This Explains California

The Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out, bites the Governor and attacks his
dog.

1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the
movie "Bambi" and then realizes he should stop; the coyote is only doing
what is natural.

2. He calls animal control. Animal Control captures coyote and
bills the State $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating it.

3. He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and
bills the State $200 testing it for diseases.

4. The Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting
checked for diseases from the coyote and on getting his bite wound
bandaged.

5. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish &
Game conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is free of
dangerous animals.

6. The Governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a
"coyote awareness" program for residents of the area.

7. The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to
better treat rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease
throughout the world.

8. The Governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the
attack somehow and for letting the Governor attempt to intervene.

9. Additional cost to State of California: $75,000 to hire and
train a new security agent with additional special training re:
the nature of coyotes.

10. PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files a $5 million
suit against the State.


Arizona:

The Governor of Arizona is jogging with her dog along a nature
trail. A Coyote jumps out and attacks her dog.

1. The Governor shoots the coyote with her State-issued pistol
and keeps jogging. The Governor has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow
point cartridge.

2. The Buzzards eat the dead coyote.

And that's why California is broke.