Schwarzenegger Expected to Keep Begging Obama For Money

In the NYT today, California is once again front and center in a piece about cash-strapped states entering the new year with nothing but swaths of red on the books. The Governator is expected to continue shaking his tin cup at President Obama when he makes his State of the State address at 10 a.m. today, saying that when the new fiscal year begins in July, California will be unable to pay for any social services without aid from the federal government. The stimulus funds of last year are going to start running out, and it's about to get really ugly, with Medicaid patients here already being denied dental benefits and unemployment funds teetering in the balance as well. Happy New Year!