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Democrats for Tax Cuts!
Anthony’s blog about the JFK Profile in Courage award going to the California legislator-tax increasers reminded me of something. Democrats used to cut taxes. JFK himself was the biggest tax-cutter in American history. At the right is a YouTube of
Read MoreCourage, Under Fire
Seriously people — and don’t think we don’t know who you are — you should be following CalWatchdog on Twitter. This is a good thing, and absurdly easy to do. Just go to our Twitter page and click “Follow” or
Read MoreRaise this!
Don’t you just love waking up in the morning, feeling pretty good about yourself, and then opening the paper and realizing suddenly, without any warning whatsoever, that you got into the wrong line of work? Well, that’s what happened to me
Read MoreBreakfast of Champions
In a bit of irrational irony as only a politician can do, Lauren Hammond, currently a Sacramento City Councilwoman and running for Assembly (9th AD), is holding a fundraising breakfast called “Working families for Lauren Hammond.” For only $3900 supporters
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The GOP's Valium Convention
By all accounts, the California Republican Party’s just-ended convention in Santa Clara was a downer. The Democrats must have spiked the hotel’s water with Valium. Republicans should go see Dr. Leo Marvin, Ph.D., the famous psychologist and author of the
Read MoreIs a notorious loophole about to close?
Shameless plug time: There are few revelations in my bosses’ new book Plunder!: How public employee unions are raiding treasuries, controlling our lives and bankrupting the nation (which you can buy here) that are more infuriating than the one about
Read MoreUnions buy Republicans … literally
Three unions were contributing sponsors of the California Republican Party convention in Santa Clara over the weekend. The sponsors are: The Los Angeles Police Protective League, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs.
Read MoreCedillo Wants Undocumented Community Counted
During the Senate Floor Session today, Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod, D-Chino, presented a Senate Resolution for “Be Counted Today,” supporting the census and census-related items. Senator Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, stood up to be counted, as he asked that his
Read MoreJerry Brown Lore
A visit to the California Automobile Museum in Sacramento takes some people back in time to a happier era where the 1955 Corvette and the 1958 Cadillac El Dorado, signified coolness and luxury. Other museum visitors date a little farther
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Why didn't GOP oppose Arnold in 2006?
John Myers notes that the California Republican convention in Santa Clara this weekend included a fulsome denunciation of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: SANTA CLARA — Leave it to Tom McClintock, long the favorite son of the California Republican Party, to
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