(This is the first in a series of diaries about the California budget crisis, its origins, and how to fix it. This is cross-posted at Calitics, where we continue to cover the ongoing twists and turns of California's fiscal meltdown.)
George Skelton has a punishingly absurd column today. He has in the past recognized that Prop. 13, and more importantly the Trojan horse of the 2/3 requirement for revenue hikes embedded inside it, has foisted much of the problems upon the state that it now faces. He recognizes that again here. But he then goes on to suggest that Arnold Schwarzenegger should take the attitude of "born-again tax cutter" Jerry Brown and treat our current "tax revolt" (which he takes as gospel from the results of last week's special election, despite the fact that it's not true) by slashing services for all manner of struggling Californians.