Tag Archives: California

17 Aug

Jimmy Carter is Rick Perry’s biggest fan…[Reader Post]

If Barack Obama were prone to conspiracy theories, he might think the last couple of weeks were part of a plot orchestrated by Jimmy Carter to salvage his own legacy.

First off the Democrats get the GOP to acquiesce to a debt ceiling bill that will result in the federal government raising taxes and increasing spending by over $7 trillion over the next decade. Continue reading

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7 Oct

Political Chess: Jerry Brown versus Meg Whitman [Reader Post]

Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown are the 2 candidates running for governor of California this year.  This race epitomizes one of the reasons I am glad not to live in California anymore. Several years ago, I was driving through Sacramento, … Continue reading

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28 May

The ICE Hammer Falls [Reader Post]

Looks like lame ducks can learn to hunt after all, and their preferred prey are illegals and their American employers. On May 12, 2008, ICE raided Agriprocessors, Inc. in Waterloo, Iowa, and detained 389 workers. Then the prosecutors took off … Continue reading

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3 Feb

Polls & The 2008 Election

Polls, polls, and more polls. Regular readers know I have no faith in any of them, whether they agree with my position or not. But I figured a post on the recent polls couldn’t hurt on a Superbowl Sunday so … Continue reading

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12 Jan

The California Mess

Alanis Morissette’s song “Isn’t It Ironic” comes to mind while reading this: Arnold Schwarzenegger stormed into office during California’s last budget crisis, promising to “end the crazy deficit spending” so the state would never go over the financial cliff again. … Continue reading

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11 Jan

The Nanny State Gets Stronger

The nanny state of the Democrats becoming stronger everyday: The conceit in the 1960s show “The Outer Limits” was that outside forces had taken control of your television set. Next year in California, state regulators are likely to have the … Continue reading

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