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George Skelton
Capitol Journal
May 15, 2006

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said it himself while unveiling his $131-billion revised spending plan: A Budget is "much more than just ledger sheets ... A budget is all about values."

"It's an expression of who we are," he continued, "and what we really care about."

Right. So I won't be joing the large cheering section for this annual "May revision" of the governor's proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.

Look outside: The weather seems great, but one or two warm storms out of the tropics melting the snowpack (which is at 200%) and we have 1997 again; or one earthquake on one of the faults in the East Bay knocking out those 150 year-old levees and disaster hits; not just for Northern California but Southern California, and the Central Valley, (the pics are illustrative) which means - much less water for swimming pools, golf courses and most importantly several crops go dry and whither away.

Capitol Weekly News

"About Schmidt: Gov.'s campaign manager pulls in $78,000 in just six weeks
By Shane Goldmacher

After less than two months on the job, Gov. Arnold Schwarenegger's campaign manager Steve Schmidt has been paid more than $78,000 in campaign funds." ... read more

Who is Steve Schmidt? (Pay attention to the date below)

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