Posts From CalWatchdog Staff
Back to homepage
CalWatchdog Staff
Video: SNL’s new Obama character displays vapid campaign
Sept. 17, 2012 By John Seiler This year’s presidential campaign should be exciting. Instead, it’s the most vapid I’ve seen since I started watching them in 1964. President Obama, understandably, is playing it safe because he’s ahead. But why is
Read MoreChicago solves student-violence problem
Sept. 17, 2012 By John Seiler Leave it to The Onion to point out something interesting. For the past week, the Chicago schools system has solved its endemic school-violence problem: CHICAGO—Jubilant Chicago Public Schools officials announced Friday that, for five
Read MoreArnold’s biographer beats up on his old buddy. Good!
Sept. 17 By Chris Reed Arnold Schwarzenegger was such a disappointment as governor that it’s somewhat of a disappointment that the reason the media have turned on him has to do with his personal misconduct, not the bait-and-switch he pulled
Read MoreBernanke’s QE3 slamming California economy
Sept. 17, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Those desperately in search of a cure for cancer will often try apricot pits bought in Mexico, exotic herbs or light therapy treatments. None has been proven to be effective. In an action with
Read MoreCity revenues continue to fall
Sept. 16, 2012 By Brian Calle More and more cities are starting to face the reality of shrinking budgets as a result of over generous pay and benefits offered to public workers. And it is not just California. A recent
Read More
Video: Honey, you didn’t build that!
Sept. 16, 2012 By John Seiler Your owe your whole life and everything you have done to the government. You’re just a cog in a giant machine. Never forget that. You might as well just quit working and go on
Read MoreProp. 32 Fight Won’t Be Settled in November
Sept. 17, 2012 By John Hrabe Conservative activists see Proposition 32, California’s latest paycheck protection measure, as a potential game changer. “When Prop. 32 passes, unions will be on an even level with other power groups,” said Stephen Frank, a
Read More
Best short explanation of Obamacare
Sept. 15, 2012 By John Seiler I’ve discovered the best short description yet of Obamacare. It comes in a slam against Mitt Romney by Joe Klein in Time magazine. Klein is a big backer of Obamacare, and of tyrannical central
Read More
School choice is spreading
Sept. 15, 2012 By Brian Calle In this interview, I talked to Robert C. Enlow, president and CEO of the Friedman Center for Educational Choice. He describes the exciting developments across the country, including “some movement in California.” The center
Read MoreBacklash bill would block eminent domain for underwater mortgages
Sept. 14, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Will Americans be protected from eminent domain abuses? Eminent domain is where the government takes someone’s property, usually for a government purpose, such as building a school or road. But sometimes eminent domain is
Read More