With the main page closed, and your publisher still sifting through the news, here’s the best of today…
SOME GOOD OPINION PIECES:
Assemblywoman Audra Strickland sticks a fork into Arnold-Care
Ventura County Star: Government Run Healthcare is Bad Medicine
Ethan Rarick notes how Arnold had been clutching to the GOP’s ‘no new taxes’ mantra — until now…
LA Times: Benedict Arnold?
As only she can do, Debra Saunders rakes Congressional Dems for big spending (and notes that the GOP wasn’t much better)
SF Chronicle: Farewell to spending discipline
A COUPLE OF NEWS STORIES
The left will throw up every block possible to keep the Governor from implementing across-the-board cuts in spending…
LA Times: Hang-ups in governor’s budget plan
Any conservative who reads this to be happy – since all of our expections for the legislature were bad ones…
Contra Costa Times: Great expectations unmet by lawmakers
SOME LOCAL POLITICS
Sacramento – $$$ for Gun Permits?
Sac Bee: Sheriff donors got gun permits
Alameda County – Dem Consultant Richie Ross and GOP Lawyer Tom Hiltachk team up – Matier and Ross have the details…
SF Chronicle: Children’s Hospital Oakland seeks parcel tax
San Diego – This Gerry Braun column is very embarrassing for Mayor Sanders
San Diego UT: Yet another failed test of ethics at City Hall