Not Sure He’s Joking

“We don’t have to worry about going off the cliff, we’re already there.”

                         — Sen. Bob Dutton

The Rancho Cucamonga Republican, vice-chair of the Senate Budget Committee, made his comment May 22 in the two-house conference committee trying close a $24 billion budget gap and cope with California’s bleak cash flow situation. The comment followed a presentation on California’s fiscal woes by Treasurer Bill Lockyer and Controller John Chiang.