Steven Greenhut: Assemblyman Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, released a statement following the governor's State of the State speech that left me with a pain in my side from laughter: "I look forward to working with the Governor to pass honest solutions to balance the budget, reform Sacramento and g...
January, 2011Nestande’s Hilarious HypocrisyMonday, January 31st, 2011Union Ally Paul Cook Eyes SenateMonday, January 31st, 2011Steven Greenhut: The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported today that Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, is running for state Senate, which perhaps explains why Cook was seen last week at a union rally where left-wing unionistas decried budget cuts. Cook was there to save the wasteful Euro-sociali... Earth to Brown: Ed Spending Is UpMonday, January 31st, 2011Steven Greenhut: Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plan spares education because of the supposedly severe cuts that the state's public education system has endured in recent years, but this is utter nonsense. A new study released today at a Sacramento press conference by the Pepperdine University Davenport ... What State Budget Deficit?Monday, January 31st, 2011Katy Grimes: Isn't California supposed to be overwhelmed right now with an historical budget deficit of $25.4 billion dollars? The word "deficit" usually means that it's time to make substantial budget cuts. Yet last week Caltrans representatives asked an Assembly budget subcommittee for addition... Cal Tax Increase Election w/o GOP?Sunday, January 30th, 2011 John Seiler: EDITOR'S NOTE: In response to some of our readers, we want to remind you that this is a tongue-in-cheek thought experiment with virtually no chance of taking place. Send us your creative ideas for dealing with the impasse. Democrats are struggling to put Gov. Jerry Brown's $12 bi... Tunisia, Egypt, California, AmericaFriday, January 28th, 2011 John Seiler: First Tunisia. Now Egypt. Next, California. Out-of-touch ruling elites are tumbling everywhere. Tunisia and Egypt have been ruled by elites in power for decades. Egyptian boss Hosni Mubrarak has been working to set up his son, Gamal, as his successor. That can't be California --... Europe Backtracks On Green CashFriday, January 28th, 2011Katy Grimes: With Europe rolling back massive subsidies on unaffordable green technology, it's difficult not to ask why California lawmakers are not paying closer attention to the economic disaster European countries are now trying to reverse. Spain announced recently that its jobless rate surged... Junket Queen PelosiThursday, January 27th, 2011 John Seiler: As I wrote in a blog yesterday, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the former House Speaker, cackled at President Obama's joke about the TSA's molestation pat-downs of innocent American citizens. Now we know why she thinks the joke was as funny as a barrel of congressional monkeys. Rep... Businesses Flee State In DrovesThursday, January 27th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Liberal groups such as the Public Policy Institute of California have, along with the state's legislative Democrats, made a cottage industry denying reports that businesses are leaving California. They note, correctly, that relatively few companies pull up stakes and move east. But ... IRS Open Season on TaxpayersThursday, January 27th, 2011John Seiler: Jan. 27, 2011 |