Equal Time

Having posted many messages about how I don't like Governor Schwarzenegger's financial shenanigans, I should admit that he has done one thing that I like. He has indicated that he intends to allow the state's Board of Prison Terms (i.e., Parole Board) to do its job and to appoint members who do not simply believe that criminals should remain behind bars until they rot. The board was weighted to that belief and on the rare occasions that they recommended someone for release, Gray Davis would invariably overrule their decision, making some wonder why they even held parole hearings. The system doesn't work and it's time someone admitted it and fixed it. So good for Governor Arnold on that one.