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CA wants oil taxes without oil
March 12, 2013 By John Seiler Steven Greenhut, whose column we run, has written an amusing article in Bloomberg about how Californians want oil tax money, but not the oil: “The only thing California’s environmentally friendly Democratic legislators prefer to regulating
Read MoreLawmakers text while discussing lack of broadband for poor
March 12, 2013 By Katy Grimes Click-click-click went lawmakers’ smart phones as they texted Monday while seeming to listen to four hours of hearings on expanding broadband Internet services to poor people. At the same hearing, representatives from AT&T, Verizon, and
Read MoreGOP congressman shows how to win Latino votes
March 12, 2013 By John Seiler With California Republicans soul-searching about how to get more Latinos to vote for them, advice comes from Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., on why an Anglo like him keeps winning in a heavily Hispanic district:
Read MorePathetic media never report Obama’s support for fracking
March 12, 2013 By Chris Reed It’s bad enough that the media consistently depict hydraulic fracturing as new when it’s been around for 60-plus years. But what’s also amazing is that the California media covering the state government’s ongoing attempts
Read MoreEco-phony Arnold tools around in gas-guzzling Mercedes SLS AMG
March 11, 2013 By John Seiler According to the Daily Mail: “He has been seen enjoying a number of dates with a mystery blonde in recent weeks but on Thursday Arnold Schwarzenegger was indulging in his first love — his
Read MoreL.A. Times story on pension reform: Dumb de dumb dumb
March 11, 2013 By Chris Reed The Los Angeles Times reported over the weekend that public employee unions are suing to block some of the pension reforms that Gov. Jerry Brown got through the Legislature last fall. “Advocates for the changes
Read MoreHow about solving murders instead of gun control?
March 10, 2013 By John Seiler California already has among the country’s most restrictive gun laws. Not satisfied with existing attacks on our Second Amendment “right to keep and bear arms,” the state Legislature is pushing even more restrictive legislation.
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