Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

California is the midst of a dry spell that could turn into a long term drought,reportsthe San Francisco Chronicle. The state experienced its driest spring inat least 150 years, and the Sierra Nevada snowpack (a major source ofwater) is only two-thirds its normal size. Local districts are alreadyconcerned and taking action, but mandatory water rationing on a statelevel will only occur if Governor Schwarzenegger declares a state ofemergency.

Anthony Wright, the executive director of Health Access California, is excoriating John McCain’s health care plan over at the California Progress Report, and with good reason. McCain’splan would shift even more power from individuals to healthinsurers—instead of increasing purchasing power for individuals, itdiminishes their bargaining ability.

Ron Paul thinks Barack Obama is going to be the next president ofthe United States, reports the LA Times’s Top of the Ticket. We’ll takethat for what it’s worth (maybe keeping in mind that Paul raised morethan twice as much as Huckabee in the primaries?).