APRIL 1, 2012 By JOHN SEILER SACRAMENTO -- Declaring California "ungovernable," Gov Jerry Brown today resigned from office. "My father built the California water system, the university system and the schools system, and I can't even get a measly tax increase to pay for High-Speed Rail," he sai...
Politics and ElectionsGov. Jerry Brown ResignsSunday, April 1st, 2012Sneaky 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... 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... L.A. Times’ Annoying GatekeepingThursday, March 22nd, 2012John Seiler: I subscribe to the Los Angeles Times' Sunday edition. So I get access to their online edition without paying more. But it's annoying. I have virus programs that reglarly get rid of the cookies that retain my log-on information. So I have to key it in the password almost every day.... Prolonged Primary Good For GOPMonday, March 19th, 2012 Katy Grimes: There is much sermonizing and opining in newspapers over Republican politics. Most of it these days is full of mockery and disdain. "GOP inflicts its own wounds" is a common theme, as well as one headline that ran over the weekend. This op ed was about California Republicans, and... 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... 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... Capitol Protest: Occupy vs. TeachersSunday, March 4th, 2012Katy Grimes: California Teachers Association and Occupy Protestors are going to fight for relevance on Monday. Glitter-wearing Occupy protestors from Berkeley and Davis are headed to the state Capitol Monday morning. In a well-orchestrated protest planned for Monday, teachers and school emplo... Pelosi Backs Govt. Workers Over UsTuesday, February 21st, 2012John Seiler: Federal government workers, incredibly, make on average twice what we tax-slaves make in the private sector. Reported USA Today: "At a time when workers' pay and benefits have stagnated, federal employees' average compensation has grown to more than double what private sector work... Has Chris Norby Gone Nuts?Thursday, February 16th, 2012Steven Greenhut: There are few politicians I admire more than Assemblyman Chris Norby, the Fullerton Republican who has battled corporate welfare, stood up against abusive government agencies and championed pension reform. But then I saw a really crazy press release today from the Todd Spitzer campa... |