Since the Major League Baseball All-Star game, this blog has taken a lot of flack for our (my) criticism of the protest at the game over the decision by Major League Baseball to play the 2011 game in Arizona. We’ve…
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Mainstreaming Wingnuttery: Glenn Beck’s new novel
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Glenn Beck’s new novel, the one where he had three ghostwriters produce “his” story, is out and “The Overton Window: a Thriller” gets panned by the LA Times. Bill O’Reilly’s “Those Who Trepass” was made fun of regularly, especially with…
LA Times: Public Employee Unions are not the problem
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George Skelton’s column in today’s Los Angele Times shatters some of the myths about the impact of public employees’ unions in California on the annual budget crisis. Skelton writes: “In truth, California’s budget nightmare stems from a devil’s brew of…
Reagan Would Have Been Thrown Under the Bus Today
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In Facebook postings and email exchanges with conservatives friends leading up to tomorrow’s Primary Day elections, a persistent theme emerges: the desire by Republicans for another galvanizing Ronald Reagan figure. In 30 years, the Republicans have gone from a positive…
AB-32 is not the Jobs Killer opponents say it is
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We had the experience of personally meeting Jon Fleischman yesterday at a fundraiser for the USA Men’s and Women’s Olympic Volleyball teams at Morton’s Steak House in Anaheim. And while this experience did little to change my perception of Mr.…
LA Times and Capitol Weekly Team up on New State Political Blog
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The LA Times and Capitol Weekly have launched a new blog aimed at covering California politics. Which means they’ll go after Republicans and Democrats alike, and not just Democrats and public unions a la the Register’s editorial pages or Steven…
Rep. Jose Solorio Takes Aim at Nevada – Sponsors a Pro-California Ad Campaign
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State Rep. Jose Solorio has had it with the State of Nevada’s aggressive ad campaign to woo California businesses that he’s taken the initiative to fight fire with fire according to this report in today’s LA Times. Solorio, upset at…
