Who is at Fault for California's Meltdown?

Also posted on "Beyond the Blackboard" blog.

Actually, there's plenty of blame to go around, says author and professor Joel Kotin in the current issue of Forbes Magazine.

He lists five main culprits:

1. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has turned into a multi-personality figure who never accomplished much;

2. Public Employees, for their uncuttable pensions;

3. The Environment, because it's just too difficult, or expensive to do anything in the state anymore.

4. The Business Community, for not taking a leadership role, or much of a role at all.

5. Californians themselves, because, as Kotkin says, we're essentially asleep at the switch.

Here's the entire article.