fundamental structural problems the state budget deficits, federal budget deficit, trade problems with china and independence on imported oil the congress and the president, both parties, have been unwilling to focus. we re not going to get there from here. the economy is cruising along like an airplane flying at 1,000 feet. it can fly at that level. if anything goes wrong, it crashes. that s what an economy at 3% is. it s cruising along but it wouldn t do much to derail it or sink it. california officials want everyone to wants the right to marry to have the right to do so. the state attorney general camilla harris submitted a petition to the 9th circuit court of appeals in an effort to resume marriage equality for same-sex couples while the court weighs the constitution ality of proposition 8.