He's An Even Bigger Jerk Than I Thought

Then again, he's a Republican, so why should I be surprised?

He treated the whole thing as a big joke, from start to finish.  Only the joke was on California.  And he's still laughing, while Jerry Brown and the other grown-ups in the Democratic Party are trying to pick up the pieces.

Maria Shriver, you're well rid of him.  I just wish the rest of us could be.  The only thing of value about the interview is that his quotes, separately and together, sum up the basic Republican philosophy:  "It's all about me.  And the rest of you are screwed."

This is how politics in Hollywood really work:  the conservative actors (Reagan and Schwarzenegger) get elected and create a train wreck, while liberal actors like Warren Beatty nibble at the edges of the system and try to contain the damage.

How much more damage do we need before we no longer have a system?  Or a country?  Somewhere between extreme recklessness and extreme caution (if anywhere) lies the answer.  If only we could find it.