Steven Greenhut: As head of the California Redevelopment Association, John Shirey helped lead many local cities into a deep fiscal pit based on the redevelopment borrow-and-spend policies that promised great windfalls from these crony capitalist deals. Shirey was smart when it came to his own career...
Inside GovernmentJohn Shirey: Master of DisasterSaturday, April 14th, 2012How government really worksSaturday, April 7th, 2012April 5, 2012 By John Seiler Politicians like to tell us how much they're "helping" us. How wonderful their "programs" are. But Eddie Murphy, playing a newly elected congressman, finds out how government really works in "The Distingushed Gentleman." (Note: Some bad language.) 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... Another ‘Green’ Scandal AlertFriday, March 23rd, 2012Katy Grimes: ECOtality, a San Francisco green-tech company which had been on the verge of bankruptcy, "received roughly $115 million in two separate Energy Department grants to build 14,000 electric vehicle charging stations in 18 cities," the Heritage Foundation reported today. "In its push t... 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... 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.... 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... Pols Build Arena While Sacto BurnsWednesday, March 7th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Sacramento'c City Council approved the arena financing plan last night, 7-2, supporting Mayor Kevin Johnson for the first time since his 2008 election. But this arena deal wasn't exactly the smartest issue in which to support Johnson. Sacramento needs a $391 million arena like... CA Is The Worst Run State!Monday, February 27th, 2012 Katy Grimes: California might have to-die-for weather, but everything else is the Pits. A recent study was done to find the best and worst run states...and the winner is... Wyoming! The loser is... California. For the second year, 24/7 Wall St. ranked the 50 states from the best to worst r... California Wants to ‘Out’ JudgesMonday, February 27th, 2012 John Seiler: California just keeps getting nuttier. Why do we put up with it? Why do we stay here? Judges should have one requirement: They should apply the U.S. Constitution, the California Constitution and all the laws impartially and fairly. That's it. It shouldn't matter if all justi... |