 With all the projected red ink, The Times and other newspapers are starting to pay attention to the budget mess. Unfortunately, this newspaper has recently gone out of its way to suggest that the budget crisis is primarily traceable…
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The Cal Counts Initiative; even if it gets on the Ballot and Passes, is it Constitutional?
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
The Flash Report cites a new Survey USA poll that shows support for changing California’s winner take all delegates for the presidential election to a delegate-by-congressional district approach that would effectively give a Republican candidate the another Ohio in the 2008…
California Legislature Set to Get a Big Raise; Do They Deserve It?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
Given the dire straights our state’s budget is in and all the calls for declaring a fiscal state of emergency from those on the Right, every Legislator (Republican and Democrat) who accepts the pay increase is a hypocrite for taking…
Will State or OC GOP Require a Loyalty Oath Like Virginia Does?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
Found this story off of the Associated Press. If you’re a Republican and you plan to vote in Virginia’s primary, you must pledge an oath of loyalty to the Republican Party. It’s catching on elsewhere…..could it happen here? RICHMOND, Va.…
Note to the Governor: The Flash Report Officially Demands You Do Something
by Dan Chmielewski • • 21 Comments
Hillary Clinton called it a “vast right-wing conspiracy.†Conservatives call it “message discipline.†Others call it the “right-wing noise machine.†Here at TheLiberalOC.com we call it “crap.†And from time to time, we will bring their swill to you in…
IOKIYAR: Ackerman’s Maui Trip Barely Registers
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
HT to our friends at Orange Juice for this lead of an article that ran last week in the SacBee. But some commentary first. The Flash Report continues to practice Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment which is “Thou shall not speak…
Want to Talk to Me About Dirty Tricks?
by Andrew Davey • • Comments Off
I know you’ve been curious about Dirty Tricks since you first heard about it earlier this year. But would you like to know who’s really behind this scary power grab to ensure the Republicans maintain control over the White House?…
