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Back to homepageNew GOP Govs. Eye Cal Biz
John Seiler: The poaching of good California jobs and businesses has just begun. The new crop of GOP governors just elected across the fruited plain is looking to grab what they can from the anti-business Pyrite State. Jim Christie of Reuters
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Thanksgiving for California
Thank you for your wine, California, Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits. — “Sweet Virginia,” by The Rolling Stones NOV. 23, 2010 By JOHN SEILER California has a lot of problems, with the budget, unemployment and all. But
Read MoreChina Mocks Arnold, AB 32
John Seiler: Arnold and other backers of AB 32 think it will inspire other countries do to the same. That its, to reduce greenhouse gases, supposedly to ward off global warming that will kill all of us. Here’s the reality:
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Why Start a Business?
John Seiler: This YouTube shows how hard it is to get a job or start a business in America, including California. Nov. 11, 2010
Read MoreAx the whole state ed bureaucracy
John Seiler Jerry Brown wants to get rid of the education secretary position, a pointless position created by Gov. Pete Wilson (talk about pointless). A better idea: Get rid of the whole centralized, massive, wasteful state education bureaucracy. Turn everything
Read MoreCan California GOP Get Its Mojo Back?
NOV. 8, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The Nov. 2 election was almost a total wipe-out for California Republicans. They even lost the 28th state Senate District to incumbent Jenny Oropeza, who died two weeks earlier. At the state level, they
Read MoreHasta La Vista, California!
John Seiler: I call it: California’s U-Haul Economy. This is from Nevada News & Views: (Warner Todd Huston/The Union Label) – Computer software giant Adobe, computer game monster EA Games, and Internet auction king ebay are abandoning California to set
Read MoreTraitorous tax increasers lose
John Seiler: One good result from the election. Traitorous tax increasers Abel Maldonado and Mike Villines lost their statewide races, respectively for lieutenant governor and insurance commissioner. Both Republicans betrayed the taxpayers they had pledged to protect when they signed
Read MoreDeparted Californians Swing Election
NOV. 2, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Given that a couple of million Californians have left the state in the past 20 years, most of them Republicans, it’s surprising that Democrats didn’t do better. Jerry Brown, as I write, won by
Read MoreJerryfornia: California in orbit
John Seiler: “To the moon, California!” shouted California voters today, doing an imitation of Jackie Gleason playing Ralph Kramden on the old “Honeymooners” TV show. “Bang! Zoom!” Once again the state is launching into orbit with Captain Moonbeam. We’ve been
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