[the_daug]

-- which too often allows politicians to turn the hard decisions over to voters who, surprise, aren't always willing to make them --

I didn't see voters getting a chance to slash budgets and numbers of employees only to raise taxes.....LOL

[Sam Clements]

The state budget could be in balance on Tuesday morning. Start cutting pay rates, pension schemes, and programs until balance is achieved. If this takes past noon on Tuesday, then our legislature and Arnold aren’t serious.