Larry Kudlow on the California wildfires [Video]

Left-wing political failures are ruining California and that’s the subject of the riff. First and foremost, the nightmare in California is a natural disaster. Nobody can control the Santa Ana winds. My own brother and his wife, who live in Hollywood, had to evacuate their apartment. 

Thankfully, the Hollywood fire was contained and they have returned home. When it comes to catastrophic fires like this, there are no heroes. Always better to be safe than sorry. Unfortunately, there is a good deal of evidence that suggests that the leftist politics of blue-state California politicians have compounded the tragedy. 

Officials failed to properly refill a reservoir and, consequently, there was no water in the fire hydrants of several neighborhoods. Earlier, the mayor’s office actually cut the Fire Department’s budget. Governor Newsom apparently cut water flow that never got to Southern California in order to preserve an obscure fish called smelt. Take a listen to …