Legislative Democrats rolled out the red carpet for Michael Moore last week as the controversial filmmaker came to Sacramento promoting his new movie "Sicko" and discussing the virtues of more government involvement in our health care system. Frankly, I quickly got a little "sicko" to my stomach upon seeing the pomp and circumstance being afforded to Moore's bankrupt ideology.  Read more >>

As if there wasn't enough to wrangle over in the California Legislature, some lawmakers put other business aside recently to focus on a specific, emotional issue.  Read more >>

It has been 29 years since the passage of Proposition 13 and the whining by public officials continues. Somewhere, Howard Jarvis is chuckling.  Read more >>

California's finances are a mess. More specifically, the state budget remains grossly out of balance. Whether you ask fiscal conservatives or the Legislature's own Analyst, the answer -- to one degree or another -- is the same. We are spending far more money than we are taking in.  Read more >>