John Seiler: I was so shocked this morning when I saw George Skelton's column that I had to read it twice. I actually agreed with him. He's calling for reform of the state's broken initiative process. He bashes Attorney General Kamala Harris for her ultra-biased title and summary for a pension...
Politics and ElectionsSkelton Right on Initiative ReformThursday, February 16th, 2012Occupy Squatters Don’t Know SquatThursday, February 2nd, 2012Katy Grimes: Four days ago, more than 300 Occupy protestors were arrested after breaking into Oakland's City Hall. Demonstrators burned a U.S. flag, threw rocks and bottles at police, and tore down fencing at the convention center, and then tried to 'occupy' it. Does anyone still believe that... Todd Spitzer = Gloria AllredThursday, February 2nd, 2012Steven Greenhut: Former Assemblyman Todd Spitzer is running to once again win a seat on the county board of supervisors. His underdog opponent Deborah Pauly certainly pegged Spitzer during a recent debate, referring to him as the male version of Gloria Allred, the publicity seeking attorney. Politic... How To Kill Death-Row CostsTuesday, January 31st, 2012John Seiler: I have a lot of problems with the death penalty. It is just to kill the worst criminals, who have removed themselves from civil society because of their murders and other high crimes. But I don't trust the current California or U.S. governments to execute the right people. These gove... Romney Win Makes CA IrrelevantSunday, January 29th, 2012 John Seiler: The California primary's late date, in June, usually makes it irrelevant. By then, one candidate usually has come to the fore of the Democratic or Republican parties. Yet California commentators still salivate over actually having something worthy to report. Writes Josh Richman:... Tax Polls Irrelevant NowWednesday, January 25th, 2012John Seiler: Joel Fox makes some good points about the recent PPIC poll on tax increases. Supposedly the poll showed big margins of folks backing tax increases. But Fox pointed out that the recent Republican poll numbers in the primary season have changed rapidly within just a few days. There ... Greenhut Dissects State of the UnionWednesday, January 25th, 2012John Seiler: Writing on Bloomberg, our colleague Steven Greenhut dissected President Obama's State of the Union speech. You can read the whole thing there. But here's the part on California: ------------------------------------------ Steven Greenhut: He called for a new era of responsibili... DA Slams Spitzer’s ‘Misuse’ Of TitleMonday, January 23rd, 2012Steven Greenhut: The Orange County District Attorney's Office has sent former Assemblyman Todd Spitzer a scathing letter demanding that he correct a press release he sent out claiming to be assistant district attorney. Spitzer is running for Orange County supervisor. DA Chief of Staff Susan Kang Sch... Elmer Fudd Translates Jerry’s SpeechThursday, January 19th, 2012John Seiler: To help us better understand, here's Elmer Fudd translating Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State speech for us: As weqwiwed by the state constitution, I am wepowting to you this mowning on the condition of ouw state. Putting it as simpwy as I can, Cawifownia is on the mend. Wa... |