Pelosi's breeding ground

The California problem run amok

San Francisco Bay Area.  Breeding grounds of Democrats who currently have the United States in a death grip.   Pelosi, Waxman, Boxer, et al, *Sputtering too much.*  Here. “  (01-26) 20:04 PST  -- Berkeley's public library will face a showdown with the city's Peace and Justice Commission tonight over whether a service contract for the book check-out system violates the city's nuclear-free ordinance. The dispute centers on a five-year, $63,000 contract the library wants to sign with 3M, an international technology company based in Minnesota, to service five scanner machines library patrons use to check out books. But 3M, a company with operations in 60 countries, refused to sign Berkeley's nuclear-free disclosure form as required by the Nuclear Free Berkeley Act passed by voters in 1986. As a result, the library's self-checkout machines have not been serviced in about six months. Library officials say 3M is the only company authorized by the manufacturer to fix the machines, which were purchased in 2004. The library asked the Peace and Justice Commission for a waiver, but at its Jan. 5 meeting the commission voted 7-1, with two abstentions, to reject the request. The library is now appealing the decision to the City Council. ” This all too absurd, but lest you feel sorry for the poor liberry managers, they are, don't forget, cut from the same herd. “ "We would not ever have selected 3M on our own, but we were thrust into this," said Donna Corbeil, director of library services. "We're not happy about it, but right now there's no alternative." ” "We were thrust into this ...?" Thrust into what, and by whom?  But wait.  A happy ending?