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Back to homepageMeg "wins" dismal debate
John Seiler: My take is that this was a dismal debate. Neither candidate is qualified to be governor. A state this big should be embarrassed that it can’t produce better candidates. Meg stayed on message: Jobs, jobs, jobs. When Jerry
Read MoreMeridith Whitney ranks Cal worst fiscally
Business guru Meridith Whitney ranks California worst for its fiscal condition. Texas is tops: Whitney says California is the worst of the bunch, with the largest budget gap, and dramatically increased spending. New York ranks poorly for having the highest
Read MoreGov. Schwarzentaxer und Prop. 23
John Seiler: Maybe there is hope for Prop. 23, which would save our jobs by repealing AB 32. AB 32, of course, is “Der Global Warmung und Jobs Killing Diktat von 2006.” The man who signed it into law, Gov.
Read MoreMeg = AB32ifornia
John Seiler: As I’m sure you heard, California’s new official name is AB32ifornia. The whole state, from the economy to the very centers of our families, is to be remade by AB32, the Global Warming Jobs Killing Schwarzenführer Act of
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Gav hits Maldo on taxes
John Seiler: Ya gotta love it. In Feb. 2009, state Sen. Abel Maldonado, by voting for tax increases, sold his soul to become Arnold’s chauffeur. As a reward, Maldo was appointed Lt. Gov. In his re-election bid, Maldo’s opponent for
Read MoreWhy can't CA be N.D.?
John Seiler: Numbers released today show that California’s unemployment rose in August, to 12.4% from 12.3% in July. I guess Cal employers didn’t get the memo from that group of economists that said the Depression ended in June 2009. We’re
Read MoreFailed rich candidates should be taxed 100%
John Seiler: We have a lot or super-rich candidates and office-holders now: Schwarzenegger, Whitman, Poizner, Fiorina, that wrestling lady in Connecticut, John Kerry (got his money the old way: married into the Heinz catsup fortune), the Bushes, etc. They run
Read MoreEngland vs. Maldonado
John Seiler: Conservative activist Karen England is running a write-in campaign against Abel “Arnold’s Chauffeur” Maldonado for the Lt. Gov.’s seat. In this year of the maverick, anything is possible. Maybe she could win. At a minimum, she could dump
Read MoreChristine O'Donnell, come to California and run for governor!
John Seiler: Christine O’Donnell, the feisty new Tea Party candidate who won the GOP primary for Senate in Delaware, should trade places with Meg Whitman, and run for governor here. Meg would be happier running Delaware, the center of a
Read MoreLongest Late budget
John Seiler: Tomorrow the California budget will be late for longer than any in history. The robbers who run the state government expect you to pay your taxes on time, or you face massive fines — or jail. But when
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