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HJTA’s Jon Coupal: More Debt? You’ve Got To Be Kidding…
We are pleased to present this guest commentary from Jon Coupal, the President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association… More Debt? You’ve Got to be Kidding! By Jon Coupal Even in the best of times, the three major bond proposals on the November ballot would merit a thumbs down. Propositions 1A, 3, and 10 would put taxpayers another $16 billion in debt to fund some dubious projects.… Read More

Today’s Commentary: HJTA’s Jon Coupal: More Debt? You’ve Got To Be Kidding…
We are pleased to present this guest commentary from Jon Coupal, the President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association… More Debt? You’ve Got to be Kidding! By Jon Coupal Even in the best of times, the three major bond proposals on the November ballot would merit a thumbs down. Propositions 1A, 3, and 10 would put taxpayers another $16 billion in debt to fund some dubious projects. … Read More

Dana TV Ads
Someone at Gillard’s shop is doing some nice TV ads for Dana.
Because he listens to his voters.
http://www.rohrabacher.com/esite/drTV.html
Academy actor Jon Voight [ Angelina Jolie’s dad] is doing two fundraisers this weekend in Palos Verdes for Dana.

Los Angeles Times Confuses Veterans Bond and Abortion
Cutbacks at the Los Angeles Times seem to be taking their toll. LAist has the story on Proposition 4 creating mortgage opportunities for Veterans. Problem is that Prop. for is a Family involvement law for teenage girls and Prop. 12 is the Veterans Bond. Ouch.
Glad I don’t make mistakes that people can read.… Read More

Today’s Commentary: Senator McCain – It’s Time to make a “Strategic Withdrawal” of your “Economic Resurgence” Plan
I am going to go out on a limb here. I’m willing to wager that there isn’t one member of the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal that wants Senator Barack Obama to be President of the United States. In fact, this group of uber-informed intellectuals understands all too well exactly how detrimental the economic policies that would be passed by the Reid/Pelosi-led Congress and signed by a President Obama would be for America.
So you have to ask yourself this question. How could Senator John McCain possibly do anything that would cause these folks to pen a column critical of McCain in any way this close to the election. Frankly, if you are John McCain, given the alternative of Obama, you should be able to expect some pretty favorable coverage on the opinion pages of the Journal. In fact, you would have to dream up some sort of absolutely outrageous policy proposal that flies in the face if free markets and individual liberty and responsibility – and takes us down a path that one would expect from Barack… Read More

Senator McCain – It’s Time to make a “Strategic Withdrawal” of your “Economic Resurgence” Plan
I am going to go out on a limb here. I’m willing to wager that there isn’t one member of the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal that wants Senator Barack Obama to be President of the United States. In fact, this group of uber-informed intellectuals understands all too well exactly how detrimental the economic policies that would be passed by the Reid/Pelosi-led Congress and signed by a President Obama would be for America.
So you have to ask yourself this question. How could Senator John McCain possibly do anything that would cause these folks to pen a column critical of McCain in any way this close to the election. Frankly, if you are John McCain, given the alternative of Obama, you should be able to expect some pretty favorable coverage on the opinion pages of the Journal. In fact, you would have to dream up some sort of absolutely outrageous policy proposal that flies in the face if free markets and individual liberty and responsibility – and takes us down a path that one would… Read More