California finally passes the budget.

[tjwash]

State lawmakers pass long-awaited budget

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers passed a long-awaited budget early Thursday morning after an epic battle that involved several all-night sessions and political concessions, sending the package to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was expected to sign it.

The budget deal flew through the Assembly less than an hour after it won approval by a single vote in the Senate after late-night horse trading to win over a final Republican.

The package included a combination of spending cuts, tax increases and borrowing, intended to close a projected $42 billion deficit and to stop a fast-arriving fiscal disaster for the state.

Senate leaders were able to secure the final vote needed from moderate Republican Abel Maldonado in late-night negotiations by agreeing to his demands for election changes, government reform and removal of a gas tax increase, giving them the two-thirds vote needed to pass the package.

Looks like the wife won't have to get paid in IOU's after all...

[DCKit]

1. The Republics just can't seem to resist shooting themselves in the nuts. n/t

[tjwash]

2. It's California...I'm used to it.

Repukes shooting themselves in the foot is a given, but no one gives a flying fuck. Much less the shitheads that keep re-electing these jagoffs.

The dems here, on the other hand, tend to spend more time stabbing each other in the back and grinding up little pieces of gnat shit to be very productive either.

We need term limits.