California is in a crisis. No, it’s not because Lindsay Lohan has been in and out of jail more often than a correctional officer. It’s certainly not because Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be leaving office soon. Let’s hope he won’t be back! California’s problems can be blamed on its insatiable appetite to spend regardless of available resources, the lack of a political will to say no to those who come with hat in hand to Sacramento and the overwhelming desire by legislators to do what it takes to adopt the positions necessary to insure their re-election. A cynic might say it’s also due to the desire to enrich oneself by using political influence that can be bartered to the highest bidder.