Meltdown

Short-Terminator Notes

Arnold Schwarzenegger takes to the airwaves.

Poor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The erstwhile savior of California has been reduced to shilling like an infomercial actor on behalf of his state. In a new radio ad, the Governator implores state residents to buy up $4 billion in short-term notes in order to "pay for schools, healthcare, and other very important services." The ad aired a week after it was revealed that the state has been unable to borrow the short-term loans it needs to remain solvent and might need a $7 billion loan from the federal government. Should it fail, Schwarzenegger might want to persuade residents the old-fashioned way: by calling them "girly-men" and threatening to "break" them.