Is it possible that Jerry Brown a life-long Democrat is now the voice of reason in Sacramento? There was a time when Democrats were proud to declare …
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Happy Talk
According to several media accounts in the days since the election California has turned a corner and will soon resume its rightful place as the best …
The Manipulative Political Ads Play On
California government employee unions spent nearly $100 million in the lead up to the November election to convince voters to approve new taxes and …
Can Legislators Handle the Truth?
In the stirring courtroom scene from A Few Good Men Jack Nicholson's character responds to a pointed question with "You can't handle the truth!" The …
It Is Scary Season Again
This fall has been especially frightening. There have been the little monsters at our doors on Halloween the monstrous politicians invading our homes …
Death of the Tax Revolt?
In the wake of Tuesday's election results more than a handful of news stories and commentaries are reporting that the California tax revolt which …
Jerry Brown and the Dead Language
Jerry Brown likes to drop phrases from an archaic language Latin to spice up his interviews. When discussing the hard work of politics Brown recently …
When Will We Be Number One?
We have just moved up from 5th to 4th in a ranking of all 50 states by the Washington DC-based Tax Foundation but for average folks this is not good …
Have You No Sense of Decency?
When Army special counsel Joseph Welch asked during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings "Have you left no sense of decency?" he could just as easily have …
Are Promoters of the Prop. 30 Tax Increase in Panic Mode?
Promoters of Proposition 30 are losing their cool. Until last week backers of Jerry Brown's $50 billion tax increase were content to use their $40 …