While The Coliseum Burns

Whether California is Rome, or not, is debatable. But it does have a coliseum. And as everything burns down out there, the flakes, fruits and nuts crowd is up to their usual silly games. Government at all levels in America today is truly embarassing.

"The governor is not against condiments. The governor's not against fruits of any kind," said spokesman Aaron McLear. "But he believes we ought to be focused on solving our budget crisis first and foremost."

Assembly bill 606 creates a commission to serve the marketing interests of the blueberry industry. Another bill defines "honey" to mean the natural food product resulting from the harvest of nectar by honey bees, and a third bill adopts regulations establishing definitions and standards for 100-percent pomegranate juice.

"Look, we're pro-condiment, we're pro-fruit, but the focus needs to be on the budget crisis," McLear said.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez (D-Fresno) called Governor Schwarzenegger's criticism "childish" and said he is fed up.

"The governor's turned from an action hero into just another politician," Senator Florez said. "He should really, really take a course on fundamental government on how the legislature works."

Comments

[Rob Crawford]

I think Florez needs to be ejected from office so he can spend the rest of his life considering what "childish" means.

[epobirs]

Why the hell is it the responsibility of the State to promote the blueberry industry. Isn't this the responsibility of, oh, I don't know, the blueberry industry?

Rob, guy is from Fresno. He's already previewing Hell.