Okay folks… it’s QUIZ TIME!
Which American state has:
The eigth largest economy in the Universe…
Has a former Mr. Universe as its Governor…
and is Universally regarded as a financial basket-case?
If you guessed California, YOU ARE A WINNER*! (Except, of course, if you happen to live in California.) The West coast bureau of USDemocrazy is sending news to our HQ in Baltimore of gargantuan debt and political gridlock on a scale that would make Hollywood blush.
California politicians led by Governor Arnold “the Terminator” Schwarzenegger have been trying to pass a blockbuster budget to stave off economic collapse. Without this combination of spending cuts, tax hikes and additional borrowing … the state will go belly up (and this is one heckuva belly!). But nothing is going according to script and everyone fears a disaster movie is in the making!
California is a huge and diverse state that is inflicted with political divides worthy of the Grand Canyon. For the past five years our favorite action hero, The Governator, has presided from his throne as a moderate stuck between two warring political factions (you’ve seen this movie before…). He seems to be stuck again.
Our hero may not win this battle… and all Californians may be the losers. Time is running out and there are no calvalry on the horizon. There is only one thing in this mess that is certain… when the film version is made we all know who will play Arnold (very badly) in the movie.
*Quiz winners get 2 weeks free access to www.USDemocrazy.net
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