In their never ending quest to expose the “evils” of unions, the Register’s Brian Calle has this post about the amount of money unions spend lobby state legislators in Sacramento. It’s a telling piece about how much is spent by…
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Redistricting and Rightwingers: Careful what you asked for
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
As the lines for Congress, state senate and state assembly are finalized as a result of the citizen’s commission established by Prop 11 and Prop 20, those who study the new districts can say they deliver exactly on the promise…
The Spineless Republicans in the State Senate and Assembly
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
The Los Angeles Times carried a Sunday profile on the three Johns and their influence over the minority party in the California state legislature. The three Johns being John Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, John Kobylt of KFI…
Orange County Republicans Shed Crocodile Tears Over the Effects of Prop 13 on Local Cities
by Michael D. Fox • • Comments Off
Republican crocodile tears flowed this weekend in Orange County as a group of city officials called F.I.S.T. – “Fight Insane State Theft†– comprised of 14 Orange County mayors and 42 city council members, nearly all of them Republicans –…
Why the Republican Anti-Tax Movement Doesn’t Care About the Taxes that YOU Pay
by Michael D. Fox • • 3 Comments
I listened recently to Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, on the Los Angeles NPR radio program “Air Talk with Larry Mantle.†The specific topic was the tax increase ballot measures, such as Proposition 1A, that were…
Why I Love Conservative Talk Radio’s John and Ken Show
by Michael D. Fox • • 9 Comments
If you’re happy that Rush Limbaugh has been giving headaches to Republican leaders trying to find a popular political stance for their shrinking party, you’ll be thrilled to hear about the migraines that a conservative-libertarian talk radio duo named John…
