Despite the rhetoric from law enforcement and others that benefit from the continued criminalization of marijuana, the upcoming California election will feature an initiative that will legalize marijuana for recreational use, freeing up police to go after real crimes, cut down on our ever-expanding prison population and help grease the coffers of cities by taxing [...]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers say new tax breaks they created this week for so-called green businesses won’t cost taxpayers a cent. But economists, tax experts and budget analysts say such a claim is misleading. via Cost to California of tax breaks for green-tech equipment questioned – latimes.com. Trying to make sure he reaps [...]

Oh goody- now we can expect her to sell political positions on Ebay to the highest bidder. Hey, it’s all about money with people like her right? No ethics, integrity, or honor. Lotsa luck California. via Governor Meg Whitman? EBAY. Check out this page for many more disgruntled Ebay sellers. If her strategy for Ebay [...]

Meg Whitman touts her business background as evidence of her capability and her “outsider” status. But her “experience” is as a marketing guru. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think we need a marketing specialist to run the state. I am not all all confident that what Whitman excels at is what [...]

“These credits were the most compelling corporate distressed opportunities we have seen so far this cycle,” the letter said. “These positions were all profitable. . . despite the bankruptcy filings of both Chrysler Automotive and General Motors.” The letter, posted on the website Market Folly, which tracks several dozen big hedge funds, additionally told investors [...]

While no one wishes a person ill, this m^&$-Fu$^&*% hypocrite is the epitome of Republican politicians – saying ne thing and doing another. If he only had a spine, he might have done some good. Seems like he was anothe politician who was only in it for the money. The self-outing of state Sen. Roy [...]

National GOP leaders are doing damage control today after a Politico scoop lifted the curtain on the party’s plan to tap voters’ “fear” in the coming campaign season. via Leaked documents reveal GOP plan to use scare tactics to raise money – Yahoo! News. And while we should be mad as hell at this, I’m [...]

With his radical ideas of a balanced budget, investing in infrastructure to create jobs and an admirable track record – a breath of sanity has entered the California Governor race. From the article, Jerry Brown is described as “the veteran who can stabilize a shaky state government, and neither Whitman, a newcomer to politics, nor [...]