Dan Weintraub writes that Cruz Bustamonte doesn't understand how California got in its budget mess. David Letterman remarked on Gray Davis quip that no one should be governor who can't pronounce "California," saying that no one should be governor who is unable to govern California.

In Utah, the Republicans pretty much have a lock on state-wide politics, but Utah is ranked as the best managed state in the Union. California is one of the worst, and it won't improve as long as it's run by Democrats.