walking around the studio ready, ready to go on the set

in a moment to notice. And so, you know, this is what Newsom is about. And so as we look at Bill

signing period right now in California, the governor receives a bill and he or she has 30 days to

sign it or not. The governor does not sign it and it becomes automatically long. So the governor

has to make a decision and this falls into several categories as I wrote about it in the column.

There are issues that are just politically troublesome for a governor puts him in a spot between

donors and what's sensible policy-wise. There are certain bills that are kind of embarrassing for

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