Forget Government Waste and Exploding Public Pensions, We've Got a Budget Crisis Here!

Remember when the head of the powerful Service Employees International Union gave the L.A. Times editorial board a big "democracy is an ugly thing" shrug when accused of helping ruin the Golden State's finances? I present without further comment the subhed on an L.A. Times opinion piece by SEIU International Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina:

The governor's obsession with 'waste' in public services distracts lawmakers from dealing with the state's crippling budget crisis.

Read the Arnold Schwarzenegger op-ed Medina was blowing back to here.