JUNE 28, 2010 As usual, American policy-makers, the media and California's political candidates avoid the big issues while they make a huge deal out of the small stuff. The latest example is Afghanistan, where Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. and coalition commander, got booted from his post...
June, 2010Boxer, Fiorina MIA on warMonday, June 28th, 2010Cooling on Global WarmingFriday, June 25th, 2010JUNE 25, 2010 If you are still unclear about all the fuss surrounding California’s global warming initiative, AB32, it’s time to clear that up. AB32 is a nasty bill signed into law by the governor in 2006 that amounts to a $60 billion energy tax, and is destined to kill more businesses and jo... Follow the (Recycling) MoneyFriday, June 25th, 2010JUNE 25, 2010 “It is reprehensible that anyone would use taxpayer money for anything other than its intended purpose.” That’s Aaron McLear, spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, speaking to the Los Angeles Times about its revelation that state-issued welfare debit cards could be cash... Under the Influence Of Bad LegislationMonday, June 21st, 2010JUNE 21, 2010 Sounding like a prediction from George Orwell’s 1984, after July 1 the counties of Sacramento, Los Angeles, Tulare and Alameda will require first-time convicted drunk drivers to install ignition lock devices in their vehicles. We are supposed to feel okay about this intrusive and ... Unions halt green jobsMonday, June 21st, 2010JUNE 21, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT The state's Democratic legislators have an inordinate hostility to the free marketplace, as evidenced by their endless push for new business regulations and for higher taxes for corporations and wealthy Californians. Yet there is one form of business developmen... Uneasy RidersFriday, June 18th, 2010JUNE 18, 2010 The key is how many will ride the train. That’s all: how many people, say, 15 or 20 years from now, will buy a ticket for the California High Speed Rail train. You can’t figure out how much revenue the trains will bring in, or how much economic development it will spur, until yo... GOP mod squadMonday, June 14th, 2010JUNE 14, 2010 It's now time for Republican moderates to put up or shut up. For years Republican moderates have insisted ad nauseam that they – not the party's conservative base – hold the key to the future. Only middle-of-the-roaders can win general elections and implement the business-... Proposed train demo all show, no goSaturday, June 12th, 2010JUNE 12, 2010 Apparently, 12.6 percent unemployment, a $20 billion budget deficit and half a trillion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities isn’t of a legacy for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now he wants a bullet train running – in just five months. “The governor has proposed to the... Neophytes rising!Friday, June 11th, 2010JUNE 11, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In a time of social, economic and political upheaval, it appears to be business versus politics in an election year fight leaving the voter asking, is the politically experienced or the political neophyte preferable? With Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman’s big Re... Election — do no harmMonday, June 7th, 2010JUNE 7, 2010 A dozen years ago, I put my wife and kids on a flight from Dayton, Ohio, to John Wayne Airport and then headed out on the road West, driving with my cranky old cat and big furry dog. I'll never forget that drive, which mirrored the old Route 66, as the great American prairie gave way... |