Hurray California

Thank God for California. Without the Golden State, so many of the progressive ideas that this nation sorely needs would not get a trial run. And because many of these ideas are good, they spread. That is why I am thrilled that Governor Arnold and the state legislature worked out a compromise to raise the minimum wage to eight bucks an hour in the next two years.

OK – so maybe the only reason why Schwarzenegger went in for the deal is that he is up for re-election in a year that is increasingly hostile to incumbents and especially Republican incumbents. But necessity is the mother of invention or in this case, fear is the father of doing the right thing. As far as I am concerned, doing the right thing for the wrong reasons still means one did the right thing (most of the time anyway). At any rate, this is a good thing for California voters and hopefully, the rest of us.