An on time budget in California??

From the Contra Costa Times

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has struck new deals with local governments and the state's universities to try to clear the way for the first on-time spending plan in four years."

The Governor has been striking deals with all the different departments on their accepting budget cuts and thus basically taking the budget job out of the hands of the legislatures. Of course the Assembly and Senate may not agree or scrap the entire deals worked out, but the Governor can then tell the people of the State look at what your Representatives and State Senators are doing. If the Legislator does not get a balanced budget passed on time this year (by July 1), then the Governor will have a very good argument in selling California on his idea the Legislators should only be a part time job instead of a full time one.

And many still think he isn't smart enough or political savvy enough to be a successful Governor.