Ask Big Daddy

Dear Big Daddy,

What’s the latest Democratic plan to pass a budget? Jeff Denham voodoo dolls?

–Laughing Elephant

Dear good name for a bar,

I was so sure I was going to get inquiries about the Perata/Maldonado nuptials occurring in the fevered minds of those in the CA GOP, complete with China patterns and window treatments, that I had my column all planned out. I’d go on for a little while about the burning intensity of Don’s love, then segue into how the issue here isn’t marriage but adoption–because Abel and Don won’t feel complete without their 6-foot-5-inch, 200-some-pound bundle of joy