Some thoughts on Valley & Hollywood secession The vote on Hollywood and Valley secession from the City of Los Angeles is less than two months away.  Watching the secession  campaigns, one wonders if they aren’t training at the Bill Simon…

New gas engines rated nearly pollution-free Gasoline engines now in production can be nearly pollution-free, a California university engineering laboratory reports after three years of study.  ”You won’t get to zero (emissions), but you will get pretty close,” says Joseph…

Hijacking history Op-ed from the Sydney Morning Herald, making the point that, after all the bluster and swaggering of the Bush Administration, they’ve accomplished very little in preventing another 9 Everything changed when the first plane struck on September 11. America…

Like watching a car wreck in slow motion. The wheels are falling off the Republican Bill Simon for California Governor campaign. “Former Reagan advisor Lyn Nofziger says the gubernatorial candidate is ‘inept, weak … and too dumb.’ “ GOP Stalwart Attacks Simon…

But not your blood, I’m betting, eh Tony? Britain will pay ‘blood price’ – Tony BlairBritain must be prepared to pay a “blood price” to secure its special relationship with the US, Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC. …

Q. How to create a million new terrorists? A.  Bomb Iraq. (above from an upcoming ad in the L.A. Times) The opposition to an Iraq War is large and growing fast.I doubt the Bush Administration has 50% support here in…

Jimmy Carter counsels caution in Iraq Some new approaches have understandably evolved from quick and well-advised reactions by President Bush to the tragedy of Sept. 11, but others seem to be developing from a core group of conservatives who are…