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Steven Greenhut: We all know that most conservative Republicans don’t care for Lieutenant Gov. Abel Maldonado, the Santa Maria “Republican” who isn’t just liberal on most issues, but goes out of his way to poke conservatives in the eye. Most
Read MoreFighting good fight for freedom!
SEPT. 13, 2010 I, as a nattering nabob, see negativism everywhere. The Legislature manages to do just about everything wrong. The Obama administration – like the Bush administration – is an embarrassment bordering on a disaster. Debt is rising, freedom
Read MoreBrown: Proverbial Weather Vane
SEPT. 10, 2010 Brownian movement in physics: The constant zigzag movement of particles in a gas or liquid, the position of none of which can be predicted ahead of time. Jerry Brown, the Democratic candidate running for governor (again), is
Read MoreAB32ifornia
Katy Grimes has up a great new article demystifying Prop. 23, which would reverse AB 32 (much as the numbers are reversed). My prediction is that Prop. 23 will fail, something like 52-48. Its failure then will crash the economy. The
Read MoreUnion hack seeks OC supe seat
Steven Greenhut: Former Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, who recently got fired from his job at the OC district attorney’s office for alleged bad behavior, now wants to return to the Board of Supervisors. Granted, anything is better than letting him become
Read MoreGOP optimistic, even in Bay Area
SEPT. 7, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS Last week’s candidates forum in Brentwood (the one near the Delta) was an opportunity to see the latest batch of Republican candidates undertaking one of the most quixotic challenges in politics: knocking off a
Read MoreArnold's seven wasted years
SEPT. 7, 2010 By JOHN SEILER With Labor Day marking the traditional beginning of the campaign season, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s seven years as governor of California essentially are behind us. He will still have influence on the fiscal 2010-10 state
Read MoreHow Jerry can win
John Seiler: Jerry is botching his campaign against Meg, so he needs some help. Here it is. Jerry should drop all messages but one, to Republicans, repeated over and over on TV and radio and the Internet: “Hey, Republicans. Be
Read MoreDon’t let the door hit you in the…
Katy Grimes: With the Sacramento politicians taking a break from their jobs at the Capitol, I too decided that a break was in order. A long weekend camping in beautiful Lake Tahoe with my husband and dogs sounded like just
Read MoreMoney Money Money!
Anthony Pignataro: Former eBay chief Meg Whitman spent $65.29 American per vote to win the Republican nomination for Governor of California. This is according a new report, Breaking the Bank, just put out by the state Fair Political Practices Commission.
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