Good Legislators Make the Tough Decisions
No one can be a good legislator unless he is willing to give up the job. If hanging on to that seat in Sacramento or Washington, D.C., — or on any city council or county board in the state, for that matter — is the focus of a political career, that officeholder is a hack, […]
Obamacare By Any Other Name
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is President Barack Obama’s landmark legislative achievement. The White House decision to embrace the term Obamacare may be one of his worst political stumbles. To be fair, it was the President’s opposition that coined “Obamacare” and started using it as a pejorative. Somewhere during the campaign season, the Obama folks […]
Orange County Pensions At Risk – Unions Just Call Critics “Extremists”
“Just as the overseer of Detroit lied to the public about Detroit’s unfunded pension liability, these extremists are likewise lying to the taxpayers of Orange County, and they’re following his playbook.” – Jennifer Muir, Communications Director, Orange County Employees Association We’re not lying, Jennifer. We’re not even stretching the truth. What government union spokesperson Muir […]
Thinking Outside the Rails on Transit
To many in the transit business – that is, people who seek to profit from the development and growth of buses, trains and streetcars – Southern California is often seen as a paradise lost, a former bastion of streetcar lines that crossed the region and sparked much of its early development. Today, billions are being […]