Health CareBrown purges respected doctorFriday, May 11th, 2012 May 11, 2012 By John Seiler California increasingly resembles the Soviet Union in the 1930s but with better weather. The economy is socialist; the leader is megalomaniac; and dissidents are purged. The latest victim is Dr. La Donna Porter, M.D. Her "crime": advocating policies different fr... ObamaCare: 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... 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... Flopped 5 Ignites Meathead Cig TaxWednesday, February 22nd, 2012John Seiler: Smoke 'em if you got 'em. Flopped5.org is a great new site setting fire to the First 5 California program that taxes cigarettes 50 cents a pack to fund programs that supposedly help kids. First 5 is paid for by Proposition 10, which actor/director Rob "Meathead" Reiner tricked vot... Medi-Cal: The $0 Copay PlanTuesday, February 7th, 2012Katy Grimes: If you didn't already believe that there is a concerted effort underway to force socialized health care on all Americans, perhaps it is time to change your mind. California sought permission recently from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to collect co-pays fr... Cops Need Training On HomelessSunday, August 21st, 2011 John Seiler: In more sensible times, police knew just from common sense not to beat a homeless man to death, as happened last month in Fullerton to Kelly Thomas. Nutty people were tolerated. Or they were shuffled off to mental institutions. I don't want to bring back sending eccentrics to the ... Leg Wants to Regulate Cough SyrupThursday, July 14th, 2011 Ali Meyer: It's Lil Wayne's drug of choice. Kids call it robo-tripping. Cough syrup isn't just for colds anymore. State Sen. Joe Simitian is attempting to pass SB 514, a bill that would prohibit the sale of dextromethorphan (DXM), a cough suppressant, to minors. Proponents of the bill war... Medi-Cal Exec Grabs $515 K SalaryMonday, June 20th, 2011 John Seiler: The head of Orange County's Medi-Cal socialized medicine program makes a whopping $515,743 salary, the Orange County Register reported: The top ten executives at CalOptima, Orange County’s $1.3 billion Medi-Cal program, are in line this year to earn bonuses from$20,700 to $67,00... Healthy Families Budget Cancer CutTuesday, May 17th, 2011 John Seiler: Good news: Due to the state budget crunch of recent years, spending has been cut on the so-called "Healthy Families" state program. Healthy Families was imposed on the state during the regime of "moderate" Republican Gov. Pete Wilson back in the 1990s. He was running for president... Canada vs. CaliforniaWednesday, July 21st, 2010 John Seiler: Dan Walters had a good column comparing California to Canada. Both have similar-sized populations and economies. Yet, Canada has mostly avoided the economic calamity of recent years, whereas California has suffered heavily. Dan: Canadian bankers eschewed massive involvement in the h... |