March, 2012California Exports Gangs to High SchoolsFriday, March 30th, 2012 John Seiler: Well, one part California's economy is booming, even exporting to other states: The Crips gang: "The Crips, one of the largest and most violent street gangs in the United States, has spread its network of crime into high schools across the country, including Virginia, where gang lea... In Case You’re Wondering What’s Going to Happen to You…Friday, March 30th, 2012John Seiler: It really doesn't matter who wins the presidency this fall, or the governorship whenever. Both Republicans and Democrats have made a hash of things. The federal government is $15 trillion in debt. And the California state government is $1 trillion in debt. Sen. Alan Simpson exp... Sneaky Govt Expansion TaxFriday, March 30th, 2012 Katy Grimes: 20,000 California teachers found pink slips in their mailboxes recently. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the termination notices are the result of a more than $10 billion deficit and decades of reckless overspending. With California's education bureaucracy claiming t... Climate Change Can Wait For Nov. ElectionWednesday, March 28th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Taking a page from national political campaigns, California's highly politically charged Air Resources Board made a surprise decision yesterday to postpone the first cap and trade auction from August to November -- after the November election. At an informational hearing about h... Free Speech Under Attack in SacWednesday, March 28th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Silencing dissenting political opinions is a tactic used throughout history when one political party dominates. In Democratically-dominated California, some on the left are trying to gin up interest in silencing talk radio. Across the U.S., there have been frequent discussions and ev... Tax and Spend, Tax and SpendTuesday, March 27th, 2012John Seiler: Shouldn't frugality be the order of the day? The state faces a $20 budget deficit and Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing a $9 billion tax increase. Not for our Legislature! For them, the tax increases exist to waste even more money. It's the same old "tax and spend, tax and spend, tax an... Jerry Brown: ‘Governor 13.3%’Monday, March 26th, 2012 John Seiler: A Wall Street Journal editorial headline today branded Gov. Jerrry Brown: "Governor 13.3%." That's the percentage California's top income tax rate would be if he finagles voters into passing his tax hike this November. It's a great headline. And I'm going to use the phrase to refe... CA Pols Calling For Change To U.S. ConstitutionMonday, March 26th, 2012 Katy Grimes: California Democrats are pushing for Congress to amend the United States Constitution, and impose limits on political corporate contributions. Really. At issue is the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision. In January 2010, the United States Supr... More Inmates today in US Prisons than in Stalin’s GulagSunday, March 25th, 2012John Seiler: Incredible. America now has more people in its stuffed prisons, 6 million, than were stuck in Stalin's gulag prison system. Reports Fareed Zakaria on CNN.com: "Is this hyperbole? Here are the facts. The U.S. has 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens. That’s not just many more than i... Scott Baugh Joins GOP HypocritesFriday, March 23rd, 2012Steven Greenhut: Orange County Republican Party Chairman Scott Baugh has gained much well-deserved publicity for his "Manifesto" declaring that the party will not support candidates who take union support. But Baugh has turned his back on his manifesto, as epitomized by his headlining role at a fund... |