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Oct. 9, 2012 By John Seiler At the initial journey of the 200-mph California bullet train, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Jerry Brown are sitting in a luxury car, sipping Napa Valley chardonnay.
Read MorePuke politics: Prop. 30 forces pretend to moral high ground
Oct. 9 By Chris Reed Call it “The Tales of Two Tax Hikes.” So the pro-Proposition 30 campaign starts running dishonest ads that make it sound like there are strong protections guaranteeing its additional revenue for education won’t be hijacked
Read MoreCheap gas: Another reason to move to Texas
Oct. 7, 2012 By John Seiler The following picture is from GasBuddy.com, which tracks gas prices nationally. The cheapest gas, as you can see, is in Texas and the Southeast. The most expensive by far is in California during the
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Media: A crisis of content?
Oct. 7, 2012 Katy Grimes: A story in the Sacramento Bee Saturday reported that Israel’s liberal press is on the ropes. But the McClatchy writer’s conclusions about why are laughable. “The economic crisis that’s hit the newspaper industry in the
Read MoreWhere are the jobs, jobs, jobs?
Oct. 7, 2012 Katy Grimes: Friday morning the latest monthly jobs reportwas released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 114,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
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Deja vu: Aging rockers back rich government workers
Oct. 5, 2012 By John Seiler I’m still partial to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s early albums. I’m listening to “Deja Vu” free on YouTube. But along with their waistlines, their left-wing politics haven’t improved with age. They’re backing the
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Video: Obamacare explained
Oct. 5, 2012 By John Seiler Republicans would do better if they were as funny as this lady:
Read MoreChris Reed talks Props 30, 38 on National Public Radio
Oct. 5, 2012 CalWatchdog contributor Chris Reed was on “Which Way, L.A.?” on KCRW on Thursday to talk about why Propositions 30 and 38 deserve to fail. KCRW is one of the most popular NPR stations in the nation. Reed
Read MoreThe California roots of Obama calling government spending ‘investments’
Oct. 4, 2012 By Chris Reed Last night, when President Obama repeatedly described government spending as “investments,” no one batted an eyelash. This is how Democrats now talk. But few are aware of the California roots of this linguistic gambit.
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