The Golden State has a budget

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124880768880987623.html

By STU WOO

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday signed a plan to close California's $24 billion budget shortfall, after using his line-item veto powers to slash $500 million in spending in addition to $15.6 billion in cuts approved by legislators.

The new cuts mostly hit health and children's programs. "That's why I call them ugly," Mr. Schwarzenegger said at the budget-signing ceremony. "Not bad, but ugly."

[BlooInBloo]

1. Congratulations, CA electorate. Mission Accomplished.

[Merlot]

4. It's the 2/3 budget rule. Minority rules, and the minority is repubs

[BlooInBloo]

5. Where did that rule come from?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Goes back to the depression era

It did not come about with Prop 13

[Merlot]

7. Howare Jarvas tacked it ont Prop 13 in the 70's

Prop 13 is the true reason that CA is in the dire straits it's in, the 2/3 majority to pass budget just drives the point home nicely.

[BlooInBloo]

8. Roger that.

[Merlot]

2. Well, arnie, you can call them ugly, but if you were to raise taxes on your

rich cronies and corporations then you wouldn't be to blame now would you?

Hope you sleep well tonight.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. Aka "The Gray Davis Initiative."

:I'dlaughifIwasn'tcrying*:





*I met GD and wasn't impressed. I'm getting more impressed every day.