Politics and Elections
Back to homepageMeg 4 VP in 12 ?
A GOP source tells me that national honchos want Meg to become California’s next governor so she can run in 2012 as Mitt Romney’s VP. After spending a couple hundred million here in Cal, enriching GOP consultants, she would spend
Read MoreRepublicans ♥ Arnold
He’s abused them. He’s abandoned them. He’s not been faithful to them. He’s been so bad they’re chugging Valium like M&Ms. But they still love the big lug. I’m talking about Republicans and Arnold. Check out the “Official Voter Information
Read MoreBoycott, schmoycott (why there isn't going to be any boycott of Arizona)
When L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa and California Senate President Steinberg call for boycotts of Arizona, they don’t tell you one thing: California and L.A. are broke. A boycott raises costs, because lower-cost Arizona producers would be shunned in favor of higher-cost
Read MoreYou moderate! No, I'm not!
The Republican gubernatorial race, epitomized by last night’s debate between Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay executive Meg Whitman, reached a new level of absurdity. Both candidates, whatever their many pros and cons, come from the moderate wing of
Read MoreCounties stingy with ballot info
MAY 3, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Ballotpedia recently did an analysis of California’s county election websites, with a focus on what information they make available about local ballot measures. What’s interesting is that California’s county election Web sites vary greatly
Read MoreWe need more debates between Meg and Steve
The debate today between Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner finally gave voters a reason to take interest in this campaign, a month before the election. They both got digs in at each other over their financial situations and the immigration
Read MoreCorrection: Chuck DeVore blog removed
I removed a post on Chuck DeVore I wrote earlier today after he alerted me to mistakes in it. My apologies to Chuck, whom I have known for more than a decade. I’ll be more careful. — John Seiler
Read MoreAz boycott would hurt Cal
Just when you thought state politicians couldn’t harm California any more, they’ve come up with a scheme to boycott Arizona businesses and governments that do business in California. But one of the reasons America is so prosperous is because we
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Dems want national ID card
With all the protests swirling around Arizona’s immigration law, why aren’t there similar protests scheduled against a proposal by Democrats for a National ID card? Arizona’s law, whatever one things of it, at least is confined to Arizona. But a National
Read MoreIrresponsible boycott bandwagon
APRIL 30, 2010 The recent spate of political leaders in California calling for financial sanctions and boycotts of Arizona businesses, is irresponsible and demonstrates that none of them truly care about the people hurt along the way. I am not
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