Have I Mentioned that Davis is Toast?

You know, when you are facing a recall, and need every, single vote that you can get, being nice might work to your advantage, especially when your personality is part of your problem. Or, if you're Gray Davis, you can be something of a jerk anyway:

Questioned again about the incident on KGO radio in San Francisco on Wednesday, Davis expanded on his initial response that he was just "joking around" with a voter.

"It was a poor joke, I shouldn't have done it," he said. "If people want to hear me apologize, I apologize for it. ... This was not a public remark. But if people find it offensive, then I want them to know that I am apologizing because my whole governorship has been reaching out, including people, offering them opportunity, because I think that is the path to a stronger California. ..."
Davis added that he would "rather eat humble pie than have one Californian think that I don't fully appreciate, which I do, the role that immigrants have (played) in our society."

The Democratic governor made it clear, however, that he was not necessarily apologizing to Schwarzenegger, the GOP front-runner in the campaign to replace him whom Davis has begun to attack regularly at campaign events.

"No, I'm not apologizing to him in person," he told radio show host Ed Baxter. "I'm apologizing for making a remark. I do believe that Arnold Schwarzenegger himself should apologize for having supported Proposition 187. I believe he should apologize for trying to undo the driver's license bill I just signed, which recognizes the enormous contribution that immigrants make to our economy."

And I saw video of this (or a similar set of statements, I am not sure which) and Davis' demeanor was anything but humble.

Source: Governor apologizes for his accent 'joke'