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Nov. 18, 2012 Katy Grimes: The Nov. 6 election has clearly emboldened blockheaded union leaders into thinking that they drive business. But the smarter leaders know that they are merely putting off the inevitable with their election wins, and across the
Read MoreMac Taylor’s budget happy talk draws more fire — deservedly
Nov. 18, 2012 By Chris Reed Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor’s budget report does have plenty of caveats that his somewhat upbeat view of coming years may never come to pass. But Taylor’s opening statement about there being a “strong possibility
Read MoreIt’s official: California now a Third World republic
Nov. 18, 2012 By John Seiler Dan Walters writes: “About a quarter-century ago, I wrote a book about California’s social, economic, demographic and political evolution and quoted a couple of academics as predicting ‘the possible emerging of a two-tier economy.’
Read MoreMore media malpractice
Nov. 17, 2012 Katy Grimes: One of the worst editorials I’ve ever read was in today’s Sacramento Bee. Throughout the presidential campaign, the factually-challenged Bee editorial board claimed that Mitt Romney didn’t have his facts straight, and called him a
Read MoreArnold embarrasses himself in WSJ interview
Nov. 17, 2012 By John Seiler Arnold Schwarzenegger is the hypocrite who keeps on entertaining. He jet-sets around the globe celebrating AB 32, which he signed into law and will cut greenhouse gas emissions in California 25 percent by 2020.
Read MoreWard Connerly defends equal opportunity
Nov. 16, 2012 By John Seiler One of my oldest sources in California is Ward Connerly, president of the American Civil Rights Institute. He sponsored Proposition 209, the 2006 initiative that banned government discrimination based on race, sex and ethnicity.
Read MoreSen. Ted Lieu’s vehicle tax plan: Let’s hope it gets on ballot
Nov. 16, 2012 By Chris Reed State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Redondo Beach, is launching a push for a 2014 constitutional amendment that would more than triple the vehicle license fee, also known as the car tax. Here’s hoping it makes
Read MoreOccidental ready to bring Bakken phenomenon to California
Nov. 15, 2012 By Chris Reed In my research for a U-T San Diego editorial that’s running today about fracking’s immense promise in California, I was astounded to find that Occidental, one of the largest oil/gas companies in the U.S.,
Read MoreThe 2 simple reasons why Republicans lost the presidency
Nov. 14, 2012 By John Seiler An enjoyable part of the entertainment politicians give us is the barrage of explanations of why someone lost an election. We’re still getting that. Tony Quinn blames it on Republicans playing the “race card.”
Read MoreShocking media development: An honest take on AB 32’s costs
Nov. 14, 2012 By Chris Reed Here’s how terrible California media coverage of AB 32 has been: Lots of people reading Dan Walters’ column today about the economic toll that it will take are probably surprised. Remember back in 2010?
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