A couple of weeks ago, I read an article of interest in the Business section of the Los Angeles Times, which caught my eye because of its title: Telecom Companies Reject Stimulus Money.

The headline piqued my interest because, after all, isn’t in en vogue these days to take big handouts from Uncle Sam for your big business? Didn’t Congress pass, at the President’s request, a massive “stimulus” bill to move money into the economy by investing it into, among other things, infrastructure growth?

We’re seen banks take billions, as well as the auto industry – just to point out two obvious recipients of President Obama’s largesse.

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Conservative talk show host Rick Amato will use California not as a backdrop, but apparently as a long drop to the ground tomorrow when Washington Times Radio broadcasts from a Zeppelin while in flight. Let’s hope it’s not the Hindenburg or of the Led Zep variety.

Amato predicts the experience will be surreal and says "it will be the first time a radio show has been broadcast while in flight."

The theme of the show is "As California Goes…So Goes America: What Does the Golden State Tell Us About the Nations Future?"

If our great state is an accurate forecaster of our nation’s path, that may be scarier than a free fall.

Amato’s guests include Hollywood Actor Robert Davi, California Republican National Committeeman Shawn Steel, and State Board of Equalization Member Michelle Steel. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is also invited. Rick will have to clarify whether the guests will be aboard or calling in safely from the the Capitol while he smiles down on them.

The show will air live and early, 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. Pacific… Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I read an article of interest in the Business section of the Los Angeles Times, which caught my eye because of its title: Telecom Companies Reject Stimulus Money.

The headline piqued my interest because, after all, isn’t in en vogue these days to take big handouts from Uncle Sam for your big business? Didn’t Congress pass, at the President’s request, a massive “stimulus” bill to move money into the economy by investing it into, among other things, infrastructure growth?

We’re seen banks take billions, as well as the auto industry – just to point out two obvious recipients of President Obama’s largesse.

So why would big telecom giants like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon (all huge players nationally, but especially here in California) be rejecting what is, in essence, free money?

As the article says, “The Obama administration made it a national priority to spread high-speed Internet access to every American home and it offered stimulus… Read More

Most politicos don’t usually socialize with terror apologists. Generally, theyare cautious to a fault. Which is whya politicalevent today in Sacramento raisesserious questions of what were they thinking. The extremist group CAIR (Committee for American-Islamic Relations)recently issued a press releaseannouncing its6th Annual Ramadan Iftar inside the Capitol Rotunda (see the release with a full list of legislative co-hosts attached to the bottom of this post).… Read More

Yesterday a furor erupted over a pretty extensive blog post by former MSM reporter turned blogger Greg Lucas, on his California’s Capitol site entitled, Schwarzenegger Administration Floats 25-cent Fee on Single-Use Plastic and Paper Bags. Lucas is viewed as being a pretty credible writer on the goings-on of California politics.

Well, if there was a trial balloon being floated, consider it popped. We just got off of the phone with the Gov’s peeps — who confirm that the Governor has not, does not, and will not sign into law a tax on plastic grocery bags.… Read More

Most politicos don’t usually socialize with terror apologists. Generally, theyare cautious to a fault. Which is whya politicalevent today in Sacramento raisesserious questions of what were they thinking. The extremist group CAIR (Committee for American-Islamic Relations)recently issued a press releaseannouncing its6th Annual Ramadan Iftar inside the Capitol Rotunda (see the release with a full list of legislative co-hosts attached to the bottom of this post).… Read More

I am not quite sure how to react to the information, given to me by Aaron McLear (the Governor's Press Secretary) that his boss flat out opposes taxing grocery bags — but that he would support a complete ban on plastic shopping bags.

I guess I am half-pleased and half-not. That the Governor is maintaining his anti-tax stance is awesome.

But… Banning plastic bags? That seems to me to be a big over-reach by state government. There is no doubt that limiting the selection of available options to stores for choice of bag options will end up being costly for consumers.… Read More

Some PAC’s try to conceal who they really represent, others are quite open about the interests they represent. I came across a PAC that now has my support for favorite name.

Their ID number is 1302807.

Their name is "POLITICAL REFORM FEDERATION PURPOSE: TO STOP ILLEGAL PROLIFERATION & USE OF DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS, MICROWAVE RADIATION WEAPONS, THAT ARE BEING USED FOR ELECTRONIC HARASSMENTS, MIND CONTROL, ETC.".

Unfortunately, they didn’t electronically have to report donations or at least no one used mind control to make them report it.

I don’t know what PAC’s are supporting such weapons, but this PAC is either a shill for the aluminum foil industry or it explains why too many Republicans vote for bigger government when they get elected.

The voices are telling me to be supportive of their effort.… Read More