Sacramento Bee: California budget boss jumps off before train wrecks

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Dan Walters: California budget boss jumps off before train wrecks

Buzz up!By Dan Walters
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Published: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 3A


Mike Genest, who announced recently that he's resigning as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget director, deserves a respite after four years of dealing with the state's chronic fiscal crisis.

Genest is a genuinely nice guy, as well as one of the few people who truly understand the state's tangled finances. "It feels like a good time for me to step back from the day-to-day fray of things," he said.

His imminent departure, however, is a reminder that as Schwarzenegger settles on what he'll propose on state spending two months hence, California is still speeding toward a train wreck.

The Legislature's budget analyst, Mac Taylor, will issue his appraisal soon. He'll probably tell his bosses what they don't want to hear – that things are getting worse, not better. ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2313076.html?storylink=omni_popular

[KamaAina]

1. The problem in a nutshell: The repukes won't let us raise revenue

and thanks to the insane 2/3 majority clause, they can hold their breath until they turn purple while the state that was once the envy of the world falls to ruin.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. So in true Repug style, they will let everything fail

as long as they can say they are right?

[KamaAina]

3. Looks like it.

:grr: :banghead: :argh:

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. The repubs WANT everything to fail