Isn't it a little odd that after resisting all pressure to turn on the spigot for California farmers and allow them the water they need to grow crops and stay in business, that during the middle of health care negotiations when the votes of two Democrat California Congressmen are needed, the water will now flow?
Congressmen Dennis Cardoza and Jim Costa from California's central valley have been hold outs on the health care takeover bill. The EPA will now allow farmers 25% of their annual allocation rather than the 5% they had been previously authorized. Whether the protected Delta Smelt suffer as a result is not known, but since fish don't vote, it's immaterial. Protecting the small non-native fish has cost some central valley farmers their businesses. Farmers are unlikely to view using water as a political bargaining chip favorably.
Cardoza and Costa have yet to officially transfer their support to the "Yes" column, so continued calling at their offices may still yield results.
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