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There’s a Reason California is Boned

From Breitbart, “59% of Californians Happy to Raise Taxes“: Despite the fact that the projected budget deficit has risen from $9.2 billion to $16 billion, and despite the fact that Brown wants an $0.0025 increase (1/4 of a cent) in … Continue reading

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California: Have You No Shame?

I like to pick on California. But this isn’t very funny. From ABC, reporting an AP story: After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims’ families and … Continue reading

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Marketwatch: Obama spending binge never happened

Yes, that’s the actual headline on the shameless Obama apologist article at Marketwatch: Why do people think Obama has spent like a drunken sailor? It’s in part because of a fundamental misunderstanding of the federal budget. Alternate headline: Don’t believe … Continue reading

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“A stunning development for the president of the United States in his fourth year in office,” Mr. Sessions said of the unanimous opposition to the President’s Budget Proposal. President Obama’s budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat Wednesday, when senators voted … Continue reading

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California: Still Stuck on Stupid

I snark at flatulent arrogant progressive California on a regular basis. But the latest economic news out of the state is so bad it falls deep into  “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” territory: The governor, who unveiled his revised … Continue reading

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Coburn: 2-5 Years to Financial Meltdown

The Daily caller is reporting on an interview with Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn discussing America’s financial situation where he says the federal government is in the “midst of committing murder to our republic” and predicted that the U.S. faces a … Continue reading

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California Train to Nowhere: Fastest rate of transportation construction known in U.S. history

The LA Times is running a story about the high-speed boondoggle in southern California, a 130 mile rail segment from Fresno to Bakersfield: The bullet train track through the Central Valley would cost $6 billion and have to be completed … Continue reading

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