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The Voodoo Tax Reform…what could possibly go wrong?
Posted on October 29, 2017 | 5 CommentsIt seems like a million years ago that George Bush “the Elder” was accused by Michael Dukakis (the Democratic Challenger) of using Voodoo Economics to explain the Art Laffer concept […] -
Conflicts of Interest?…..don’t sweat the details!
Posted on November 18, 2016 | 17 Comments. . . Here is the short list of excuses why being a billionaire/President is difficult: (1) I am not a politician! (2) I only mean about a third of […] -
Making Obstructionism Fun?
Posted on July 6, 2014 | 5 CommentsMuch is being made of the 10,000 to 20,000 unaccompanied children coming across our borders each and every month. Seems like this is just some old Mel Gibson Road Warrior […] -
The Harkey Files: South County’s Rabid Wolverine encounters some setbacks.
Posted on December 8, 2013 | 26 Comments. . . I have been assured that California’s Board of Equalization does SOMETHING or other, even though some of the smartest political observers of the state seem at a […] -
The NCAA Rulebook brought to you by Felix the Cat!
Posted on August 31, 2013 | 16 CommentsBack in the late 50’s, way before NAFTA – we had braceros. Ceaser Chavez was just a loud mouth itinerant farm worker and every time he spoke they farmers that […] -
The Euro – The Dollar and the Beach Boys!
Posted on October 5, 2012 | 3 Comments. Mitt Romney was reportedly the big winner in the First Presidential Debate with Jim Lehrer. Next week Vice President Joe Biden will be tested against the Republican Vice President contender […] -
A New Repuglican Scam
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 10 CommentsBy The Desert Rat Today the ever-increasingly pathetic OC Register ran an editorial trumpeting the creation of something called the Association of California Cities, a homespun effort to replace the […] -
Fullerton SRO Developer Under Federal Investigation; Is It Even Safe?
Posted on December 30, 2010 | No CommentsLast year we posted a magisterial, five-part history about one of Fullerton’s greatest Redevelopment boondoggles, the so-called “City Lights” single-room occupancy project. Our series started here. As we related, here, […] -
Hey Lucy Dunn, Where’s the $75,000?
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 1 CommentBack in September, the OC Board of Supervisors approved yet another feel-good layer of government – something called the End Homelessness by 2020 Commission. They even allocated $75,000 towards one […] -
Fleischman Puts ‘Pug in Repuglican
Posted on November 20, 2010 | 1 CommentYou remember a fellow named Jon Fleischman, don’t you? Well, of course you do. He starred in the now historic 2007 holiday visit video to Dick Ackerman at the latter’s […] -
CalPERS Delays Scary Pension Reports Until After the Election
Posted on October 12, 2010 | 2 CommentsA senior CalPERS attorney just told me that the annual pension liability reports for local agencies, which are normally distributed every October, have now been delayed until after the November […] -
Fall Out of a Chair, Get a Tax Break. Bankhead Discovers “Chief’s Disease”
Posted on September 22, 2010 | No CommentsSome say Mayor Don Bankhead retired from the police force too early, unfortunately missing out on the last decade’s massive pension spikes that have driven modern public safety pensions well […] -
$600 million Fraud Settlement by Botox Maker (Allergan) & Unanswered Questions
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsHEALTH CARE FRAUD $600 Million Settlement in Botox Case by Allergan (Irvine, CA) – but Key Questions Remain! “The pharmaceutical company Allergan has agreed to pay $600 million in criminal […]