Hey, Big Daddy,

The Republicans are coming! The Republicans are coming!
Anything I should know before the GOP convention gets
under way? .

–Elephant in Escondido

Hey Big Daddy, It seems like lobbying is at an all-time high around this place. Do they have too much power? Signed, Lois in Lodi

Hey Lois,

My thoughts on the relationship between lobbying and lawmakers

Dear Big Daddy, Why doesn’t the governor take a furlough? It’s not like he’s doing anything anyway. –Unpaid and unhappy

Dear UU,

Need I remind you that our Governor works for $1 a year? Some even

Dear Big Daddy, Am I the only one who’s troubled by all these former legislators getting appointed to lucrative board slots? As a longtime Dem staffer, I’ve had enough of the likes of Migden and Parra. –Put ‘em out

Dear Big Daddy, Will you miss Dubya as much as Jon Stewart will? Or will the nonsensicality within our own state give you enough to fulminate about? – Sesquipedalian in Spreckles

Dear Sesquip,

Ah, the backside

Dear Big Daddy,

As someone who lived in Europe for several years, I can’t help but wonder if the real problem with the budget crisis is the two-party system. Wouldn’t more parties mean greater flexibility, less partisanship—and

Big Daddy weighs in on the wisdom of making resolutions
when this year is probably going to be a lot like the
last stinker.

Dear Big Daddy, If Obama’s Senate seat is worth half a million, what would Dianne Feinstein’s seat go for if she resigns in 2010 to run for governor? –Curious in Cupertino

Dear Curious,

Ah, Chicago-style politics.

Hey Big Daddy, Do you think that joint session of the Legislature will bring us any closer to a budget resolution? Frustrated in Fullerton

Hey Frustrated,

Well, it was quite a show. It really did feel

Hey Big Daddy, So, looks like we’ve got another legislative standoff. What do you think the punishment should be for legislators not passing a budget on time? Chapped in Chico

Hey Chapped,

I was just trolling through