A classic veto from the Guv…

To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1759 without my signature. This bill is one more attempt to solve an extremely complex problem through over-regulation, micromanagement and the placement of unnecessary requirements in the contracting process – all without actually solving the underlying issue. Health coverage is expensive. It’s getting more expensive every day. Requiring sophisticated buyers, brokers and health plans to statutorily notify each other that costs may increase throughout the … Read More

Candidates, when you get a letter from the Feds calling into question the credentials of the hired help, it’s probably best not to ask the hired help to handle it.

(This is also your 32 months out — or 32 years, for that matter — campaign advice.)… Read More

Once again, the Democrats have gone dirty rather than try to win on the issues.Meg Whitman’s housekeeper “scandal” breaks days after she receives an endorsement from comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez, the day after a solid debate performance and the week before Whitman and Brown are due to participate in a debate that will be televised in Spanish around the state. What’s her big sin?Her husband forgot to mention a letter to her that notified them that their "legal" housekeeper might have an issue with her Social Security number.Her critics say that from that day on, Whitman knew that her housekeeper was illegal.From everything I know about these letters, they explicitly tell employers that they cannot take any action against an employee because of the letter.They are simply to give the letter to the employee—which is what Whitman’s husband did. Should Whitman’s husband have told her?Maybe, … Read More

Here is the question that Attorney General and ersatz redux Governor Brown needs to answer…

Tuesday night during the debate Jerry Brown said he would deport illegal immigrants who break the law. So will he deport Nicky Diaz Santillan, the former housekeeper of Meg Whitman who now acknowledges that she is in the United States in violation of the law? It is pretty obvious to anyone with any degree of political acumen or common sense that Brown and his public union comrades have coordinated this conveniently-timed media circus. It is time that Jerry Brown be forced to answer the question, what will he do? "Nicky" has been used by Gloria Allred — and has admitted to committed perjury, possibly committed identity theft and may have obtained a driver’s license with fraudulent documentation. Will Jerry Brown prosecute and deport her for her crimes? For those wondering what Brown will do, and maybe for Attorney General Brown’s own benefit, here is exactly what he said at the debate: “Every person arrested… Read More

Today the Daily Pilot published a lengthy special report on the residency of 68th Assembly District Democrat candidate Phu Nguyen. Turns out there is pretty good evidence (like the neighbors, like his own paperwork) he didn’t live in the district when he filed for office, which is a serious problem for him. A legal problem.

The funny part about this is this is waaaay down the list of Nguyen’s problems. Waaaaaaay down. But this makes for a pretty good kickoff of those issues, since at least the article is humorous if you like "Meet the Parents" type humor.

Yeah, I’m Republican candidate Allan Mansoor’s consultant, and I approve this blog because the article in question just makes Nguyen look like a damn liar.… Read More

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Comedic actor Jon Lovitz, formerly of Saturday Night Live, used to portray a great character, Tommy "The Liar" Flanagan. Tommy was a member of the "Pathological Liars Anonymous" who once lied on-screen about being the "official spokesman for NBC, yeah." But in the last few days you’d think Tommy The Liar was working for the Brown for Governor campaign.

Brown’s campaign is just full of lies. Real life spokesman Sterling "The Liar" Clifford lied about me during this campaign season, saying I was a "birther" to try to sully efforts to get information out on television about Brown’s performance in office. That was clearly a lie, with about 24 news stories directly to the contrary, but the lies just kept on coming despite being confronted with the truth. And they got their flunkies at the San Francisco Chronicle to help spread the lies, too.

The Brown… Read More

As a candidate, if you’re spending more time campaigning on Facebook and Twitter than you are making fundraising phone calls and engaging in direct voter contact, it could be you deserve to lose.

(Oh … if you don’t know the definition of direct voter contact, you really are in trouble.)… Read More