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Forecast Is For (Political) Storms

Gee. We were so hopeful too. Then came Monday night's City Council Meeting and the attempt to shoehorn Jason Davies into the still-vacant seventh Council seat by claiming their proposed action to be an expression of the will of the people. How charming for the Progressive bloc to claim to channel the "will of the people." As usual, they are high on their own gas.

By | January 7th, 2011|0 Comments

Happy New Year…

...and if you go out to celebrate in any of River City's more notorious drinking establishments, keep your back to the wall and make sure that you have a clear path the door at all times. It's been quite a year and I thank many of you for your support. For the rest of you here are some useful definitions and tips for the New Year: Demagogue: generally an orator or political leader. Last time I checked, I'm neither. Marxist (ism) is not an epithet - at least not as I use the term. So, if you're offended when I describe local folks of the "progressive" ilk as Marxist, take the opportunity to compare their actions or pronouncements with some relevant historical examples. Male chauvinist: You're entitled to dislike and/or disagree with me, but if you're going to call me names, at least make them relevant to my actual behavior. And finally, look up the word "opinion." We all have them and the First Amendment guarantees all of us (including me) the right to express them. For those of you who feel that only the opinions of "right-thinking" folk deserve expression, look up another word, Fascism.

By | December 30th, 2010|0 Comments

Blessings and Hope for the New Year

I think the drawing says it. All I have to add is wish for peace and prosperity for my secular, humanist, progressive friends. And for my Christian friends, Merry Christmas. May the Lord bless you and keep all of you.

By | December 23rd, 2010|0 Comments

Petaluma: City of Light

Hi All. After a mandatory "sabbatical," during which time I was cloistered in a monastery for cartoonists who've run afoul of local politics I'm back. A month-long diet of crow, punctuated by hourly flagellation with torn pieces of the First Amendment, has left me suitably chastened. Of course, since David Rabbit won, it was worth it. I have nothing to add to last week's cartoon. The city's infrastructure is indeed suffering thanks to the know-nothings on the City Council who - after all these years - are still unable to correlate the revenues from a robust business climate with running a city in the black.

By | December 20th, 2010|0 Comments

Zombie Ballot Measure

Now that the sewer rate rollback has been put to rest for the second, and hopefully last, time, the malcontents who hang around (and populate parts of) City Hall will need another goomswoggle to waste our time and eat up precious city resources. I'm speaking of course of the inevitable special election that we'll need to fill the seventh City Council seat, once the two diametrically-opposed camps of council members have exhausted their invective and our patience with the bickering over who best to fill the "swing" seat.

By | November 11th, 2010|0 Comments

Winning – the Good News and the Bad News

Good luck to all those who won, whether I voted for you or not. Before the election you had supporters and you had opponents. Once you've won your opponents haven't changed much, but your supporters are another case entirely. If they don't get what they think you promised in about...a week...they'll start whining, back-biting, and nay-saying. Before you know it, you're former cheerleaders will be asking for your head.

By | November 6th, 2010|0 Comments

Petaluma: Where No Bad Idea Goes Untried – Repeatedly

Well kids, the Road Diet that not only failed to energize commerce but further clogged traffic west of Washington Blvd will now be inflicted on the downtown merchants. Our council majority must not have heard about all of the centrally-planned disasters (all done by the way in the name of achieving progressive, Utopian goals) that crippled the Soviet and Chinese economies and are now causing Venezuela to circle the drain. Or maybe they did, we're now learning that "progressive" really is synonymous with "anti-business."

By | October 16th, 2010|0 Comments

An Idea Too Stupid To Go Away.

Sharp-eyed readers will recognize this as a recycled drawing, which I felt was fitting to comment on a recycled measure. Unlike fine wine, imported cheese and my sweet wife, this measure has not improved with age. It's as stupid and ill-conceived as it was when it was called K. If it passes be afraid. Be very afraid.

By | October 7th, 2010|0 Comments

No Idea So Bad That It Can’t Have a Second Chance

Voters roundly approved the Rainier over-/under-(whatever)pass and it's still years away. Voters roundly rejected Measure K and now it's back as Measure U. I can understand why so many rational folks have given up on the electoral process. Unfortunately, that leaves the field open for the irrational folks to control the outcome of elections. Zombie witch doctor Bryant Moynihan, who loves to pander to the irrational fringe, has revived a measure thought dead just two years ago. It's purpose was to to "roll back" water and sewer rates just far enough to bankrupt Petaluma. Now, it's called Measure U and despite a fresh coat of undertakers makeup it's just as a foul. Don't be fooled. I would never call Mr Moynihan a liar. His numbers do it for me.

By | October 4th, 2010|0 Comments

Councilwoman Renée’s Pithy Connection to Reality

Councilwoman Renée referred to her comments about the international threat to Petaluma posed by a decommissioned WW2 gunboat as "pithy," and averred that they were made in reaction to a request she deemed irresponsible in light of the City's financial distress. Well, okay. Since the definition of "pithy" is: brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning, I guess we can surmise from her comment that Ms Renée is substantially, vigorously and meaningfully ignorant of both international relations and economic opportunities. At present, North Korea is a direct military threat to only South Korea. And since the gunboat is currently financially self-sustaining at it's Mare Island berth, one can only assume that it would pose little drain on River City's treasury and might even bring in some needed tourist dollars.

By | October 2nd, 2010|0 Comments