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Back to homepageKarma time: Unions figure out Obamacare is a nightmare
Feb. 5, 2013 By Chris Reed As I noted in a CalWatchdog post last week, the California media are covering the state government’s aggressive attempts to lead the nation in the early implemenation of Obamacare without bringing up its immense fundamental
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Jesse Jackson needs a history lesson on race and guns
Feb. 4, 2013 By John Seiler In an interview with the Wall Street Journal (YouTube below), Jesse Jackson said of defenders of the Second Amendment, “They’re fighting the government. This is a Confederate ideology. This is like serious [unintelligible] power
Read MoreA kinder, gentler, gender-neutral state
Feb. 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes Have you noticed the press releases from legislators at the state Capitol are all gender-neutral? Lawmakers and staff refer to each other as “Assembly members,” and not “Assemblywoman” or “Assemblyman.” And even more ridiculously,
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: 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
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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
Read MoreStudy finds corporate tax breaks are ‘corporate welfare’
Jan. 31, 2013 By Katy Grimes A new study just released by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation and the Reason Foundation found many California tax breaks given to corporations constitute corporate welfare, shows how they actually impede economic growth, and contribute
Read MoreHow CA GOP can have fun with the budget, Democrats
Jan. 31, 2013 By John Seiler I keep giving Republicans ideas so they can have some fun with Democrats. So far, the GOP remains about as fun-loving as teetotaler at a Sonora wine-tasting party. But here’s an idea. Proposition 30
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