The Rose Bowl will be played shortly so how much more timely could this post be about the Governator waging a little promotional bet with his counterpart in Texas?

The story is in the Sacramento Bee. Basically California’s Governor Schwartzenegger is betting Texas Governor Perry some agricultural products:

Each governor also has offered a basket of home-grown items – which also would go toward the victorious state’s National Guard. California’s basket includes avocados, salmon, chicken, turkey, lamb, strawberries and wine, among other things. The Lone Star State is offering grapefruit, oranges, barbecued beef brisket and 100 pints of Blue Bell ice cream.