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George Skelton

Capitol Journal


Recent Columns:
August 7, 2008
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says: "The bottom line is the election is in 2010. And I'll make a decision at the beginning of the year."

August 4, 2008
Seven weeks past their constitutional deadline for passing a state budget, legislators still are stumbling around. Why? Because they haven't yet done the "Dance of Death."

July 31, 2008
Reading what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had to say at yet another wildfire photo-op assured me that it was safe to go on vacation for two weeks. There'd be no interruption by Capitol politicians agreeing to a budget deal.

July 14, 2008
One severely broken part of California's state government is the tax code. It's antiquated and unreliable.

July 10, 2008
An e-mailer had it basically right the other day. He likened the public's mind-set about government to what Marine Col. Nathan Jessep (Jack Nicholson) barked at young Navy prosecutor Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) in the movie "A Few Good Men."

July 7, 2008
Here's Sacramento's problem: It desperately needs more tax money to provide the services the public wants. But the public doesn't trust Sacramento to spend any new money wisely.

July 3, 2008
We're skimming across flat water on blue Lake Tahoe, ringed by granite peaks still capped with winter snow. But a mile offshore we can't see squat.

June 23, 2008
Republicans holler a lot in the Capitol but aren't heard. They should be.

June 19, 2008
Here's an indication of how rotten Democratic-led gerrymandering is in California:

June 16, 2008
Motorists are getting gouged at the gas pump. Families are losing their homes. The war is a debacle and embarrassment.



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