The chance of a special session of the Legislature must be real enough to change Governor Schwarzenegger’s busy travel schedule.

This afternoon, the governor officially scrapped planned autumn trips to Great Britain and India. Schwarzenegger was supposed to attend a conference of Britain’s Conservative party later this month, and was planning a trade mission to India in November.

“While I am confident that we will be able to accomplish quite a bit before the end of the legislative session,” the governor said in a written statement, “I need to maintain the flexibility to call a special session. With only two weeks left, we need to finish the work we have begun on health care, a comprehensive water plan and redistricting reform.”