Dear Big Daddy, No governor’s office, no constitutional officers and no gains in the Legislature. Are Republicans in California going the way of the dodo?— Inquisitive in Ione

Dear Inquisitive,No.  Nope.  Never.  Nunca.  Nein.  Nyet.

And beg the Big

Dear Big Daddy, Okay, wise guy, what would YOU do to balance the budget?— Stumped in Sacramento

Dear Stumped,Since it’s something of a miracle that I can talk to you at all, my answer will call for several miracles.  

Dear Big Daddy,I see that Jerry Brown wants to live above a bar on J Street.  What’s with this guy?  Why doesn’t he live in a nice house or the governor’s mansion?–Puzzled in Carmichael

Dear Puzzled,I see from your question

Dear Big Daddy,Is Jerry Brown really going to go to the voters with an all-cuts budget? Is he really going to roll the dice that they’ll pass needed new taxes? This is really scary!–Hopeless in HoplandDear Hopeless,

You gotta love

Dear Big Daddy,Call me a frustrated Obama voter. Tax cuts for the rich? Are you serious? Who should Democrats turn to in 2012?–Bob in Chico Dear Bob,

Fighting a sitting president of your own party in a primary takes chutzpah, balls

Dear Big Daddy,In the 1960s, you predicted that if we had a full-time Legislature, it would be more professional and less beholden to special interests. Could you also pick some Lotto numbers for me?–Still waiting in Sacto

Dear Waiting,

Try

Dear Big Daddy,The Jerry Brown Era Redux is fast upon us. What do you think?–Bemused in Buelton

Dear Bemused,For one thing, I hope it’s more fun than the first time around. He was insufferable then – somehow, this turned into

Dear Big Daddy,So now we know who won in the ballot box. But who are some of your political winners and losers in the political professional class?–Hans in Otay

Dear Hans,For those of us who live, breath and eat politics,

Dear Big Daddy,What happened Tuesday night?–Mystified in MilpitasHey Mystified,I know I often say that voters are the weak link in a Democracy, but on Tuesday night, that was only half true. I’m a cup half-full kind of guy and a

Dear Big Daddy,What about Meg Whitman getting booed at that women’s conference for refusing to take her negative TV ads off the air?–Murphy in Murphys

Hey Murph,Meg Whitman getting booed at a women’s conference is like Jerry Brown getting booed