Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Governor Schwarzenegger has accepted an invitation by UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon to attend a global warming conferencein New York City, where he will promote California’s climate changelaws, reports the San Diego Tribune. The Governor has quickly becomethe darling of British MPs and European ambassadors,  who have longbeen frustrated with President Bush’s environmental record.

The Torrance Daily Breeze is suggesting that the legalization of marijuanamight be the solution to California’s perennial budget woes, as itcould bring in an estimated $13 billion or so in taxes to the state.Nationally, it could cover at least half the cost of universal healthcare. Hmm.