Watching all of this with both mounting skepticism and disbelief from the UK, one wonders if some selective cull of both the residents and elected representatives of California might be in order. We did just that on our bovine population during the recent foot and mouth outbreak and it was observed that mortality is 100% effective in eradicating tedious and unpleasant viruses. And how else would we ever get to witness the glorious spectacle of Arnold Schwarznegger being casually slain with a bolt gun, thrown on the truck and eventually burned in a big pile with Hulk Hogan, David Hasselhoff (I'm not sure if he lives in California but it's too good an opportunity to miss) and any other orange skinned, surgery enhanced narcissistic loony who...oh God, I think I'd better have a lie down and do my breathing exercises.