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Back to homepagePolls show smarmy Biden loses VP debate
Oct. 12, 2012 Katy Grimes: I couldn’t decide if Vice Presidential incumbent Joe Biden was manic during the VP debate last evening, or just being condescending and rude to intimidate challenger Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Rude, condescending, and just weird,
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Molly Munger “truth slings” Jerry Brown
Oct. 11, 2012 By John Seiler When good-government types decried “mudslinging” in political campaigns, the late journalist Mike Royko instead cheered what he called “truth slinging.” That’s why I’m loving the “truth slinging” onslaught by lawyer Molly Brown against Gov.
Read MoreGuide to California tax and budget propositions
Oct. 11, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi On Nov. 6, voters face a number of initiatives on the ballot targeted at California’s endemic budget and tax problems. All promise reforms embraced by both liberals and conservatives. Some even are being marketed
Read MoreFear and loathing of charter schools
Oct. 10, 2012 Katy Grimes: I received a distressed phone call yesterday from a reader about a starling accusation of school cheating. This reader, whose children attend the Oxford Preparatory Academy, which runs charter schools in Mission Viejo and Chino,
Read MoreIs Prop 33 consumer friendly or not?
Oct. 11, 2012 By Katy Grimes Should your good driver discount follow you when you change insurance companies? Proposition 33 will allow insurance companies to offer discounts to new customers who can prove they were continuously covered by any licensed auto insurance company
Read MoreProp. 37 sets up ballot food fight
Oct. 10, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi In 2004, California voters voted for Proposition 71, the Stem Cell Research and Cures Act. It has ended up doing nothing but help wealthy and connected elites grab $3 billion of taxpayer’s money with no
Read MoreCyber thieves robbing U.S. businesses
Oct. 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes Crooks are breaking into banks and stealing money. But it’s not Baby Face Nelson or Jesse James doing the robberies. Today’s thieves and crooks don’t have cool sounding names. These are nameless, faceless,
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DiFi dodges debate over Emken economic plan
Oct. 9, 2012 By John Seiler Denying California voters an opportunity to see the two in action, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., refuses to debate her Republican opponent, Elizabeth Emken. This is what happens when one party takes over a state
Read MoreCalifornia bullet train joke
Oct. 9, 2012 By John Seiler At the initial journey of the 200-mph California bullet train, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Jerry Brown are sitting in a luxury car, sipping Napa Valley chardonnay.
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