"Hasta la vista, baby"

...or so said the miserably small percentage of voters who turned out for the Governator's special election in California. All of Arnold's propositions were defeated at the polls. While he may be thinking, "I'll be back," doubtful he'll be shown much love should he decide to run for re-election. He pretty much shot himself in the foot with this one. Borrowed too much from Dubya's renegade-cowboy-vigilante style playbook. Hmmm...now I guess he'll have to try doing things the old fashioned way...you know, like working together with the Legislature, consensus-building, and such. Go figure.

In other Cali news, the bond measure to construct and repair schools in Los Angeles passed easily. Now, I sure hope LAUSD puts this $4 billion to good use. After teaching in that district, I've lost a lot of confidence in the way bond measure money is spent. Our kids deserve so much better.

Oooh, as we all know by now, T.O. is gone for the rest of the season...at least suited up as an Eagle. But did you hear he's trying to apologize? Too little, too late, my friend. Better call up Keyshawn and find out how you can score another contract elsewhere. You ain't an Eagle, no more.

Finally, the French have declared a state of emergency and officials are (slowly) starting to acknowledge the social exclusion of immigrant youth. Overall, people are starting to ask the questions I posed in an earlier post! (Here's a brief article en français, too!) Of course, the immediate focus right now has been on securing the afflicted areas. Let's just hope Sarkozy's deportation plans don't ignite any more fires.