Katy Grimes: Martha Penry, "a special education teacher's assistant in the Twin Rivers school district" wrote an op ed in today's Sacramento Bee, defending the escalating and unsustainable spending on California's public employee pensions, and even blamed "Wall Street greed" for the "headline-g...
May, 2011Bee’s Glaring Op Ed OmissionTuesday, May 31st, 2011ABCs Of Pot Legalization PlanTuesday, May 31st, 2011Steven Greenhut: Here's the latest on the marijuana legalization initiative from one of its sponsors, Steve Kubby: Enclosed below is the latest version of our initiative with translations from legalese to words we can all understand. This amended version of RMLW was submitted last Friday and star... Govt. Pension Crisis Gets WorseTuesday, May 31st, 2011 John Seiler: An excellent article in today's Contra Costa Times by columnist Daniel Borenstein reports that the state's government pension crisis is even worse than we thought: IF THERE'S any hope of resolving the California public-employee pension dilemma, it must start with honest discussion o... Govt. Worker Suicide Was CokeheadMonday, May 30th, 2011 John Seiler: Remember the government worker, Huy Pham, who jumped from a government building in Costa Mesa after he was laid off? Pro-government unions and politicians still are blaming his death on the mean City Council of Costa Mesa that fired him amid budget cuts. As I reported here last we... CA GOP Should Divorce ArnoldMonday, May 30th, 2011 John Seiler: Ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria, is divorcing him. California Republicans should do the same. For years, Arnold courted, then seduced Republicans. He used his superstar movie persona to trick them into trusting them. He cooed in their ears the romantic words, "tax cut... Friends Remember Alan BockSunday, May 29th, 2011 John Seiler: Our great friend Alan Bock is remembered today in The Orange County Register's commentary section. Many friends wrote heartfelt short article about this good man's kindness, wisdom and contributions to liberty. Two of the pieces are by my colleague Steven Greenhut and myself. The ... Memorial Day Weekend in So. Cal.Saturday, May 28th, 2011 John Seiler: Forget politics for a couple of days. It's a beautiful Memorial Day weekend in Southern California. Yesterday I took this picture of a 59 Cadillac. What a beauty. It was in front of a Bank of America in Huntington Beach. Elvis was inside the building writing a check. May 28, 2011 ... In Memoriam, Alan BockFriday, May 27th, 2011 John Seiler: Our wonderful friend Jocelyne Leger produced a beautiful video on Alan Bock, who died two weeks ago. Alan was a great fighter for liberty and the colleague of Steven Greenhut, Jocelyn and me at The Orange County Register. Rest in Peace, Alan. Click here for the short video. ... Local Tax Hikes Would Split CAFriday, May 27th, 2011 John Seiler: The latest fiscal folly is Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg's bill, SB 653, to allow local governments to increase taxes above state levels. They already can do so with county sales taxes with a vote of the people. But there's a built-in limitation with sales taxes: people ... GOP Budget Sellout Coming?Thursday, May 26th, 2011 John Seiler: The June 15 budget deadline is approaching fast. This year, legislators' pay will be docked if they don't make the deadline. So it looks like the Kabuki dance is starting in earnest in the Capitol to get four Republican legislators, two in each house, to sell out their constituent... |