Dear Big Daddy,
I got a state job to get the benefits. I aced the first assignment, and now my boss gives me everything. My co-workers show up four hours a day to sell stuff on eBay. Help!
–Public sector, private desperation
Dear Screwed,
One of the formative experiences of my younger days was following
Dear Big Daddy,
What’s the latest Democratic plan to pass a budget? Jeff Denham voodoo dolls?
–Laughing Elephant
Dear good name for a bar,
I was so sure I was going to get inquiries about the Perata/Maldonado nuptials occurring in the fevered minds of those in the CA GOP, complete with China patterns and window
Dear Big Daddy,
I keep having these nightmares where I wake up in 2012 and find out George W. Bush has become our governor–and he wasn't even running. What do you think of the electronic voting machines?
–Diebold Must Die
Dear Deatherendum,
I hate to break this to you,
Dear Big Daddy,Where do you stand on term-limits reform? Are you worried that with six more years Fabian N
Dear Big Daddy,
New reader here. What's this "Big Five" everybody keeps talking about, and what do they have to do with passing a budget?
–Curious in Colfax
Dear Greenhorn,
Well, son, a Big Five is what happens when a man cares deeply about another man's opinion but they can't quite
Dear Big Daddy,
I don't know how you've resisted, but the spay-neuter bill has been in the news for months and you haven't written about it. Now that it looks dead, will you break your silence?
–LOLcat
Dear Furpop,
The editors at Capitol Weekly have seen fit to inform me that
Dear Big Daddy,
You’re an expert on, uh, politics. Can Antonio Villaraigosa survive his affair and still become governor?
–Mirthless in Salinas
Dear Grumpy,
The real winner here is Rocky Delgadillo. His reign as most embarrassing L.A. Latino politician was so short that they brought in a team of theoretical physicists to measure it.
Dear Big Daddy,
What’s your read on the Indian gaming compacts? Shrewd financial move for the state, sell-out of labor, neither or both?
–Unite This
Dear Gamer,
As a fat guy, I’ve always been sympathetic to the idea the something not physically demanding could be considered a sport. And I’m not talking
Dear Big Daddy,
I’m a Capitol news junkie. These newspaper layoffs have got me worried that there will be no one left to supply me with my fix. Are you concerned about the Capitol press corps?
–Avid reader
Dear Needs a new hobby,
You’re worried? They’re the ones living with a mortgage and
Dear Big Daddy,
Hollywood came to town last week and looked, well, like a fat guy in glasses. What did you think of Michael Moore’s Sicko circus?
–Single Payer or Bust
Dear Bust,
As any old hack knows, politics is all about making yourself look good. Now you might think standing next to Michael Moore