Hey Big Daddy,
A sign outside Alberto Torrico’s office proclaims he is “Director of Majority Affairs.” How come the minority party doesn’t get help like this? Was this type of service available in your day?
–Just Wondering
Dear JW,
I would point you to Assemblyman Torrico’s AB 81, the Safe Baby Surrender bill. Conventional
Dear Big Daddy,
I’m a new, young Democratic staffer. I came here to do battle with evil warmongering Republicans. But, being young and single, I also came for a social life. While most people here are fairly nice, I’ve discovered that on the whole the Republicans are nicer. I’ve even–gasp–become friends with a few. How
Dear Big Daddy,
You were a finance guy. Any thoughts on the DOF transitioning BIS to FI$CAL? Who should they tap as their ERP provider?
–IT guy WTK
Dear IT guy WTK,
Sigh
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Hey Big Daddy,
We just saw an old-fashioned slap-down. As a connoisseur of legislative discipline, how do you rate the Perata lockout?
–Old School Fan
Dear OSF,
If you’ve ever tried to house train a puppy, you might have gone through the part where you keep repeating the words, “Do not pee on the
Dear Big Daddy,
I’ve been following the term-limits reform, and I don’t think it will solve the real problem: Legislators who won’t go away. Every couple years there’s a new crop moping around the Capitol. Maybe we could expand the BOE to 40 slots to keep them off the streets.
–Not naming names
Dear Big Daddy,
What is it with young female legislators these days? Making a spectacle of themselves, going out dancing and drinking with staffers? Is this what the struggle for equality got us–the era of the political sports bra? Did the mothers march so their daughters could behave as irresponsibly as men?
–Feminist prude
Dear Big Daddy,What is it about legislators and touching? Every time I watch the Assembly or Senate floor, lawmakers are grooming each other like kitty cats. If this were any other work place, half these people would be in jail. Is this just a sign that the Capitol is a den of iniquity, or something
Dear Big Daddy,
As a Democrat and a woman, I’ve been wowed by the meteoric rise of Barack Obama. But the election is still way off, and my favorite candidate is starting to look like a flash in the pan. Will Obama suffer from premature electability?
–Hot for Obama
Dear Hot,
So if it