Politics and Elections
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NOV. 22, 2010 Contrary to popular belief, spending a couple hours in a hearing room listening to 20 political consultants, analysts and bureaucrats talk about something called “The Political Reform Act” isn’t my favorite way to spend afternoon. But, truth
Read MoreNobody Wants Cal Bonds
John Seiler: Bonds. California bonds. Nobody wants them. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has extended his seven years of destruction by wiping out the market for bonds, not just for California, but other states and cities. The Wall St. Journal: America’s strapped
Read MoreTotalitarian L.A. Times
John Seiler: All of America is aghast that the TSA goons at airports are molesting passengers, even nuns and children; or forcing passengers to pass through irradiating porno machines that take, and store, nude pictures of the victims, while dosing
Read MorePolitical Reform Task Force Meets!
Anthony Pignataro: The Political Reform Act Task Force meets again this afternoon(click here for the meeting agenda and location). Created by state Fair Political Practices Commission Chairman Dan Schnur, the group of campaign watchdogs, political attorneys, consultants, analysts and FPPC
Read MoreHow Dems Won A Hollow Victory
NOV. 17, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The Democratic dominance at the voting booth on Nov. 2 in California is being called a “wipeout” of Republicans. But what happened in California on election night might be called a reverse Pyrrhic victory
Read MoreThe Karen England Factor
Katy Grimes: Who knew that a write-in candidate could influence the outcome of some tight political races in California? Karen England, Executive Director of the Capitol Resource Institute, ran as a write-in candidate against Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado. Using “Bag
Read MoreFPPC Not Totally Wed To Gift Bans
NOV. 15, 2010 The traditional start of the Christmas shopping season is just around the corner, so I guess it makes sense that the state Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has decided to redo some of its gift-related regulations. Unfortunately,
Read MoreUnion Candidate Quiz Ignored Ed Issues
NOV. 15, 2010 I used to think school boards were about schools, and the kids they are charged with educating. At one time this was the case. But today, the majority of school board positions appear to be union labor
Read MoreWill Arnold Please Go Away?
Anthony Pignataro: I know Edmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown, Jr. isn’t supposed to seize power until Jan. 3, 2011, but in the mean time, can we please stop listening to our current governor? At the very least, we should all stop
Read MoreCan California GOP Get Its Mojo Back?
NOV. 8, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The Nov. 2 election was almost a total wipe-out for California Republicans. They even lost the 28th state Senate District to incumbent Jenny Oropeza, who died two weeks earlier. At the state level, they
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