Baby, It's Cold Outside

Button up your overcoat,

When the wind grows free,

Take good care of yourself,

You belong to me.

Helen Kane--the original Betty Boop girl sang those words in the 1929 musical "Follow Through"  but they might have been said by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. A Siberian cold front that moved into the State caused the mercury to dip in Sunny Colly-vornia to freezing or below. So, of course the Governator issued a proclamation:

“Northern and Central California will see night time temperatures drop into the teens and low 20s,” said Gov. Schwarzenegger. “Because of the extreme cold, I have directed state government to spring into action to protect our most vulnerable communities. The state has made 11 National Guard armories available and will make additional facilities available, such as fairgrounds, should local governments deem it necessary.”

The proclamation goes on to instruct Californians to "have extra blankets on hand" and "wear a hat".  Thoughtful advice to be sure, but do I need the Governor to instruct me on my bedclothes and headwear?   Even brine shrimp will instinctively move toward a source of light and heat; they don't need bureaucrats to tell them.  This comes on top of Ahhnold's bold proposals for health care and global warming.  It took Nixon to go to China; I guess it takes Ahhnold to institute a social democracy in the United States.  But I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.  He did come to this country as a teenager from Europe.  It just goes to show that you can take the boy out of the EU, but you can't take the EU out of the boy.

Comments

[susanna]

maybe he thinks that governor is the male form of governess. ;-)