Monthly Archives: March 2011

It isn’t your imagination that everything costs more. Of course, we all see it plain as day at the gas pumps. And every trip to the grocery store generally reminds us too when we take a $6 loaf of bread … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s print edition of The Press Democrat included a “Close to Home” Guest Opinion entitled “Making students the focus” by former 6th District congressional candidate Jim Judd. In a slightly longer form, one can also read it on the newspaper’s website at this … Continue reading →

First, check out Lynn Woolsey’s speech video on It’s the Constitution Baby!  You can also read the text here. I’ll just quote the last bit: And the idea that we need to give up this cherished public resource because of something … Continue reading →

Michelle Malkin thinks she does: A grown woman in public office who acts like Lindsay Lohan has no business comparing one of America’s finest generals to Charlie Sheen. But anti-war Democratic Rep. Lynn Woolsey of California has never shown any … Continue reading →

According to the CBO, President Barack Obama’s budget released Friday says the White House underestimates future budget deficits by more than $2 trillion over the upcoming decade. The estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that if Obama’s February … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in “Another look at who has contributed to Lynn Woolsey,” public sector unions figure prominently in her contributors database. Many people are not sure why public sector unions are different from private sector unions and why public … Continue reading →

According to this latest Rasmussen poll: 62% favor repeal of the health care law, including 51% who Strongly Favor it. Only 33% of voters oppose repeal, with 24% who are Strongly Opposed.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)Support for repeal … Continue reading →

A look on Lynn Woolsey’s official site’s Energy page reminds us that while she is eager to promote many types of alternative energy (wind, solar, geothermal), she is opposed to further drilling for oil in the U.S. Is her view good … Continue reading →

If you missed these earlier, the following two simulators are related: The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget designed the first and “assisted” The New York Times with the second: Budget Reduction Simulator #1 Budget Reduction Simulator #2 One blogger used the NYT format … Continue reading →

Calling itself “the most open and accessible record of government spending ever to exist (in 6 sq. ft)”, here is the link to a “visual guide to where your tax dollars go.” You can either purchase a paper chart to … Continue reading →