[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The Republicans in the House and Senate rolled over?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

"This is a very good first step," said Republican Kevin McCarthy, the Assembly's minority leader. "This is the right step, the right direction, but let's keep the movement going forward."

Guess so!

[goldstategop]

They always do. For the good of the party.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[newzjunkey]

I don't think so. Look, the Dems were demanding a tax increase "for the children and working poor" and they didn't get it. Local goverments are getting the money back that was stolen from them and they're getting paid back a year early. Instead of a $15 billion deficit it's $5 billion. Also, for the first time, Prop 98 road funds are actually *gasp* going to roads! Did I mention no new taxes? And (even better) NO NEW BORROWING.

THIS is an incredible job on the part of Arnold's team given the psychotics that infest the legislature which he must do battle with. He knows there's still a spending problem which is why the Nov reforms are so important. We're making progress, however. And that's fantastic.

Stop making the perfect the enemy of the good. We're moving in the right direction. Next we need to cut off the union's theft of your paycheck for funding their nefarious political agenda.