THEY'RE SMILING

And that always makes me nervous. California leaders have agreed on a budget "fix", with $15 billion in cuts (to offset a 26 billion+ sea of red ink). Probably not enough, but the Governator says no new taxes and fees are included. Here are some items NOT touched: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budgetrejects21-2009jul21,0,3188419.story As Reagan said, we should "Trust but verify".

(Pictured with the Gov, Assembly speaker Karen bass (center) with an unidentified "hug-ee" from an earlier event in Sacto.)