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Back to homepageCarly slimes Chuck
Although close campaigns get nasty at the end, I can’t think of a candidate who ever attacked an opponent’s actual military standing. But that’s what Carly Fiorina has done to Chuck DeVore. DeVore lists on the ballot his occupation as
Read MoreSteinberg's office responds
CalWatchdog just received this response from Darrell Steinberg’s communications director Nathan Barankin regarding this recent blog post: I read your blog post about the exchange of correspondence between Senator Steinberg and a constituent regarding the State of Arizona’s new immigration
Read MoreCostly new Tesla jobs
The state Employment Development Department just released their latest jobs numbers, and guess what? They’re still way bad. Despite 14,200 new nonfarm payroll jobs in April, the state’s unemployment rate remains an abysmal 12.6 percent (the national unemployment rate stands
Read MoreSenator Steinberg Writes Back
I received the following email from a colleague, sent to Senator Darrell Steinberg by a constituent, expressing her dismay with his call to boycott Arizona businesses because of the recent legislation attempting to deal with the state’s illegal immigration problem.
Read MoreZonies to boycott Cal?
I’ve been saying all along that California threats to boycott Arizona over the Zonies’ immigration law are a massive joke. Now I’m really cracking up. Now Arizona is threatening to cut off the electricity they send to California. (Or “electricicle”
Read MoreState worst place to do business!
A healthy round of congratulations to state officials is definitely in order. A press release just sent out by Senator Robert Dutton‘s office says the State of California is “ranked as the worst state in the nation to do business, a
Read MoreThe Senate Spending Committee
In another example of the legislature’s ability to perform award-level Spending Show and Tell, the Senate Appropriations Committee met Monday in order to hear the pleas from legislators for more spending. The Committee approved at least eight spending bills, and
Read MoreSkelton: Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
For decades, literally, I’ve been battling the tax-increase obsession of L.A. Times columnist George “Not Red” Skelton. His latest is another blast at one of the few things Arnold did right: the 2003 car tax cut (until Arnold raised it in
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Dutton's CARB bill moves to floor
This is from Sen. Dutton’s office today: Dutton Air Board Transparency Measure Moves to Senate Floor SACRAMENTO – A bill authored by Senate Republican Leader-elect Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) to bring greater transparency to the California Air Resources Board was
Read MoreEstablishment Meg
I continue to be amused by the mistakes made by Meg Whitman’s amateurish campaign. She’s campaigning as an outsider, a “can do” business woman who hasn’t been corrupted by the political process. Yet she’s eager to boast of the endorsements
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