Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

We've heard some pretty creative solutions for easing the budgetdeficit. Now, Governor Schwarzenegger has weighed in with another: lowering the number of annual inspections for smog tests and nail salons,among others, according to the Sacramento Bee. We could care less aboutthe salons, but the drop in smog checks seems troubling when we'retrying to cut back on emissions.

In a move that should raise more than a few eyebrows, the Ken CountyClerk has announced that she will stop performing all weddings on June17, which happens to be the first day same-sex couples can start receiving licenses,according to the Los Angeles Times. The clerk has claimed financialconstraints, but records show correspondence between her office and aconservative Christian legal defense fund. Coincidence?

Our senior Senator Dianne Feinstein was chief peacemaker this weekbetween Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, offering her Washington homefor a private meeting between the two candidates and helping to bringClinton's historic campaign to a close, the San Francisco Chroniclereports.

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