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All seem to agree recall vote is certain BUSH SILENT ON RECALL When Bush made a quick campaign stop in California for a pair of fund- raisers last month, he didn't say a word about the recall. His spokesman, Ari Fleischer, has said the recall "is a matter for the people of California to decide." It's different on the Democratic side, where Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, promised last May that "we're going to do whatever we have to do to make sure we support Gray on this one." The state's top two financial leaders, both Democrats, warned Monday that the recall effort and the political uncertainty it is causing could seriously harm California's economy. State Treasurer Phil Angelides and Controller Steve Westly noted in a conference call that Wall Street's top bond-rating agencies already have mentioned the volatility surrounding the recall and the budget deadlock as reasons they put California's debt on a credit watch. "It is a political crisis spawned by this recall that can do lasting economic damage," Angelides said. While telling reporters Monday that "the recall is not my favorite subject, " Davis also hinted at the type of campaign he's preparing to run. "I think most voters will be stunned when they find out that if there's a special election this fall, it will cost them $30 million . . . and will come out of the same pot of money that pays for teachers and police officers," he said. Roy Romer, Los Angeles superintendent of schools and former Democratic governor of Colorado, joined Davis on Monday's visit to a Southern California kindergarten. But politics, as well as education, was on his mind. "In terms of democracy, one of the worst things you can do is destabilize it by having this kind of a recall," Romer said. People throughout the country are worried that the recall is "an irresponsible act," he said. E-mail John Wildermuth at jwildermuth@sfchronicle.com.
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