68 days and no budget

Thats kind of like me 59 days and no job. But this only effects me and my fiance and stepson not the populace of an entire state. And in this time of legislative ineptitude I saw on the news something about this last night. This sings of playing solitaire on company time to me. Here is the quote from Assemblyman Lieu's official website. The link is
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a53/press/20080905AD53PR01.htm

The quote is:
(Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement:

“I am pleased the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has come to its senses and rescinded its backwards policy of banning players who do not speak English. I believe the pressure from newspaper editorial boards and columnists, community groups, and the threat of legislative action all combined to force the LPGA to change its ways. However, until the LPGA issues its new policy, legislators, community groups, and the media should continue to be vigilant in monitoring LPGA’s actions.”

“Perhaps what is most disturbing is the LPGA’s stated reason for attempting to enact its English-only policy in the first place. The LPGA stated that its tour players need to bring in sponsorships by playing golf with corporate sponsors. Sports fans should be outraged that the LPGA is elevating a golf player’s ability to schmooze with corporate executives over the player’s ability to play golf. The LPGA needs a new business model where the focus is on a player’s athletic skills, not her social skills. Otherwise the association’s initials stand for nothing more than ‘Lets Put Golf Aside’ in favor of corporate money.”

Of course yesterday the legislature was not at work they just checked in so they could get their per diem for the day. Rather then do what we pay them to do, oh wait we do pay them for just checking in. I wonder if that would work in the private sector workplace?

Yet in this time of no budget they had time for important stuff like GOLF!!! Maybe I could understand if it was for more range time because if they keep up their current lack of work ethic they are probably going to need to be competent to shoot back. Ask the French how far the populace can be pushed before they revolt. (Not the modern French the peasents of the French revolution actually won)

Yet another pissed Ottar