December, 2011Actually, There’s Global COOLINGWednesday, December 21st, 2011 John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown keeps pushing his global-warming superstition. He's condemning any doubters while imposing vast new costs on Californians for "renewable" electricity. In his inimitable Moonbeam mode, he recently enthused about his obsession. Dan Walters reported today: As Go... Kern Sheriff Runs Down CoupleTuesday, December 20th, 2011 John Seiler: Incredible. A Kern County sheriff ran down a couple in Oildale, then cops swarmed the scene and arrested the grieving friends and relatives. This is what happens when the law-enforcement unions have become so powerful that they get their bought-and-paid-for legislators to pass laws ... CA Can’t Keep NFL Game Lights OnTuesday, December 20th, 2011 John Seiler: The proof keeps coming in that California rapidly is descending into Third World Status. At yesterday's NFL football game in San Francisco between the 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the lights in the stadium went out -- twice. How embarrassing. “Just wondering how this ha... U.S. Govt. Destroying MexicoMonday, December 19th, 2011 John Seiler: Columnist and Vietnam combat vet Fred Reed moved to Mexico 10 years ago. He reports on the changes there. It used to be moderately prosperous and pleasant. Now, thanks to the the U.S. drug war pushed on them by the U.S. government, it's become a dangerous place. The gringos are le... The More Taxes the Merrier!Friday, December 16th, 2011 John Seiler: It must be the season. I'm in a festive mood. I want to put as many tax increases as possible before voters next November. Tax the rich, tax the middle class, tax the poor, tax smokers, tax drinkers, tax eaters, tax lovers -- tax everybody. That way, as Dan Walters predicted, t... What Occupy Mvt. Should KnowFriday, December 16th, 2011 John Seiler: Despite its excesses, the Occupy movement is an understandable response to the "Economic Cooling" since the Great Recession struck now more than four years ago. (As is the Tea Party.) I have friends still living in their car. Here's what the Occupiers basically believe: No. 1. Ri... Elmer Fudd Translates Brown LetterThursday, December 15th, 2011 John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown sometimes can be difficult to understand. Plumping for his tax increase, he recently wrote, "An Open Letter to the People of California." It makes more sense when translated, using the Dialectizer, into the lingo of Elmer Fudd, whom the governor actually resembles... Legislators Receive Low GradesWednesday, December 14th, 2011 Katy Grimes: If this was high school, California's legislators would not be receiving many passing grades, according to the California Republican Assembly. And, it's not looking as if there are as many "A" students as there should be in this class. The CRA has just published its 2011 Legislat... Jerry Brown’s idea of an ‘honest’ budgetWednesday, December 14th, 2011Steven Greenhut: In his open letter to Californians, Gov. Jerry Brown claimed, "The Republicans refused to provide the four votes needed to put this measure on the ballot. … Democrats went ahead and enacted massive cuts and the first honest, on-time budget in a decade." That's quite a claim -- one... States Thwarting Digital Ed ReformWednesday, December 14th, 2011John Seiler: Given that California is the global epicenter of the digital revolution, you would think our schools would be promoting every type of digital learing. But they're not. Lance Izumi is our colleague at the Pacific Research Institute, CalWatchDog.com's parent think tank. He's been... |