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In a bit of irrational irony as only a politician can do, Lauren Hammond, currently a Sacramento City Councilwoman and running for Assembly (9th AD), is holding a fundraising breakfast called “Working families for Lauren Hammond.” For only $3900 supporters
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The GOP's Valium Convention
By all accounts, the California Republican Party’s just-ended convention in Santa Clara was a downer. The Democrats must have spiked the hotel’s water with Valium. Republicans should go see Dr. Leo Marvin, Ph.D., the famous psychologist and author of the
Read MoreUnions buy Republicans … literally
Three unions were contributing sponsors of the California Republican Party convention in Santa Clara over the weekend. The sponsors are: The Los Angeles Police Protective League, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association and the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs.
Read MoreJerry Brown Lore
A visit to the California Automobile Museum in Sacramento takes some people back in time to a happier era where the 1955 Corvette and the 1958 Cadillac El Dorado, signified coolness and luxury. Other museum visitors date a little farther
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Why didn't GOP oppose Arnold in 2006?
John Myers notes that the California Republican convention in Santa Clara this weekend included a fulsome denunciation of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: SANTA CLARA — Leave it to Tom McClintock, long the favorite son of the California Republican Party, to
Read MoreGOP convention fur flies
March 13, 2010 By BRIAN CALLE The fur is flying at the Santa Clara Hyatt for the California Republican Party’s 2010 Spring Convention, almost literally. It has been an eventful couple of days so far at the CRP with new
Read MorePoizner speaks on water, unions, immigration
I’m listening to Steve Poizner speak to the GOP convention in Santa Clara. He points to the state’s economy and the level of misery here caused by unemployment and underemployment. Where are the jobs going? He points to Nevada, where
Read MoreTruth-Slinging at the GOP convention
When someone decried “mudslinging” by political opponents, the late columnist Mike Royko replied that it really was “truth-slinging.” Although politicians are prone to lie, during a campaign they have to be careful to vet the charges made against opponents, because
Read MoreGOP convention yawner
I tried to stay away from the California Republican convention in Santa Clara this weekend, opting instead for my youngest daughter’s lacrosse tournament, but I couldn’t stay away. Like a magnet, the event drew me from the Sacramento area to
Read MoreMeg n Mitt
At this weekend’s GOP convention in Santa Clara, Meg Whitman is making all kinds of promises of reform to cut government. But her biggest action was hosting a party yesterday with Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts guv and presidential candidate.
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