Today, Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines issued a challenge to his colleague, Assembly 
Speaker Fabian Nunez, to participate in (yes, this is for real) a sushi-rolling competition. In his challenge, Villines said, “The gauntlet has been thrown down, and I look forward to facing Speaker Núñez in the kitchen to see who can roll the best piece of sushi,” Villines said. “Speaker Núñez is a formidable foe both in the Legislature and in the kitchen, but I have no doubt that my superior culinary skills will prevail when the judges decide the winner of the Great Sushi Roll Off.”
Apparently, the winner of this contest will be the recipient of the Capitol Roller Award. The problem is that such a broadly worded title might just interfere with another friendly competition between some other legislators — such as Mark Leno, Tom McClintock, Chuck Devore and Anthony Adams. They might want to put together a much different kind of "California Roll" – if you know what I mean.
I think the real winner of this contest might be FR contributor and Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa. Not only is he a rice farmer, but his district is also reknowned for other agricultural products of note…
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 am
Speaker Nunez, in accepting the challenge to the big roll-off, issued the following Kaiku. We may need Leno or DeVore to translate it when they are done listening to their favorite Doobie Brothers albums.
“Sushi challenge on
The public very happy
We aren’t naked chefs
Land locked Clovis man
Makes worst Republican Rice
Since Condoleeza
Núñez sushi wins
Feral cats at Capitol
Reject Villines’ swill”
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 am
It’s called a haiku :)