November 9, 2007

'So, this is what an $8 billion deficit feels like....'

The entries have flooded in, the votes have been tallied and the winner is this gem from Sacramento lobbyist J. Kevin Pedrotti:

"So, this is what an $8 billion deficit feels like."

For his effort, Pedrotti has won a $20 Starbucks gift card. His was hardly the only budget-related entry, though we liked it better than "Even though I campaigned against it, I just love these whale-sized budgets!"

In the end, there were a lot of Teddy Kennedy jokes (the Democratic senator from Massachusetts and Arnold's uncle-in law) and a few too many references to blowholes.

Here's the best of the rest:

"Gov. Finally Closes Water Deal"

Schwarzenegger: "OK ... one photo. That'll be $10,000."

Schwarzenegger: "Zoe here ist da deal, Shamu. I get you released into da Sacramento Delta, and you eat all da smelt you vant."

Schwarzenegger: "Finally, a legislator who agrees with me."

Schwarzenegger: "I love you Shamu, but I'm not endorsing Ron Paul."

Schwarzenegger: "You don't have a carbon footprint, Shamu, because you don't have any feet."

Shamu "Yes, it’s me Teddy. Try single-payer."

Schwarzenegger: "A Louis Vuitton bag would have been good enough, Fabian."

Schwarzenegger: "Yes Shamu, I understand that your home has been flooded. It's a serious problem in Northern California too and is one of my top priorities."

Schwarzenegger: “If you did more reps with slightly less weight, you could get better definition out of that muscle bulk. Trust me, I know what it’s like to be big without definition.”

Schwarzenegger: "Cruz you look fantastic.....glad to see you're back.

Schwarzenegger: "It is a nice to hug a someone with more meat than Maria."

Schwarzenegger: “Shamu? You got named already, too? That Garamendi guy gets everywhere.”

Photo credit: Duncan McIntosh, Office of Governor Schwarzenegger

Posted by Shane Goldmacher on November 9, 2007 2:20 PM