At a time when fiscal prudence is called for in Sacramento, the Democrats want to engage in prolific spending, taking California’s mega-budget to new heights.

Well if staffers to Democrat legislators are wondering why they aren’t getting paid, they need look no further than their own bosses, and thirst to spend, and spend, and spend.

No one is holding a gun to heads of Senator Perata and Assemblyman Nunez, forcing them to try to increase spending to record levels.

I am ready to wear a "stop your whining" button around the Capitol, if I hear one more Democrat throwing out this falsehood that "Republicans are holding up the budget" – when just a little dose of fiscal constraint will put a budget on the Governor’s desk.… Read More

The nomination process is overand the nominees for CRA’s Who’s Your GOP Nanny are…..

State Senator Tom Harman; State Senator Abel Maldonado; Assemblyman Bill Emmerson; Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia; Assemblywoman Shirley Horton.

You can cast a vote for one here.The winner will be announced at the California Republican Convention in September. Good luck. Keep reading FR as these nominees compete for your vote, by promoting the nanny state.

There were several honorable mentions as well. For a previous post on this award click here.… Read More

In place of our regular daily commentary, we feature the following special guest commentary from Republican Assemblyman Guy Houston. Houston, who serves as Vice-Chairman of the Assembly’s Local Government Committee, is an important voice in the debate over the future of ACA 8, the "Trojan Horse" faux-Eminent Domain "reform" measure put forth by the League of Cities as a blocking-maneuver to prevent a real reform measure that would have protections for all property owners against abusive government takings. In Houston’s commentary, just see how many kinds of property are NOT protected from "Kelo" type government action? Without any further introduction, here is Houston’s piece: … Read More

AB 1634 is the bill that requires pet owners to rip off (ok neuter or spay) thier pets you know whats. The supporters of this bill have set up a fake Republicans for AB 1634 web site that illegally uses the GOP trademark of an elephant with stars.

Both this site and the official AB 1634 site used the same private registrant company. You can clearly see the illegal use of the trademarked GOP elephant logo. See here. Only official GOP chartered groups may use the logo.

This site is set up by an "S. L. Reeves." No word on if the elephant still has his??.… Read More

I am at John Wayne Airport here in Orange County with my wife and her dad, Eugene. Eugene is 67 years old, and while he doesn’t look a day over 50, he is a far cry from 21.

That said, we were all dumbfounded when our server, upon Eugene ordering a Heinekin, was told he had to present his drivers license. Seriously? At first, we thought he was kidding. But, um… No.

So here is our special message to Airport Director Alan Murphy, a good guy… Are you kidding? I can understand the wobblers… But asking senior citizens to show ID when ordering a beer is out of line.

P.S. I am sure fault ultimately lies with a union official or a trial lawyer!… Read More

If my sources are correct (and they usually are), the problem in this year’s budget is that the Governor is insisting on more spending than the Legislative Republicans want. Fabian Nunez has told Mike Villines that the Assembly Dems want a deal, so that the budget doesn’t foul up the terms limits initiative. He has asked Villines to prevail upon the Republican Governor to reduce his demands for more spending. Villines has declined the invitation, saying that the Dems have to convince the Governor (or perhaps his Democrat wife) that more spending is not in the state’s interest.

None of this is necessary. If the Legislative Democrats truly wish to pass a budget with less spending, they can do it without the Governor’s agreement. The only reason the big five has ever been necessary is to preserve Democrat spending in the budget from the Governor’s line item veto. If there is less spending in the budget, no Governor agreement is necessary. Sure., he could veto the budget, but then he would have to demand a budget with more spending. This Governor won’t do that. He won’t do it because he would then be solely responsible for… Read More

The race for the 36th Assembly Race is getting active. Because of the Runners dominance in races for this seat, many believe that this is an Antelope Valley Seat. Not true as it reached over to take in Victorville and other parts of San Bernardino County. Palmdale City Councilman Steve Knight as announce that he has a majority of the Victorville City Council on board. His campaign announced that Victorville Mayor Terry Caldwell, and Council Members Bob Hunter and Mike Rothschild endorsed the campaign. Smart move reaching over to the SB County folks. See press release below. Right now the only announced candidate running against Knight is Steve Fox. But everybody expects Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford to get into this race. He has some problem of his own. Controversy continues to swirl around his connections to the IBEW and their contributions to his failed assembly bid and his attepts to pay them off in Palmdale. You can read … Read More

In place of our regular daily commentary, we feature the following special guest commentary from Republican Assemblyman Guy Houston. Houston, who serves as Vice-Chairman of the Assembly’s Local Government Committee, is an important voice in the debate over the future of ACA 8, the "Trojan Horse" faux-Eminent Domain "reform" measure put forth by the League of Cities as a blocking-maneuver to prevent a real reform measure that would have protections for all property owners against abusive government takings. In Houston’s commentary, just see how many kinds of property are NOT protected from "Kelo" type government action? Without any further introduction, here is Houston’s piece:

Republican Opposition Can Stop Misleading Eminent Domain “Reform”… Read More