March, 2012ObamaCare: Can You Say ‘Trillions?’Thursday, March 15th, 2012 Katy Grimes: The Congressional Budget Office reported this week that the total cost of ObamaCare will be more than $1.7 trillion over a decade - double the original White House estimates of $940 billion over 10 years. Don't look for this information in your newspaper unless you are a subscri... DeVore Explains Why He Left for TexThursday, March 15th, 2012John Seiler: One of California's best Assemblyman of recent years was Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine. He especially was good on the state budget. Term-limited, he left office, then left California. As with so many others who splilt, the Golden State became the Pyrite State: too expensive, too high-tax... What’s the Deal With Voter ID?Thursday, March 15th, 2012John Seiler: Personally, I don't think there should be any mandatory government ID cards. Roads should be privatized, allowing the private owners to decide what ID, if any, is needed to use them. Minors buying booze should be determined by parents, not government. But it is reasonable to ask f... Fake ‘War On Women’ RagesWednesday, March 14th, 2012Katy Grimes: Whatever happened to "I am woman, hear me roar?" The hit song from 1971 has been shoved to the back of the bus by angry liberal women, who are working overtime trying to convince American women that they are denied rights, are oppressed by men, and are being denied access to healthcare.... Girl Scout Oath Makes Some BristleMonday, March 12th, 2012 Katy Grimes: On the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts, the California Legislature honored the organization with a resolution today, by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont. The resolution notes "the Girl Scouts' century-long commitment to building girls of courage, confidence and character wh... New Legislation Impacts ‘Unborn’Sunday, March 11th, 2012 Katy Grimes: California's liberal politicians have been raging publibly for the last several weeks because the head of the Department of Fish and Game legally killed a cougar while on a hunting trip in Idaho. They are outraged and have demanded his resignation. But, now California liberal po... SD GOP Snubs Pro-Union CandidateSunday, March 11th, 2012Steven Greenhut: The San Diego Republican Party gave its support for mayor to Carl DeMaio, the pension-reforming, no-nonsense conservative, over two other candidates including Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who is closely allied with the police unions and amassed the most liberal Republican voting rec... Govt. Feeding Schoolkids ‘Soylent Pink’Friday, March 9th, 2012 John Seiler: Our colleague Dave Roberts today reported on how the California Legislature might ban food trucks within 1,500 feet of schools. The trucks are selling stuff kids like -- burritos and burgers -- instead of the tastless slop First Lady Michelle Obama insists they subsist on. (Even t... Brown Assaults Religious LibertyFriday, March 9th, 2012 John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown likes to brag how he attended a Catholic Jesuit seminary half a century ago. Now and then he even drops a few lines of Latin, showing us how Superior he is to the rabble who attended government schools. Catholics should be happy that he never was ordained. Becaus... Shenanigans In CA SenateFriday, March 9th, 2012 Katy Grimes: California voters should be outraged. Thursday, the Senate Budget Committee Chairman, Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, moved 40 spot budget bills -- empty bills awaiting bill language -- from the budget committee to the Senate floor. This may seem kind of esoteric, but the impact... |