The front page of the Flash Report today features a great article by my friend Allan Bartlett who attended a rally emceed by KFI’s John and Ken, the hosts of a very popular afternoon show on that station. This dynamic duo has done a great job exposing the 1A-1F scam and publicizing the tea party movement. Growing up in Orange County, every weekday from 9am-noon I listened to Rush Limbaugh on KFI. So now that I’ve moved to Sacramento, I still tune into KFI via their Internet broadcast and occasionally stay tuned long enough to catch John and Ken’s show. Imagine my surprise when the KFI on Demand streaming audio popped up with an ad for YES on 1A-1F!

I know that John and Ken have repeatedly called out the governor for selling out taxpayers, so perhaps the governor’s “California Dream Team” thought purchasing some ads on KFI would be a fun way to tweak his radio critics. Sometimes the path money travels in politics can be rather humorous. The CRP,… Read More

A longtime FR reader brought to our attention that according to Politico.com, "sources say that" Governor Schwarzenegger is going to travel to Washington, D.C., tomorrow to be on hand as President Obama sticks it to American families during a recession by mandating new, expensive fuel standards on auto-makers. In fact, to the extent that the taxpayers are "invested" via bailout in U.S. automakers, we are getting smacked by these regulations twice!

I don’t know who will be more ashamed tomorrow, U.S. automaker executives who rightfully have been fighting these regulations but now have to attend this White House event as their companies are on the public tit, or Arnold Schwarzenegger who, as our reader put it, appears to be, "slithering out of town with his tail between his legs," as voters seem on a certain path to reject his ill-advised package of special election ballot measures (which include a massive tax increase).

I wonder if the Governor will have time to vote on his way to his private jet? I haven’t known him to vote by absentee ballot,… Read More

While I can’t vote tomorrow and join in the reindeer games, I can watch from my "inside the beltway" perch. Here’s what I’m seeing so far: According to an informal Facebook "review" of the Governor’s "friends" it’s not going well.

About 20 minutes ago, The Gov. posted a plea for Facebook "friends" of his to support the list of propositions that read like a Sesame Street sponsorship list. "Today’s tax increase was brought to you by the letter….."

In the 20 minutes since The Gov. posted his appeal, 17 of his "friends" have told him, via the "comment" feature to pound sand–electorally speaking. I’ll bet now there will be a social media campaign afoot to tilt the scales in the other direction.

It will be interesting to see if the trend continues, but based on my early analysis: with "friends" like these…The Gov will either sound enthusiastic like Elmo or mopey like Snufalufagus.… Read More

This morning I had the opportunity debate State Senator Abel Maldonado on Proposition 1F on KSRO radio in the Bay Area. Play the audio clip (7 minutes) below. Who won? I think I did — but want don’t you decide?

Last week, Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association took on Jeannine English of the AARP on KSRO over Proposition 1A. Check that out on KSRO’s website here. … Read More

Longtime FR friend and Reason Foundation Vice President Adrian Moore sent this over… Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is warning that the state’s budget deficit will reach $21.3 billion and the state will face a “cash crisis” if voters don’t approve the budget measures on next week’s ballot. So the massive $42 billion deficit hasn’t been a crisis all along?

The governor’s promotion of these ballot measures is just the latest example of his failure to live up to his promises. Wasn’t he going to blow up the boxes of government? And cut up the state’s credit cards?

The ballot measures are simply tax increases and accounting… Read More

With the special election taking place tomorrow, I wanted to pen my last pre-election commentary on the issue of Proposition 1A. On this website we have featured a score of guest commentaries on the issue of 1A, most of them highly critical of the measure, but a few supportive of it.

I wanted to share with you my observations on 1A, in some detail, and make it very clear why I am voting against it at my polling place tomorrow, and why I strongly encourage you to do the same. IF 1A PASSES, CALIFORNIANS ARE HIT WITH $20 BILLION IN TAXES THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY

There are basically two consequences of the passage of 1A. One is that a weak spending limit is adopted, which we discuss in detail below. The other huge consequence is California taxpayers will be hit with over $16 billion in higher sales taxes, higher income taxes, higher car taxes, and a reduction in the tax credit for dependents which would cost families $200 per child. According to the Howard Jarvis… Read More

With the special election taking place tomorrow, I wanted to pen my last pre-election commentary on the issue of Proposition 1A. On this website we have featured a score of guest commentaries on the issue of 1A, most of them highly critical of the measure, but a few supportive of it.

I wanted to share with you my observations on 1A, in some detail, and make it very clear why I am voting against it at my polling place tomorrow, and why I strongly encourage you to do the same. IF 1A PASSES, CALIFORNIANS ARE HIT WITH $20 BILLION IN TAXES THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY

There are basically two consequences of the passage of 1A. One is that a weak spending limit is adopted, which we discuss in detail below. The other huge consequence is California taxpayers will be hit with over $16 billion in higher sales taxes, higher income taxes, higher car taxes, and a reduction in the tax credit for dependents which would cost families $200 per child. According to the Howard Jarvis… Read More

The last week has been filled with news about President Obama’s invitation to address the graduating class at the Catholic operated Notre Dame University. Properly a focus is on the Catholic Church’s teaching about the destruction of innocent human life and President Obama’s dedication to advancing that destruction.

In 1981, President Reagan addressed graduates of Notre Dame. it was the first time he spoke outside of Washington D.C. after the assassination attempt on Reagan’slife.

One great truth spoken was, "For too long government has been fixing things that aren’t broken and inventing miracle cures for unknown diseases".

I doubt that President Obama will utter anything so true during his speech. The last 7-8 paragraphs are an indictment of the ideologies of those currently in power and a call for freedom.I urgeyou to read the speech or view it.… Read More