Dear Big Daddy,Shoplifting at Neiman Marcus. So do people under the dome rally around Mary Hayashi and offer support?–Intrigued

Dear Intrigued,

No.

It’s not because of the alleged crime, it’s because of the nature of the Capitol.

There are bad bosses in the Capitol – most of the worst ones, I’m ashamed to admit, are

Dear Big Daddy,All this talk about public pensions, how did you do okay in your pension?–Curious in Carlsbad

Dear Curious, I did fine, thank you very much: My benefits were unparalleled. Made good money, lots of people and challenges, an honored old age, excellent parking, time to reflect. That’s because I never retired. I died

Dear Big Daddy,What’s the deal with Kristin Olsen, anyway?  –Curious in Concord

Dear Curious,I flattered myself that I used to understand Republicans, even Republican women, but about her I absolutely have no clue.

In the first place, she paid for thousands of robocalls to beat up on Leland Yee in the San Francisco mayoral race.

Big Daddy,What’s the political future hold for California next year?— Braced in Bolinas

Dear Braced –

The envelope, please.

California’s Legislature will become Democrat-controlled with super majorities in at least one house, but probably two. Within one year, its approval rating will skyrocket from its paltry 14 percent to a whopping 20 percent. A skimpy

Dear Big Daddy,I’m a state political expert and this morning I got my weekly question for CW’s Experts Expound about Brown. So organized labor gets Brown elected governor and Brown smacks them in the face (vetoes of child-care unionizing, card check, etc). Disloyalty or good politics?–Unnamed in Gardena

Hey Unnamed,I’m delighted to give a fellow

Dear Big Daddy,Are you celebrating, now that the road is clear for a downtown NFL stadium in LA?(Signed) – Jaded Fan

Hey Jaded FanI know they’re salivating in my old L.A. district for a downtown NFL stadium, and now their wishes are likely to be fulfilled. Another example of the changes in the electorate since

Dear Big Daddy,Any thoughts on the recent CRP convention?– Vaccinated in Visalia

Dear V,I know where you’re going with this: Michele Bachmann thinks the HPV vaccine causes retardation.

Correction: “thinks.”

Now I will admit that Bachmann might have some insight into what makes someone retarded. The next question, of course, would be, “Does it also

Dear Big Daddy,How did DiFi get played for such a fool? Dang!–Ponzi-watching in Poway

Dear The Ponz,When you’re a campaign finance manager, your number one goal is to stay out of the news. If you do that, everything else is probably going okay. By that measure — and, well, all others — Kinde Durkee ain’t