Will this year's budget be on time?

The author reflects on the state budget made by the California State Legislature. He reveals that if the state could not meet the annual mandatory budget deadline on June 15, 2006, it will be the 20th consecutive times that the state legislative body failed. He adds that the contradictory ideas of the Republican and Democrat legislators lead to the delay of the state budget. He reveals that the Democrats plan to keep the state budget for future use.