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Feb. 3, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — California’s modern-day progressive Democrats keep crowing about the huge success they’ve had in taming the state’s budget deficit, thanks to Proposition 30‘s tax increases and other “reforms,” and now are championing the
Read MoreHarry Reid: Your taxes are going up even more
Feb. 3, 2013 By John Seiler I saw Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on “ABC This Week” this morning. He said: “STEPHANOPOULOS: So your position on lifting the sequester, on avoiding a government shutdown, and on extending the debt limit
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Chameleon Arnold now says ‘simple ways’ of Austria made him a green fanatic
Feb. 2, 2013 By John Seiler Ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used to give an inspiring stock speech about how he grew up loving America’s freedom, and longed to live here. He contrasted that with the stultifying ways of Austria, where he
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Video: Victor Davis Hanson: Bright days ahead for CA
Feb. 1, 2013 By Brian Calle In my interview, scholar and columnist Victor Davis Hanson is optimistic about California’s future “despite government.”
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Video: Good news: 3/4 of Americans distrust the federal govt.
Feb. 1, 2013 By John Seiler Some good news: As Judy Woodruff reports, 73 percent of Americans distrust the U.S. government., that relentless tyrant that controls, robs and ruins our lives. This is an opportunity for Republicans. They have been
Read MoreDo 57 percent really want higher CA property taxes?
Feb. 1, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi A new public opinion poll reported 57 percent of all California “adults” would favor lowering the majority threshold required to pass “local school parcel taxes.” But only property owners — not all “adult” residents
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Kotkin: Economy shifting to U.S. South
Feb. 1, 2013 By John Seiler In another incisive article, Joel Kotkin writes how economic power in America is shifting from high-tax, highly unionized states, including California, to the freer, more business-friendly states of the U.S. South: “The common media
Read MoreU.S. Dems ask NFL, NBA for advice on climate change
Feb. 1, 2013 By Katy Grimes Reader warning: Only read this story if you have low blood pressure; this could make your head explode. If you were on-the-fence about man-made climate change, this should finally knock you off and bring
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