01 July 2009

Hasta La Vista Baby


Here's a green shoot for you to chew on in your happy place...

This news item merited a thirty second mention on Bloomberg Television with an immediate resumption of rally jubilation and feel good news. And on the personal interest side, poor Karl Malden has died at age 91.

I wonder if there are credit default swaps on California? Woo hoo. Bring on those records bonuses for the boys in the back room.

Bloomberg Wire.... Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares "a state of emergency" for the State of California in its budget crisis.

As of 2007, the gross state product (GSP) is about $1.812 trillion, the largest in the United States. California is responsible for 13 percent of the United States gross domestic product (GDP). As of 2006, California's GDP is larger than all but eight countries in the world.