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Republicans’ consultant problem — especially in CA

Feb. 15, 2013 By John Seiler Republicans continue to mull over their two defeats by President Barack Obama. And their virtual dissolution in California, which once produced presidents who won landslides: Nixon and Reagan. One of the best GOP strategists

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Video: Good news: 3/4 of Americans distrust the federal govt.

Feb. 1, 2013 By John Seiler Some good news: As Judy Woodruff reports, 73 percent of Americans distrust the U.S. government., that relentless tyrant that controls, robs and ruins our lives. This is an opportunity for Republicans. They have been

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Other states getting rid of state income taxes

Jan. 16, 2013 By John Seiler California is going backward again. Our state income tax rate just jumped to 13.3 percent, by far the highest in the nation. By contrast, Nebraska is the latest state to consider getting rid of

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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘California is very hard to screw up’

Dec. 6, 2012 By John Seiler “California is very hard to screw up,” noted author Victor Davis Hanson told about 130 California business and community leaders Wednesday. He spoke at the Freedom Forum held at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport

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Things Californians are thankful for this year

Nov. 21, 2012 By John Seiler Here are the things Californians are thankful for this Thanksgiving 2012: Gov. Jerry Brown is thankful California voters are such turkeys they believed his $6 billion tax hike would go to kids, instead of

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The 2 simple reasons why Republicans lost the presidency

Nov. 14, 2012 By John Seiler An enjoyable part of the entertainment politicians give us is the barrage of explanations of why someone lost an election. We’re still getting that. Tony Quinn blames it on Republicans playing the “race card.”

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Debate ignored issue crucial to California: immigration

Oct. 4, 2012 By John Seiler I agree with my colleague Katy Grimes’ assessment that Mitt Romney easily won last night’s debate. He easily command over President Valium. But the debate ignored an issue critical to California: immigration. Romney won

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Somebody else compares Mitt to Meg

Oct. 1, 2012 By John Seiler On Sept. 25, I pointed out the similarities between Meg Whitman and her 2010 campaign for California governor and Mitt Romney and his 2012 campaign for president. I wrote: “Remember Meg Whitman’s campaign for

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I brave watching the GOP convention

Aug. 29, 2012 By John Seiler I watched the Republican National Convention speeches yesterday evening the only way possible: by sipping bourbon. It was obvious the whole thing was scripted to project a TV image of the GOP as cuddly

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Maviglio wrong on tax increase aftermath

Aug. 15, 2012 By John Seiler I like Steve Maviglio, the longtime Democratic and union activist and spokesperson, because he summarizes what those he represents are thinking. So it’s worth reading what he says on the the legislative vote for

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