SACRAMENTO – A workers' comp reform deal headed for likely passage today nearly fell apart hours before a key deadline, when Senate Leader John Burton, D-San Francisco, stormed out of the governor's office, barking, "Hey, man, no hard feelings, I can't (expletive) do this." Burton had approached Schwarzenegger on Wednesday morning with a last-minute request from organized labor representatives that employees be able to choose their own doctors for treating on-the-job injuries. Schwarzenegger balked - he preferred his plan, which required employees to select from an employer-approved pool of doctors. Burton said he thought to himself, "'I can't do it...
