Kickin' the Can Down the Road

Voters may be asked to end state budget impasse. Lame. California's habit of budgeting by proposition - with feel-good proposals obtaining passage purely on sentiment with no regard for their budget impact - is part of the problem, not the solution, to California's budget morasse.

My European friends are always bragging about the wonders of parliametary government. Normally, I give this the back of my hand, but there one way they are right: snap elections. If only the Governator could call an early election and force the state legislature to face the voters NOW, while their minds are focused, rather than 18 months from now.