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Back to homepageArnold’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 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
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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
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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 MoreBicycle nuts driving local traffic issues
Sept. 14, 2012 Katy Grimes: Most of us recognize that California government is out-of-control. The state Legislature has just passed another 700 new bills, many of which add new regulations, restrictions on individual liberties, and “fees” on taxpayers and business.
Read MoreBuy now: Amazon sales tax hits Saturday
Sept. 13, 2012 By John Seiler If you live in California and have been thinking of buying anything on Amazon.com, do so today or Friday. On Saturday, Sept. 15, the state imposes its sales tax — 8 percent or so
Read MoreWill Gov. Brown kill self-driving cars as threat to bullet train?
Sept. 13 By Chris Reed Gov. Jerry Brown gave another hallucinatory endorsement to the bullet-train project in a weekend interview on CNN, depicting the plan as necessary for California’s future. But the growing, glowing reports about the incredible promise offered by
Read MoreGadfly radio on schemes, theft, lies and the Calif. government
Sept. 12, 2012 By John Seiler Our colleague Martha Montelongo’s great Gadfly Radio yesterday featured the theme “schemes, theft, lies and the California government” — which pretty much sums it up. Featured guests are Richard Rider, the San Diego tax
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I resent Gov. Jerry Brown’s fat insults
Sept. 12, 2012 By John Seiler To quote the late, great comedian Chris Farley, “I have what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem.” But with one exception, I don’t mind fat jokes. After all, my favorite comedians
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