Water Bond Politics: “Frankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give a Dam!”
There’s enough pork in the proposed water bond to send it off to the slaughterhouse. But just how much carving will be done when Senator Darrell Steinberg takes out his knife to refashion the bond before it goes to the voters in 2014? Steinberg said last week that he wants a smaller bond and he […]
As Supreme Court Considers Gay Marriage, CA AG Harris Debates Issue on CNN
(Editor’s Note: California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage has its day in court tomorrow when the United States Supreme Court takes up the case. CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley, hosted a debate on the issue between California Attorney General Kamala Harris and vice president for Marriage Litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom, Austin Nimocks. A transcript of the debate […]
Progressives, Preservation & Prosperity
Conservatives often fret that Barack Obama is leading the nation toward socialism. In my mind, that’s an insult to socialism, which, in theory, at least, seeks to uplift the lower classes through greater prosperity. In contrast, the current administration and its core of wealthy supporters are more reminiscent of British Tories, the longtime defenders of […]
It Takes A Village
Nearly every organization in the State of California takes time to engage their supporters and arrange for them to meet their legislators in Sacramento. Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and the Civil Justice Association of California did just that the other day, when we held our annual Day at the Capitol on March 13th. We started […]