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At a recent California Republican Assembly meeting, State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth revealed a dirty little secret concerning California’s $14 billion budget shortfall. The deficit exists despite steadily increasing revenues flowing into state coffers. That’s right; do not adjust your antenna. Golden State tax revenue increased in 2007 by 4%, but the spendthrifts in Sacramento budgeted for 7% growth, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Economics, Welfare at 4:33 PM UTC
We’ve all heard about the woman who spilled coffee on herself, yet successful sued MacDonald’s for millions. Unfortunately, that case is just the tip of the iceberg, an outrage receiving disproportionate publicity due to the enormous settlement afforded the plaintiff, a sum approaching $3 million. Thousands of similarly common-sense-bending complaints are filed every year, clogging [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Ethics, Tort Reform at 2:54 PM UTC
California has been dry for too long. No, we’re not talking about prohibition, but drought. As the State Department of Water Resources website puts it, “2007 was a dry year statewide, and especially in Central and Southern California. Much of Southern California had one of the driest precipitation years of record, surpassing the prior records [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Media at 4:51 PM UTC
Republicans in the California State Assembly are backing innovative legislation aimed at reducing abortions statewide. Assembly Bill 1009 — aka the “Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2008″ — would require “abortion clinics to offer pregnant women information and counseling on fetal pain prevention prior to performing an abortion,” according to a circular outlining the background and [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Abortion, Politics at 5:05 PM UTC
Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy was revealed about two weeks ago, allowing just enough time for defenders of immoral, antinomian behavior to crawl out of their holes, now appearing as beacons of truth about all things sexual and underage. Two such impostors are Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post and Mary Sanchez writing for McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Both assure readers [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Cultural Insanity at 4:07 PM UTC
Government and Religion Rightly Related is not a plea for a State Religion, something specifically prohibited by the Constitution. Nevertheless, religion is a vital component of democracy because democracy cannot endure without a moral citizenry, and religion is the fount of morality. Secular morality does not exist. That is not to say atheists, agnostics, and [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Core Values at 4:33 PM UTC
How tough is it to honestly discuss United States immigration policy? Nearly impossible for Miguel Perez and others of his persuasion, as Mr. Perez repeatedly demonstrates in a recent column titled “Bashers Will Meet Defeat.” Rejoicing in Tom Tancredo’s withdrawal from the Presidential race, Mr. Perez confidently predicts other “immigrant bashers” will soon meet a similar fate. “The candidates [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Illegal Immigration, Politics at 4:04 PM UTC