Our State Leaders at Work Again

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am tired of our state leaders. The "Big 5" as they are called should really be called the "We can't get our heads out of our arses 5." This would be the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Senate Leader and the two minority party leaders from the Senate and the Assembly. For those of you keeping track, that would be Arnold, Darrell "I think I am a lot smarter than I really am" Steinberg, Karen "I couldn't get out of my own way if you paid me $1,000,000 but I am sure I would say something dumb" Bass, and two Republicans who change regularly.

So, Arnold is proposing another furlough day for state workers. Karen Bass says "More furloughs mean more foreclosures." Really? Are you sure? Did you come up with that pearl of wisdom yourself? Of course, you are also supporting legislation that will mean more foreclosures (see AB 764). (Memo to Dave Jones: I know you read this stuff so if you want to avoid my wrath, you shouldn't do dumb things.)

But now these folks have somehow come up with $4,000,000 to pay for Jacko's funeral. That is $4 million. That would be enough money to pay for a whole lot of stuff! For Michael Jackson. Dude has Neverland and the Beatles collection of songs, but we need to pay for his funeral. Really? We have that money laying around.

Hey Karen Bass: $4,000,000 means less foreclosures. Less. That means fewer. That means more people keep their homes. That means less homeless people. That is a good thing. But you blew that money you freaking useless quote machine. $4,000,000 would also pay for a new speechwriter for you so you can at least sound intelligent. I don't want you to actually spend that money on a speechwriter, since the $130,000 or so you get paid already is wasted money. Of course, you could also use that money to go back to college. Wait, I am sorry, your incompetent leadership is one reason many people can no longer afford college, you crazy lady.

Hey Darrell: I know they don't teach business classes in law school (and that is a whole different rant) but I am sure you learned this in like 5th grade. You cannot have negative money. Yet, somehow, you managed to keep us in the same ridiculous cycle. And you allow our state to spend $4,000,000 we don't have. How exactly does that work? I mean, you must be smart - you went to law school. It was a UC school, so maybe you aren't as smart as we thought since you are slowly limiting the number of people who can afford to go to your alma mater. Do you not understand that your expenses must be equal to or less than your income? Is that concept too difficult for you? If so, maybe you should resign and we should get someone, anyone, who can figure out how to do math.

Darrell and Karen are a disgrace and we let them continue to lead. And where do we get the money to pay for a funeral? Should we pay for a funeral for everyone else who dies this year? What makes Michael more special than kid who drowned in his pool this week? Because he could sing? Sure, but he also spent money disfiguring himself. Should we spend money on the funeral of a cutter who dies? What about the anorexic who dies? That person disfigured herself too. Is Wacko Jacko more special?

I admit it. He could sing. He could dance. He could sleep in bed with little children - allegedly. He could hang his kid, Prince, upside down from a hotel balcony. He could go from black to white. He was like anti-black face, or white face. So what makes him special? I know lots of people who can sing and dance and don't try to change their skin color. Should we pay for their funerals too?

I just don't get it. We have no money. Our state workers now have a 15% pay cut. They are going to be looking at a fourth furlough day or another 5% pay cut. And somehow we have money to spend on this freak's funeral. Really? Where, exactly, is that money coming from? Are Steinberg and Bass paying for it with their complete inability to strike a budget deal? Is the Governor going to pay for it with his personal fortune from his roid days? I sure as heck am not going to pay for this. It is a complete embarrassment for our state and another example of the complete lack of leadership of our alleged leaders.