22nd
California has ceased to make sense.
Acting Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Thursday in five California counties, including San Francisco, where the week’s storms battered away the shoreline so badly officials had to close the Great Highway. The declaration clears the way for state assistance in hard-hit areas.
Okay, wait— what? Hold on a second: acting Governor Jerry Brown?
Brown is filling in for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is in Washington, D.C. No lieutenant governor has been confirmed since John Garamendi was elected to Congress in November.
Honest to god — I thought this was clever political satire, or a profoundly subtle (but droll) commentary on the sad state of the gubernatorial race.
But apparently California politics is so profoundly bizarre that we have the Governor of 30 years ago calling a state of emergency in place of the action hero who is busy in Washington confusing our twin Senators for one another; and, this is all because we don’t have a Lt Gov, still unconfirmed because, if he gets confirmed, no budget deal can be made; BUT, if the Dems hold it up too long then he won’t go along with a budget deal regardless…
I’d continue, but, I swear to god, I’m starting to confuse myself.
Addendum: it is now completely legitimate to refer to Jerry Brown as any member of the Christmas Carol trinity.
“Ghost of Governors-Past, -Present, and -Future”
