It might be wishful thinking, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday in Stockton, "I think this is the week when we should do a budget."
(Some of us also think this is the week the Giants should move into first place and newspapers should give employees 20 percent raises.)
Three weeks into the fiscal year, Democrats and Republicans remain divided over whether to close a $15.2 billion shortfall through cuts, taxes or various forms of borrowing. The four legislative leaders are slated to meet this afternoon, and then Schwarzenegger will join them later for a "Big Five" session.
At the event in Stockton this morning, Schwarzenegger was asked whether he was serious last week when he told The Bee that he eventually wants to force legislators to stay in a room until they agree to a budget. The governor said he went even further months earlier when he said legislators should be locked in a room and not be allowed to even use the bathroom.
Note to legislative leaders: Lay off the Big Gulps this afternoon.
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