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Mar. 9, 2010 Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters has been covering California politics since 1975. No one writing about our beloved state government has more experience or authority. But Walters did a curious thing in his March 3 column, titled
Read MoreThe Ballad of John Nunez
Once upon a time — okay, in 1996 — there was a Garvey school board member named John Nunez. He apparently didn’t really get along with another school board member named Robert Miranda, because one day Nunez told a couple
Read MoreDo big business leaders make good politicians?
In the GOP primaries two leaders of big business are running: Meg Whitman for governor and Carly Fiorna for U.S. Senate. Their claim is that they will bring “business discipline” to politics. How’s that worked in the past? In 2003,
Read MoreInitiative targets cap-and-trade
March 5, 2010 By KATY GRIMES California’s version of “cap-and-trade” is under attack – again. But this time, it’s in the form of a ballot initiative, and not proposed legislation that has thus far, been easily killed. Cap-and-trade, measures created
Read MoreGOP sharks circle McNerney
March 5, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS If Republicans take back the U.S. House of Representatives in November it will be because they win seats like the one held by Jerry McNerney – a two-term moderate-liberal in the moderately conservative 11th
Read MoreCertainty Shmertainty
Just to recap a bit for those following at home: the state is currently running a $20 billion or so budget deficit. What to do about it has paralyzed Sacramento for, well, years, virtually guaranteeing that it will get worse. Notice
Read MoreThe Real Gov. Reagan
Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner are tripping over themselves trying to insist they’re clones of Ronald Reagan: Both candidates have labeled themselves “Reagan conservatives” in their ads — ironic, perhaps, because both have contributed to Democratic candidates. Of course, they’re
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Calls For Senator's Resignation
What a sad and awkward day it is when newspapers call for the resignation of a Senator, and it’s not even surrounding a sex scandal or serious political mishap. Two newspapers in Senator Patricia Wiggins’ district have called for her
Read MoreJerry's back!
Here’s the text of the e-mail the Jerry Brown campaign just sent out to “supporters”: Dear Supporter, Today, I am formally announcing my candidacy for the office of Governor of California, to deal head-on with the challenges facing this state
Read MoreAnother Republican Message. Or Not.
I attended the Sacramento County Republican Party Crab Feed this evening. The event was fun and very well attended. There were plenty of sincere Republicans present, candidates, party regulars, young and old. Congressman Dan Lungren spoke… for too long… and
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