Yeah, WTF.
I agree 100% with your original post, though.
In all seriousness, you guys could use a guy like Chris Christie (NJ) in there.
If you eliminated the following groups from voting in CA, you MIGHT go a long way towards "fixing" the issues there:
1) Anyone who doesn't shower at least 300 times annually
2) Anyone who has used any illicit substance in the past 4 years
3) Anyone who has acted in a major motion picture in the past decade
4) Anyone without a first AND last name

5) Anyone who was born after Reagan was Governor (hey, how else will they know GOOD leadership?)
6) Anyone who was driven to the polls in a bus
....I could come up with more, but you get my point. Although I despise the state and its politics, I *DO* sincerely hope things turn around for CA, if only for the good people who are stuck living there.