CALIFORNIA TREATED LIKE AN AMERICAN ALLY - AT 9:27 P.M. ET:  From The Detroit News:

Washington -- The Obama administration has turned back pleas for emergency aid from one of the biggest remaining threats to the economy -- the state of California.

Top state officials have gone hat in hand to the administration on several occasions, armed with dire warnings of a fast-approaching "fiscal meltdown" caused by a budget shortfall. Alarm has grown inside the White House in recent weeks as California's fiscal condition has worsened, leading to high-level administration meetings. But federal officials are concerned that a bailout of California would set off a cascade of demands from other states.

COMMENT:  I just don't understand these Californians. All they have to do is develop an illegal nuclear-weapons program, or launch some missiles into the Pacific, and help would be on the way.

You know, this is what happens when you elect a bodybuilder as governor.  No respect for the benefits of technology.

June 16, 2009