Arkansas comes under fire in California

"If I wanted to live like Arkansas, I would move to Arkansas"
     - California Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata

As you probably know by now, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said last week that he'd like to model the California budget after our own, particularly the Revenue Stabilization Act devised by Governor Ben Laney in 1945, which prioritizes spending in categories and prevents deficit spending. Some California legislators are not happy with the proposal. "He sure as hell didn't go to Arkansas. It's almost a joke," Perata said of Schwarzenegger. Here's a good article that appeared in Sunday's Sacramento Bee.