John Seiler: I'm going to live-blog Gov. Jerry Brown's State-of-the-State address, at 10 am on Jan. 18, 2012. Assuming the technology works. You can watch his address online here. Let's blog! 9:43 am: A minister is leading a prayer. I thought the U.S. Supreme Court banned religion in govern...
January, 2012CA High Public Employee PayWednesday, January 18th, 2012Katy Grimes: It's official - California has the largest number of public sector employees making more than $150,000 per year. The Sunshine Review, a nonprofit organization dedicated to government transparency, released its first state government salary report today, which analyzed public secto... DeVore Thriving in Free TexasWednesday, January 18th, 2012 John Seiler: People keep fleeing repressive California -- with its hereditary Dear Leader, Kim Jong Brown -- for the free state of Texas. One of the latest was Chuck DeVore, formerly a California assemblyman and candidate for the U.S. Senate. He also held jobs in the private sector and paid taxes... Spain’s High-Speed BoondoggleTuesday, January 17th, 2012 John Seiler: Spain also has wasted money on a high-speed rail boondoggle, one they actually built. The Bee ran an article on it that tried to make the Iberian choo-choo sound better than it is. But the facts still were there. The Bee: "U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood voiced admiration... Know Your ‘Rich’ Economic HistoryTuesday, January 17th, 2012 Katy Grimes: In order to fully comprehend how California residents will be impacted even more by Democrats in the near future, we need to look at the economic condition of the entire country, and put our economic history into context. Under the policies of President Barack Obama, America has s... ‘Grassroots’ Looks Like ThisTuesday, January 17th, 2012 Katy Grimes: TIME magazine recently announced the 2011 Person of the Year was "the Protestor." American protestors conjure up all kinds of images, from the Occupy Wall Street Protestors, striking union nurses, teamsters, to university students occupying the library at UC Berkeley. The average Am... Brown Gang Can’t Tax StraightTuesday, January 17th, 2012 John Seiler: The Three Stooges have taken over California government. Gov. Jerry Brown's regime couldn't even type up its tax-increase initiative scheme without botching it. Correcting the error, Brown sent a letter to the attorney general: (ii) For that portion of taxable income that is over... Brown: Botch Housing Even MoreTuesday, January 17th, 2012John Seiler: The housing crisis of recent years was caused by the government itself. The Federal Reserve Board -- a quasi-private bank whose directors are appointed by the president -- has debased the dollar while keeping interest rates artificially low. That caused the boom/bust cycle that wreck... UC Imposes PC Smoking BanFriday, January 13th, 2012 John Seiler: Even though it's advertised as a health measure, smoking bans actually are Politically Correct posturing. They say, "I'm better than you. You're a working-class schlub for smoking. I'm an elitist, over-educated, Politically Correct snob. Stop enjoying yourself." You can see this i... CA Should Sell Univ. Football TeamsThursday, January 12th, 2012 John Seiler: To avoid bankruptcy, any sensible business or family begins selling things: cars, TVs, computers, office furniture, etc. Otherwise, the stuff might be sold anyway at a bankruptcy auction. Not California. The state owns billions of dollars of property it could sell, but doesn't. ... |