California as Boogeyman

You want to scare America’s voters? Don’t say if the country stays on its current course it could become like Europe.  If you really want to scare them tell them the country might become like California. That’s the word of advice Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan gave to Mitt Romney’s campaign. Here’s what Noonan […]

Proposed Law to Limit Hunting Does More Harm than Good

State Senator Ted Lieu represents District 28, composed of several Southern California coastal cities. So why has he co-authored Senate Bill 1221 – which prohibits the use of dogs to pursue bears and bobcats, when it has no relation or impact on his district’s geography? These cities contain plenty of cougars, but not in the […]

Walters on the CA Business Climate: “Inhospitable”

The Sacramento Bee’s Dan Walters column over the weekend rebuking the Capitol’s attitude toward California’s difficult business climate should not be missed. Walters writes: “Making California hospitable to that job-creating investment should be Job No. 1 in Sacramento, as it is in most other state capitals. But California’s politicians have seemingly gone out of their […]

A View from the CRP Convention: Ron Paul Supporters Cause A Ruckus…Again

As California Republican Party’s spring convention Saturday’s lunch was about to commence, featuring presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, hundreds of Ron Paul supporters stormed into the Hyatt. Paul’s supporters took over the main display area at the hotel, and crammed into balconies and stairways. Their chanting could be heard throughout the hotel, halting conversations, committee meetings […]