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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (269067)	11/30/2003 2:24:51 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

from a cali friend I swear what follows is TRUE in spite of the fact that it is surreal...... I'm up at 5:10 this morning....putz around....paper arrives at 5:25.....at 5:30 I'm reading the paper and multitasking by watching HEADLINE NEWS ON CNN....at 5:55 Headline Lines drops off for LOCAL NEWS....in my case, KCAL channel 9 does the local segment....believe it or not, Michael Jackson is not #1....instead the top story is that of Schwartenegger's budget director---the femme who last served Jeb Bush and before him Pataki of NY----the budget director is appearing for what should be a "routine" uneventful appearance before a legislative committee------Schwartenegger had said earlier that he wanted to float a $20 billion dollar bond issue, only to get flack from GOPers, and consequently scaled it down to $15 billion, which will mean there will be immediate coverage but a probable shortfall the next year of approx $5 billion, from what I have read...anyway, his femme budget director who has been going over the books for a month comes to "pump" the $15 billion bond issue----which under california law has to be APPROVED BY THE VOTERS------all smiles/introductions/the GOP guy gets to say nice things first even thought the dems dominate the legislature, this out of deference to Scwartzee, I guess---now comes the FIRST DEM QUESTION----a dem femme from the central valley says: "Do you really think in March the voters are going to approve THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS?"......the budget director says: "I'm sorry?" and looks mystified....."Do you really think the voters are going to approve THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW BONDS in March?"......"we are only asking gor $15 billion in bonds."......"Yes, but surely you are aware that a $14.9 billion bond issue for education has all ready qualified and will be on the March ballot?" ....the budget director looked shocked....was silent for a few seconds...looked to her right and then her left...then rose and said" "I'm sorry, I can't stay longer. I have another meeting." Swear on my mother's grave... Stay tuned....