[Hank Rearden]

My son has an interview next week for an engineering position with CalTrans, and I say "GOOD!"

Tell him not to sweat it. How hard can it be to lean on a shovel and leer at women? Or smoke a cig while holding a "SLOW" sign incorrectly?

[My2Cents]

LOL....That's not part of his job desciption; he'd be working on designing bridges, or some such thing, not driving an orange truck and standing around leaning on a shovel.

On a serious note, while I support the reduction of state spending, and the cutting of certain programs, there's one program I support an increase in, and that's roads and the state's highway system (my son's job possibility notwithstanding). I swear...some of the worst roads in the country are in California. Crumbling infrastructure, and gridlock on the freeways. I wouldn't mind the legislature throwing more money at improving the highway infrastructure.