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Tea Party Destiny

The Tea Party movement is at a crossroads. It will either morph into a viable, third party by 2012, or it will fade away as most populist movements do. It

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ December 8, 2009

Do as we say, not as we do

Independent voters crave credibility in the political arena. But, alas, credibility is hard to find these days. Whether it's Republicans mocking Democrats for excessive federal spending, after adding

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ December 8, 2009

Reform group proposes ten new tax hikes

The California Tax Reform Association projects that ten different tax increases will generate over $20 billion for the floundering state. Tax hikes on business property, oil, tobacco, alcohol, vehicle licenses,

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ December 7, 2009

Replacing one climate hysteria with another

The recent revelations of Climategate have challenged the scientific veracity of global warming and the reputation of the scientific community as a strictly objective and open-minded group. What'

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ December 7, 2009

The constitutional lesson of Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Day offers a stark constitutional lesson for independent voters in California and across the nation. Less than twenty-four hours after being bombed by Japan, FDR demanded and

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ December 7, 2009

The war speech that may have set the stage for a 3rd party

Last night, President Obama's war speech was especially relevant for independent-minded voters, both in California and across the nation. For the second time in less than a

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ December 2, 2009

Rise of the recall

California has never been afraid to recall its political leaders. The latest effort to recall GOP assemblyman, Anthony Adams, failed, but disgruntled citizens are targeting state senator, Bob Huff, next.

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ November 25, 2009

Politics as usual

As California suffers under 12.5% unemployment and is projected to run an astounding $83 billion worth of deficits over the next four years, billionaire GOP candidates, Meg Whitman and

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ November 23, 2009

Winds of change?

An LA Times article outlines the centrist make-up of the GOP candidate field for the 2010 gubernatorial race. Much like Arnold, Poizner, Whitman, and Campbell are campaigning on a

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ November 17, 2009

Chelene Nightingale: the forgotten gubernatorial candidate

Meg Whitman isn't the only woman running for Governor. Chelene Nightingale is also running for governor on the American Independent Party ticket, and she is proposing some novel

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ November 4, 2009

A culture of corruption?

California politics keeps digging itself deeper and deeper into a hole. Two Representatives, Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson, are under full-scale investigation by the House Ethics Committee, and Jerry

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ October 30, 2009

California job loss contradicts stimulus prediction

In 2009, the Obama administration and Congress predicted the nearly $800 billion stimulus bill would cap national unemployment at 8.1% and create/save 3.5 million jobs over a

By Ryan Jaroncyk

/ October 22, 2009