One of These Things is Not Like the Other

I came across this story from KQED News via Overlawyered.

State legislature attempts to pass a bill that would have made skiing or snowboarding without a helmet punishable by a $25 fine.

Bill passes, gets to the governor's desk, and is promptly vetoed with the comment, "Not every human problem deserves a law."

Go ahead. Name the state, name the governor.

Must be that Perry fellow out of Texas, right? Or maybe Romney, or one of those other politicians infected by the unholy influences of the radical Tea Party members.

There's probably Koch money involved as well. I mean, you've got to figure, with a statement like that, this guy must be a certified, frothing at the mouth right-wing nut job from the howling wastes of flyover country.

(Cue "Jeopardy" music for 3... 2... 1...)

The state? California.

The governor? Jerry Brown.

Yep.

The progressive political agenda for the nanny state has finally gone so over the top that even Governor Moonbeam is starting to sound like Ron Paul.

I'm not complaining, mind you. I'm just sayin'.