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 –…
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Budget Committee Says No Taking Local Funds
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
The LATimes reports this morning on the meeting of the California Legislatures Budget Conference Committee. The committee has said no to Arnold’s plan to steal funds from local governments, and also reduce dramatically some of the other program cuts he…
Bass on Budget: Tough and Smart Decisions Needed
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SACRAMENTO – California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) responded this morning to Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget address to a joint session of the State Legislature. Bass was joined at the news conference by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento),…
The Charge of the Democrat Light Brigade: California Democrats Caught in Deadly Republican Tax Trap
by Michael D. Fox • • 1 Comment
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. –…
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…
Four Obama Inspired Lessons for California Democrats – Part Two
by Michael D. Fox • • Comments Off
Last week I wrote that the Obama campaign should serve as a master class in winning elections for Democrats, but, unfortunately, not enough California Democrats are playing attention to the Obama campaign’s most important lessons. We’ve dealt with the first two lessons — (1) Blame Republicans and Present a Democratic Solution, and (2) Use the Internet. The remaining two Obama inspired lessons are (3) Expand the Electorate, and (4) Champion the Middle Class. Let’s tackle them now.
Arnold Gave Serious Thought to Leaving GOP
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
The Daily Beast, Tina Brown’s answer to the Huffington Post, is reporting that Governor Schwarzenegger and his aides gave serious thought to Arnold leaving the Republican Party. From the post: A few months ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger and a few close…
