Better Ways to Handle Coming National & CA Debates after CNBC Debacle
Those considering hosting debates in the coming California elections should take lessons from the mishandling of the current presidential debates and take advantage of the state’s unique primary system to offer real issue-oriented debates. The recent Republican Presidential Debate on CNBC received more blowback for the way the debate was handled than what the candidates had […]
25 Hours
Didn’t you love having an extra hour of sleep yesterday morning? Wouldn’t it be great if we could have that personal luxury every week? If we could borrow 10 minutes each day from Monday throughSaturday, we could bank it for Sunday and get that hour of sleep at the end of our busy week. Crazy you say? […]
Standing by Net Energy Metering
It’s no secret; for whatever arguments one might make regarding the effectiveness of solar energy in delaying man-made climate change, or the broader market viability of renewable energy technologies, the fact is that solar electricity has become a significant part of the energy economy in states that have supported aggressive incentives for solar investment. Solar […]
Speaker Ryan Needs to Reach Beyond the Beltway
On Thursday, the House of Representatives elected Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as its Speaker. As the telegenic 45-year-old from Wisconsin was sworn into office, Speaker Ryan gave a speech just shy of fifteen minutes long to his 434 colleagues-but the American people were watching as well. Snippets of Ryan’s remarks aired on the evening news, and quotes appeared […]