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The politicians in Washington make little sense and Democratic politicians make even less sense. Budgeting is not rocket science. So listen up, Washington. You have a certain amount of revenue. That is all you can spend. If your solution to the problem is simply to increase revenue by raising taxes, you failed in your job. If you think any program you have is too important to face budget cuts, you failed in your job. Don’t talk to me about health care reform, just do your job and balance the budget. Don’t talk to me about fighting senseless wars in far-flung...

Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) said he welcomed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed 1-cent sales tax hike as “a start,” but feared it wouldn’t be enough to meet the government’s needs. “I’m glad the governor has come around to saying publicly what we’ve known all along--that people aren’t doing enough to support us here at the state,” Perata said. “But we have to take even bolder steps to ensure we have sufficient resources to fund our programs.” Perata said that the Democratic caucus was “looking at the vast hoard of money stashed away in savings accounts, mutual funds, and...