Politics and Elections
Back to homepageWhere are Meg's mailers?
John Seiler: Oct. 9, 2010 Yesterday I got a mailer from Jerry Brown. Today I got another mailer from him. Today I also got my absentee ballot. Nothing yet in the mail from Meg. As I’ve been saying, Meg’s campaign,
Read MoreGovernor Potty Mouth
Katy Grimes: After calling Meg Whitman a “Nazi” last summer, Gubernatorial candidate and former California Governor Jerry Brown, stooped to an all-time low using the word “whore,” to describe his opponent after she landed the endorsement from the Los Angeles Police Protective League.
Read MoreDer Arnold's "environmentalism" pose
John Seiler: Oct. 7, 2010 The key to understanding Der Arnold is that everything is a pose. From posing his steroid-pumped muscles before “bodybuilding” competitions to posing before a camera for an “action” movie to posing as a governor. Pose…pose…pose.
Read MoreMeg's Sell-Out Earns Union $$$
Steven Greenhut: GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s sell out on pension reform — she’s for reform, but has exempted most public safety employees from the lower benefit — is paying off in the form of a large independent expenditure from
Read MoreAre Smaller Parties Finished?
OCT. 7, 2010 For someone who may be the last of her kind, Laura Wells is remarkably chipper – even when talking about the new law that has made her essentially obsolete. “Prop. 14? I hope it has a boomerang
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Maldo Goes Immigrant Bashing
Anthony Pignataro: The Abel Maldonado for Lieutenant Governor camp recently put out a new radio ad attacking San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s “sanctuary city” policies. “For four years while Newsom was mayor, San Francisco refused to turn dangerous illegal immigrant
Read MoreIf the Reps lose in CA, then …
Steven Greenhut: For years, Republican moderates have been telling conservatives (and libertarians, too) that the only way the GOP can elect candidates in California is if they nominate moderates. We’ve seen that conservatives have lost statewide elections repeatedly, and this
Read MoreBee: Tax Pledge An Abdication!
Steven Greenhut: In an editorial today, the Sacramento Bee, which leans Left, endorsed Democratic Assemblywoman Alyson Huber for the Sacramento outskirts district that was expected to be Republican. They like her independent streak. Translation: They like that Huber is a
Read MoreDMV May Investigate Whitman Nanny
OCT. 5, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Gloria Allred may have opened a can of worms when she introduced Nicky Diaz Santillian, gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s housekeeper, who is apparently an illegal immigrant. Allred is already being accused of using a client
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