Last month, I was invited to be on a panel at the bi-annual convention of the California Congress of Republicans. This isn’t just a gathering of like-minded conservatives. These are political activists whose lives are built around actually trying to wage successful campaigns in a state so blue, it could be renamed East Hawaii. In…
Tag Archive: Jerry Brown
Rancid Rhetoric
Now that you’ve read this article, Burt hopes you’ll enjoy The Final Days. Liberals are always up in arms over what they deem to be pollution of the atmosphere, whether it takes the form of global warming, oil exploration, fracking, coal mining or the internal combustion engine. What doesn’t concern them in the least is…
Texas, Taxes & Brass Tacks
Rush Limbaugh once described politics as show business for ugly people. If he weren’t such a nice guy, he might have added that it also provides careers for really dumb ones. For instance, while chatting with Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning,” Governor Jerry Brown went into a lengthy pitch for California business, pointing out…
Random Thoughts: Election 2010
When I finally turned off the tv last night, it was 12:30 in the morning here in Washington state and, despite percentage signs and other stats flashing in red and blue inside my brain, I miraculously fell asleep. Three Senatorial races were still undecided when I finally went to bed, Washington, Colorado and Alaska, and…
Top Ten Least Favorite Events of Election 2010
If you’re like me, I love election season. I’m not a sports fan, so I don’t ever cheer for a home team. Election time is the only time I get to root for my guy or gal. I’m sure many have had enough of the political ads including the parents of my 3-year old grand…
