Mathews: Why is Newsom quoting a failed governor and atheist?

]If you’re ever inside the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale and hear laughter, it’s probably me visiting the tomb of Culbert Olson.

Olson is California’s most anomalous political figure. During our long era of Republican dominance (1896-1958), he was the only Democrat to serve as governor. And he was an unapologetic atheist in our god-crazy country, refusing to say “So help me God” while taking the oath of office in 1939. After an ineffective four-year term, he was defeated for re-election by Earl Warren.