I was perusing a Web attack ad by Carly Fiorina: Boxer and Campbell both Supported the Gas Tax Boxer and Campbell are both Wrong for California But at the top of the Web page -- the part above where it says "File Edit View", etc., on Windows -- we read: "Barbara Boxer has Only Passed Three Bill...
March, 2010Amateur CarlyTuesday, March 30th, 2010Fighting Without Skin in the GameTuesday, March 30th, 2010Usually when two sides fight over a contentious issue, both have skin in the game. But when the government fights American citizens, it’s with bully tactics, intimidation, threats and not about the well-being of anyone. Which is probably one of the biggest reasons that Americans and Californian... Remember Jerry’s radio show?Monday, March 29th, 2010One thing I'm looking forward to in this campaign is what Meg's campaign finds out about Jerry's radio show in the 1990s. Before he re-launched himself into politics, in the 1990s Jerry Brown was an excellent talk show host, one of the few liberals to succeed in what has become a conservative med... Cops as revenuersMonday, March 29th, 2010Expect more stories such as this one in the Sacramento Bee today, in which an 18 year old man was fined $500 for riding a bicycle without a seat (it was stolen) and without brakes. Other news reports suggest that fines are going up all over the place. Police increasingly are becoming by-the-book rev... Job Creation Means Unions JobsFriday, March 26th, 2010I recently gave a speech to two-hundred Republican women on the current state of politics in California and how businesses are being destroyed by the majority party’s regulations, taxes and now, global warming laws. During the speech I asked the audience how many of them owned businesses – nearl... The PandernatorThursday, March 25th, 2010Sometimes, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's ability to pander amazes and awes even me. One week it's the environmentalists, the next it's the firefighters. Everybody needs help, everybody needs some special exemption or set-aside. This week, it's Vietnam Vets. Specifically, it's our governor's ca... Why biz leaders don’t change politicsThursday, March 25th, 2010Given all the business talent in America, you would think we could promote some of those pros to the top political positions and let them fix everything. Indeed, in California three are running for those positions now, all claiming that, because they're "outsiders" and "not career politicians," they... Poizner’s crashing TV ad.Thursday, March 25th, 2010If you wonder why Steve Poizner isn't gaining traction against Meg Whitman, just look at his lame ad of a car crashing, then somehow being revived. It looks a 1987 Buick Le Sabre of the type I used to own. It's depressing. His voice is depressing. align="right" Then he talks about an initiati... Imagining Governor Leary…Thursday, March 25th, 2010Been reading Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and its Quest to Spread, Peace, Love, and Acid to the World by my good friend and former colleague Nick Schou. It's a colorful, endlessly interesting book about a band of hippie drug smugglers from Laguna Beach who in the sixties thought ... Obamacare and CaliforniaTuesday, March 23rd, 2010On Sunday evening, two days after Obamacare was passed, I came down with food poisoning. So far, Obamacare hasn't helped me at all. What happened? Wasn't The One supposed to cure all our ailments? Seriously, Obamacare is going to hit California's budget, chronically in the red, with another $2 bi... |