Green movement and a two child limit in your future?

By Teresa Trujillo | 02/03/09

Investor's Business Daily has an excellent editorial on a British government official declaring that couples need to be limited to two children to save the earth from global warming. The entire editorial can be read here.At least Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the government's Sustainable Development Commission, doesn't have the power to set a two-child limit on British couples--but he would like to.But he's nevertheless "unapologetic about... read more »

Be afraid, be very afraid. H.R. 645 National Emergency Centers

By Teresa Trujillo | 02/02/09

What is an internment camp by any other name? Congressman Alcee Hastings (D, FL) has introduced a bill that has renamed internment camps something soft and fuzzy: National Emergency Centers.The need for this type of facility is reportedly in response to a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina. In a natural disaster of massive proportions--shuttered military bases would be used as a command and control center for responders, housing for... read more »

Privacy rights under attack? Here is one frightening look at the future!

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/28/09

My friends have a sense of humor and a witty eye for the truth. I don't know who created this interesting illustration on how our privacy is being eroded, and where we might find our privacy rights in the future. It looks like it might have originated with the American Civil Liberties Union.Click here to see what may in store for your future when you order a pizzaKeep an eye on the cursor. read more »

California: The Size of Government

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/23/09

The state of California's budget is horrendous. An anticipated $40 billion dollar deficit and a cash flow problem that will hamstring the state's ability to make payroll and pay contractors next month is looming. The legislature seems incapable of coming up with a budget solution that doesn't include substantial tax and fee increases.Mere mortals cannot understand the state budget. Elizabeth Hill, the former California Legislative Analyst, use... read more »

More Bailout Blunder: the rich don't live like the rest of us.

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/22/09

The appearance of malfeasance continues as companies that accepted TARP bailouts spend money in ways that most of us just can't comprehend. In early 2008, just as Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain was preparing to slash expenses, cut thousands of jobs and exit businesses to fix the ailing securities firm, he was also spending company money on himself, senior people at the firm say.According to documents reviewed by The Daily Beast, Thain spent $1.22... read more »

ACTION ALERT: Illegal immigrants gain SCHIP benefits?

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/17/09

Congress is at it again --creating another magnet for illegal immigrants to enter and stay in the United States. The House of Representatives passage of HR2--the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)--  has loosened the verification process and requires that applicants posses an easily forged social security card.What has happened to the REAL ID act implementation?Parents who are applying for taxpayer funded health insurance... read more »

KFI640am John and Ken endorse violating the Constitution

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/16/09

I spent the afternoon trapped in my car on LA's crowded freeways. I don't usually listen to John and Ken's early afternoon show, and I find myself listening to them less and less. While Ken seems to be fairly well spoken, John sounds more and more unhinged.Today's broadcast was extraordinary. They had called a couple of jurors from the Mike Carona trail. Ken spent over an hour berating two jurors. One of the members was the foreman. He asked Ken... read more »

Sage words circa 1919

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/16/09

Here is some sage advice from our 30th president that may help our 44th president:Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government. Like other values it has its counterfeits. So much emphasis has been placed upon the false that the significance of the true has been obscured and politics has come to convey the meaning of crafty and cunning selfishness, instead of candid and sincere service.... read more »

2009 Freedom from Tax Year--A bold solution for the U.S. economy.

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/10/09

This is big, bold, and out of the box thinking. There is something in it for everyone to love and to hate. And, if you have an idea--this is the place to share your thoughts.If the president elect and congress are serious about helping the taxpayers and stimulating the economy, why not make 2009 the Freedom from Income Tax Year?Forty percent of the population already has an exemption from federal income taxes, and the other 60% of the population... read more »

Sarah Palin's take on the mainstream media

By Teresa Trujillo | 01/09/09

Media Malpractice is the title of an upcoming documentary by former KFI640am host John Ziegler. Based on the two YouTube clips Ziegler has released as previews, I think he is pursuing a noble public service.The mainstream media may have won a battle by promoting Obama's candidacy, but lost the war. It is clear that the electorate was misinformed and/or uninformed by the majority of traditional media during the 2008 election. The major newspapers... read more »