So bad that even dyed-in-the-wool Democrat Willie Brown, the notoriously colorful 30-year veteran of the California State Assembly, is complaining about overpaid government workers. From a recent column in the San Francisco Chronicle:

If we as a state want to make a New Year’s resolution, I suggest taking a good look at the California we have created. From our out-of-sync tax system to our out-of-control civil service, it’s time for politicians to begin an honest dialogue about what we’ve become.