August, 2012Meyerson makes ridiculous attack on GOPFriday, August 31st, 2012 Aug. 31, 2012 By John Seiler I have a lot of problems with the Republican Party. They don't come nearly close enough to supporting as much liberty as I do. But it's also worth pointing out ridiculous attacks on them, such as a new one by Harold Meyerson of the American Prospect. After readi... Quantity, not quality, in Calif AssemblyThursday, August 30th, 2012 Aug. 30, 2012 Katy Grimes: What do nannies, alcoholic beverages, green jobs, CalEPA, voter registration, absentee voters, manufacturers, online education, the Air Resources Board, and farm workers have in common? There was legislation about each one of these issues this week in the Assembl... Gov. Brown’s pension non-reformThursday, August 30th, 2012Aug. 30, 2012 By John Seiler As the smoke and the rhetoric have settled, you know pension reform is weak when: a) It's criticized by an analysis in the Los Angeles Times. c) Ridiculed by the paper's liberal columnist George Skelton. And c) praised by the California Public Employees Pension Sy... Cartoon: Student loan scamWednesday, August 29th, 2012 Aug. 29, 2012 This cartoon is by Bill Williams: I brave watching the GOP conventionWednesday, August 29th, 2012 Aug. 29, 2012 By John Seiler I watched the Republican National Convention speeches yesterday evening the only way possible: by sipping bourbon. It was obvious the whole thing was scripted to project a TV image of the GOP as cuddly reformers. I also got dizzy, and not from the bourbon. Behin... Brown, Legislature advance phony pension ‘reform’Wednesday, August 29th, 2012Aug. 29, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi There are many books that have sprung up with titles such as “The 2 Percent Solution,” “The Four Percent Solution,” “The Five Percent” solution, “The One Percent Solution,” the 999 Plan, all offering simplistic solutions to stubborn problems. ... Mayor Reed calls for deeper reformsTuesday, August 28th, 2012Steven Greenhut: California's Democrats have become sudden believers in pension reform now that it's clear that Gov. Jerry Brown's tax-increase proposal probably won't pass in November unless Californians see some governmental reform. The Democratic plan mainly deals with new hires and rejects 401(k... Cap and trade, or tax and raid?Tuesday, August 28th, 2012Aug. 28, 2012 Katy Grimes: An auction tax is one of the proposed methods for allocating permits to California businesses and public agencies which are subject to the AB 32 cap and trade program under preparation by the California Air Resources Board. AB 32 states that by the year 2020, the ... Cap and trade “pretend” media auction todayTuesday, August 28th, 2012 Aug. 28, 2012 Katy Grimes: The California Air Resources Board is holding a webinar for credentialed media today "to familiarize them with the mechanics and purpose of the cap-and-trade practice auction." It's a media show and should be interesting. The "practice auction" will be held August... Fighting words at the CapitolMonday, August 27th, 2012Aug. 27, 2012 Katy Grimes: The tension in the Assemmbly is so thick today, you could cut the air with a flimsy, plastic butter knife. Session opened up with Assemblyman Charles Calderon, the Democratic Majority Floor Leader, telling Assembly members that there are 500 bills to get through by F... |