The San Francisco Gate reports that some California Democrats accidentally left a microphone on during a closed door planning meeting. Just what were they planning? Prolonging California's budget crisis for political gain.

Some members of the group, including Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, said if the budget crisis were extended, it could improve chances for a ballot initiative that would make it easier for the Democrats to raise taxes by lowering the threshold for passage from two-thirds to 55 percent.

Is anyone really surprised? These are the same type of people that wished September 11th would have happened a year earlier, so that Slick Willie could have grabbed some political credit.