Issues of the week: Porn tax and gay marriage. This is not your father’s and mother’s California. What happened to infrastructure and water? I guess we solved those problems.
The Recall of Senator Denham has been recalled by the measure’s sponsor, Senator Don Perata. At least he says he called it off. However, it is still on the ballot. Voters can still vote Denham out and a replacement in. Doesn’t this remind you of any number of government programs? The reason behind it is over; the author has abandoned it; but it goes on and on like the Energizer bunny.
Speaking of the Energizer bunny and also thinking about the AFLAC duck, the animal kingdom seems to have a positive branding effect on certain products. So what happened to the GOP elephant? Stories about branding and re-branding the GOP are popping up everywhere, including on the pages of Fox and Hounds Daily
The question is, does the GOP elephant need a personality re-do or does he have to get back being his old self. Maybe a session on the couch will help. Calling Dr. Doolittle. Or is that the problem for the GOP in a nutshell: Do little?
The desert city of Needles is thinking of becoming a free agent and put itself up for bids from Arizona and Nevada. They are even talking about it over at the Corner Pub. It made me wonder if taxpayers could become free agents? Like Needles, we will be able to remain in our current location but declare allegiance to another state. I could declare myself a resident of New Hampshire. Put up a few Visit New Hampshire signs and pay my taxes in New Hampshire even though I do not live there. You say there is no income tax in New Hampshire? Oh, too bad.
Attention California voters … there is a primary election scheduled next week. You may not have heard about it. But you have a chance to vote on the people who sometimes make laws in the state. I know you don’t know who they are…can’t tell one from another… but they are important people who tell us how we will live our lives. Try to learn something about them before you vote. They are called Judges.