Dept. of Budget Priorities

On my morning commute, I heard a commercial on the popular Jim Rome show from the California Department of Fishing and Game, urging Rome's "Clones" to consider taking a course in boat safety. Which seems about as promising as asking Rush Limbaugh listeners to consider tuning into NPR.

In other news, spokesmen for Gray Davis say the despised governor is considering following the example set by his Nevada counterpart Kenny Guinn, who successfully convinced his state Supreme Court to overturn the Nevada constitution in order to raise taxes—a ruling that Eugene Volokh has called "one of most appalling judicial decisions I've ever seen." The California budget deficit is still $38 billion.