NOW WE KNOW! – AND MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT – AT 9:38 A.M ET:  Forget the fact that the state is essentially bankrupt.  Forget the fact that it is overrun by illegal immigrants.  Forget the fact that its universities have become hotbeds of kookism and screwball politics.  California legislators know what's important, and they act on it.  This is what made California great:

It may be obvious to most people, but California State legislators are ploughing ahead with a new food safety bill - to define what constitutes a hot dog.

The bill passed the State Assembly Health Committee yesterday and now awaits approval from the Appropriations Committee before a final floor vote.

The bizarre legislation is buried in bill S.B. 946 - which also deals with Medicare consultations, access to health care and HIV reporting.

A tiny paragraph in the bill reads: "A 'hot dog' means a whole, cured, cooked sausage that is skinless or stuffed in a casing, may be served on a bun or roll."

Let the word go forth, from this time and place, that never again will we doubt what constitutes a hot dog. 

To those enemies who seek to change the ingredients, we say that California has spoken. 

Now what is needed is the money to publish the definition.  Contributions may be sent.

July 7, 2011