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Obama’s green jobs went up in smoke
Oct. 30, 2012 Katy Grimes: The phony green jobs that I have been writing about for several years are just another inconvenient truth in this administration. The U.S. Labor Department’s Inspector General just released a report on Friday revealing that President
Read MoreProp. 36 takes a swing at three strikes
Oct. 29, 2012 By Dave Roberts If Proposition 36 passes, about 2,800 inmates who have committed multiple felonies and are serving sentences of 25 years to life could be released from prison or re-sentenced to lesser terms. Those criminals were
Read MoreAbuse of the disabled in state care detailed at hearing
Oct. 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes The most vulnerable people in California are caught in a bureaucratic nightmare with the state’s Department of Developmental Services. A Joint Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and Human Services held yet another hearing
Read MoreSomething funny in Brown’s background
Oct. 20, 2012 By John Seiler In an interview with Esquire magazine, Gov. Jerry Brown said: “I think I’m the only governor that has actually taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. These were perpetual vows–even though the pope released me
Read MoreYou can talk like Jerry Brown
Oct. 18, 2012 By John Seiler Jerry Brown has been elected governor twice, attorney general twice, mayor of Oakland twice and secretary of state once. A big factor is his use of Latin phrases. As you may have noticed, he
Read MoreGreenhut on nutty new mortgage idea
Oct. 18, 2012 By John Seiler In the New York Times, our colleague Steven Greenhut wrote on another nutty government idea — direct mortgage loans: “If the government offers direct lending of mortgages just as it offers direct lending for
Read MoreGreenhut: California businesses are wimps on high taxes
Oct. 17, 2012 By John Seiler Our colleague Steven Greenhut writes in Bloomberg on how many California businesses are selling out the state on taxes: “While the proposition’s Lincoln Club backers are conservative, most corporate political players in California have hardly been
Read MoreGov. Brown should get Esquire’s Dubious Achievement Award
Oct. 17, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Esquire magazine once gave out an annual Dubious Achievement Awards as a running gag for unintentional humor, but discontinued it in 2008. Esquire should revive and give it to Gov. Jerry Brown’ for his interview,
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