Bad Week for Democracy

Conservatives won in Canada and Hamas won in a landslide in Palestine. Next thing you know, California will recall a Governor they just elected and install an Austrian weightlifter...oh wait

Why have a Governor? or a Legislature?

Why do we even have a Governor? Yesterday, Arnold yet again refused to take a stand on a major issue, this time assisted suicide. He parroted his tired old line of "let the people decide".

If we're just going to have a referendum on everything, maybe Arnold should come out in favor of disbanding the Office of Governor and the state legislature. That would be taking a stand though. Let the people decide...

...but what if they decide they want the "Governator" to decide? Would that create a rift in the fabric of time? I guess we'll never know.

Lets hope the people decide to elect a new Governor this fall.

Its not a tumor.

Its a fat lip that was stiched up after Arnold sustained minor injuries in a traffic accident over the weekend. The "Governator" had been riding a motorcycle with his son and they were hit (his son is fine). LAPD says the Governor was riding the motorcycle illegally because
he doesn't have a motorcycle license.

Spend Spend Spend

Schwarzenegger delivered his annual State of the State address last night, and took the opportunity to unveil a massive public works plan to improve California's infrastructure. The proposal would cost an estimated $222 billion over 10 years and strive to fix our delapidated freeways and public buildings.

Paying lip service to Republicans, he said no tax increases would be necesary, but massive fee increases for toll roads and water await Californians if the project moves forward. The project would also be paid for with bonds, which if you weren't aware, are paid back using money from property taxes.

Let me say this, California desperately needs this kind of project, but lets just pay for it honestly. A temporary tax increase tied to the project is the responsible way to pay for it.

Other notes from the State of the State

This makes me want to buy a shack somewhere far away from everyone:

California's population is expected to increase by as much as 30 percent over the next 20 years. That is the equivalent of adding three new cities the size of Los Angeles.

And this would be odd only if you heard the speech:

Thank you very much Lieutenant Governor Bustamante.

He pronounced "Bustamante" perfectly, but he still can't say the name of the state.