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"What does the future hold for Sarah ??" A certain "NoHo Valley White Guy" must be gripping the "defib paddles" as this shocker radiates out from Alaska. From the Drudge Report, WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement [...] * The special election to replace Ellen Tauscher (CA-10) will be September 1. That will also be the day to replace former Asm., now Sen., Curren Price in AD-51 (PDF). (h/t to [...]
Tom Boggioni aka TBogg, “one-time darling of the mail-order panties set and current czar of positioning cash registers to maximize retail commerce and flow,” photoshops a picture of the Palin family to make all its members — including the children — look devilish.
It’s funny because [...]
So much did the youngest PatriotNephewWest liked the hat that his favorite uncle bought him that he tried it on without taking off the price tag:
Then, he and his Mommy took me for a walk through Golden Gate park. And every time I looked at him, he [...]
Sometimes you think that political stupidity has hit the wall….that it just couldn’t get any dumb or dumber than the latest gaff! Mark Sanford was one of those political weenies…..that seemingly was doing a reading audition for a role on “Days of Our Lives!” The good Governor of South Carolina bumbled, stumbled, twisted [...]
After a delicious tip toeing and mumble mouthing an explanation about his comments that “Americans are looking for more government in their lives, not less,” Former Chairman of the JC and Sec of State Powell has regained his sanity. In an interview to be released on [...]
Been awfully busy.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has set Nov. 3 as the special election date to replace former 10th Congressional District representative Ellen Tauscher.
The primary election will be held Sept. 1.
Per special election rules, the primary is an open ballot, meaning that all candidates will appear on the same ballot regardless of [...]
Canopy rafts are dropped from the air. Researchers are able to spend days in them studying the tops of rain forests.
[...]This story must have broke when I was crossing the Bay Bridge (after being stuck in traffic to get through toll plaza for nearly and hour) driving across the Golden State en route to spending the holiday weekend with my youngest nephew. My initial thought is that this all [...]
Wow. I didn't see that coming. But I have to say I think it's a great chess move on her part. Honestly, if only Palin's intellectual abilities matched her political instincts she would be truly formidable.
Here's how [...]
All that talk about crime in the comments on the last post reminded me that it’s about time for our monthly crime check-in. Reported Part I crime continues to be down compared to last year, although the trend of creeping closer to 2008 totals continues this month. Just a [...]
This auto ad is must-view political satire.
I can't get the embed to work in the blog. Here is the URL at YouTube. It works.
H/T Instapundit.
[...]Quang X. Pham appears to be serious about running for Congress - his campaign website is up and running. Pham is challenging Democratic incumbent Loretta Sanchez, who has been in the news a lot of late, but not for good reasons. He is also taking on corrupt GOP Assemblyman [...]
Seems like an appropriate time, what with the state handing out IOUs, to add our own. The Capital Notes Podcast is AWOL this week, but will be back next Friday. Which means, barring any budget news this weekend, check back here for postings and more after the Independence Day holiday. [...]
If there was ever any doubt to whom Colin Powell is loyal, consider his latest grumble.
Colin Powell, one of President Obama's most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern Friday that the president's ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of government and the federal debt too much.
No shit, Sherlock.
And Sara [...]
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska’s chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010.
“People who know me know that besides faith and family, nothing’s more important to me than [...]
The Talibani Republican group known as the “Family Action PAC” has announced its endorsement of Costa Mesa Councilman Allan Mansoor for the 68th Assembly District.
Attention DPOC. As bad as Assemblyman Van Tran is I assure you Mansoor will be worse. Tran is corrupt but he is [...]
Stepping down. Will she be leading the TEA party? Would be a natural fit. If so, then she's stepping up. Let's hope so. God bless her strength and courage.
Update. July 3, 2009. Palin's brother says the unending media attacks and the use of unfounded ethics complaints and lawsuits [...]
We political junkies all expected that a prominent Republican governor with presidential ambitions might resign over the long weekend. We are very smart and semi-prescient. We just expected that the governor would be love-besotted Mark Sanford. Sarah Palin, though as controversial as ever, looked secure in her [...]
Loyal Friends, on June 16th the city council again demonstrated why the process behind selecting the boundaries of the proposed expansion area are almost completely arbitrary. The council voted 3-1 to remove 7 selected properties from the area. Read more.
[...]“Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin shocked the political word Friday by announcing that she will step down at the end of the month and transfer power to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell,” according to Fox News.
Fox News also reported that Palin has faced 15 different ethics inquiries. In her latest snafu two [...]
I begin reading the long story by Mark Leibovich in this coming Sunday's N.Y. Times magazine with dread. I have literally not read a single story by an East Coast-based newspaper or magazine in five years that goes beyond the...
[...]As delivered by Leticia Garcia Romo at the Immigration Reform Forum with Congressman Sam Farr, July 2, 3009: My name is Leticia Garcia Romo. I am third generation American. I was born in Salinas, California. I am here as a very proud daughter and friend.
My father works in the fields [...]
One model of the social critic blogger is that s/he is putting a finger in the dike, or watching the weather vane and barometer and warning about the coming storm, or like a prophet castigates the backsliders for their sins, or is a political scientist, dipping litmus strips into the political [...]
If your goal is to make California governable again by restoring fiscal sanity and political accountability, there's no way to avoid Prop 13. The 1978 Jarvis-Gann measure is not just a property tax limitation. It's the hack that rewrote California's' [...]
As delivered by Hector Rojas at the Immigration Reform Forum with Congressman Sam Farr, July 2, 2009: My name is Hector Rojas. I came to the U.S. at the age of 5.
I can’t imagine living anywhere but the United States. It’s all I know.
My parents left my brother and myself [...]
The Associated Press just moved a breaking news bulletin: WASILLA, Alaska -- Spokesman: Sarah Palin is resigning as Alaska governor on July 26.
I will update when we hear anything else.
UPDATE: Here's a link to our story.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from [...]News is breaking now on CNN.com in a banner headline. No news story available yet.
UPDATE 12:27 p.m.: Word now is that she will resign within weeks. What’s going on here?
UPDATE x2 12:29 p.m.: Word now is she will resign at the end of the month.
UPDATE x3: The [...]
Allahpundit notes a mighty odd coincidence between this humorous image from a Daily Show segment:
And this previously published image from Slublog, published at Hot Air’s Green Room:
By the way, the clip containing this shameless theft is pretty funny. Jon Stewart [...]
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The race to replace termed out Supervisor Chris Norby just got interesting. Anaheim Councilwoman Lorri Galloway, who is a Democrat, has announced that she is running, according [...]
Rafting on the Mokelumne River
Last weekend several of Amador Democrats took a raft trip down the Mokelumne River. Joining us was Dr. Ami Bera, 3rd Congressional District candidate. What a great time, and what a great cause. The trip was a benefit [...]
Controller Chiang said the warrants can be transferred between individuals, setting up the possibility that a secondary market for the IOUs may develop. Already ads are appearing on Web sites such as Craigslist offering cash for the IOUs [...]
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