So Far, 2013 Is The Year of the Well Read Legislator

On the January 6, 2013 Viewpoints page of the Sacramento Bee, Assemblyman Jeff Gorrell, a Camarillo Republican, opines that despite he and the members of his party holding less than one-third of the seats in both the Assembly and Senate for the first time in 80 years, they still influence the legislative process.    Read more »

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Some Advice for the New Year

From St. Francis:

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

From Mark Twain:

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.”    Read more »

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A Possible Centerpiece of the Gubernatorial Campaign?

“I met (Lieutenant Governor) Gavin Newsom earlier. Its like he’s made of wax.

“I’ve never seen a man that beautiful. I’m not gay…. But I’ve never seen a head of hair like that. Or skin that flawless.

“I said, ‘My God, what is it? Are you Camay? Or sun screen?’

“How in God’s name can a human man look that good?”    Read more »

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Not A Pretty Picture

“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”

–Warren Buffett    Read more »

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How True…

“Like most people who enjoy explaining things, he hated to answer questions.”

And:

“Like most men of power, (he) could not get enough praise.”

–Gore Vidal, Creation    Read more »

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That’s For Sure

“A fool and his money are soon invited everywhere.”

–Warren Buffett    Read more »

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Today’s Latin Lesson Is Sage Advice for All Elected Officials

Duc, Sequere, Aud de Via Decede.

“Lead,  follow or get out of the way.”    Read more »

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Today’s Latin Lesson Honors the Governor Signing Legislation to Allow Driverless Cars on California Roads

A Posse ad Esse

“From Possibility to Reality”

Gov.  Jerry Brown signed  legislation allowing limited operation of the driverless cars at Google’s Mountain View headquarters on September 25. Google’s fleet of a dozen self-driving vehicles, mainly Toyota Priuses, has logged more than 300,000 miles of self-driving without an accident, the company says.     Read more »

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No Way Out

“If you work in either journalism or politics — or both, like I do — there is no way to duck it:

“You will be flogged for being right and flogged for being wrong.

“And it hurts both ways.

“But it doesn’t hurt as much when you’re right.”

–Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Journalist    Read more »

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The Price of Admission

“It is always bad business to try to explain yourself on paper — at least not all at once — but when you work as a journalist and sign your name in black ink on white paper above everything you write, that is the business you are in, good or bad.     Read more »

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