Dear Big Daddy,So they taser a tiger that ate somebody at the San Francisco Zoo, but Cal Expo police shoot a pregnant cow 11 times? Is this a case of animal racism?–Angry Moo from Moorpark

Dear Angry Moo,From what I

On sex in the Capitol

Dear Big Daddy,In light of the great wisdom demonstrated by Paul the Octopus in this year’s World Cup, would the state budget be best handled by him?– Darrell and Dennis in Downtown

Dear Darrell and Dennis,Over the last few years

Dear Big Daddy,What’s with the Democratic consultants whining about Jerry Brown? Mary in Milpitas

Dear Mary,Call me old-fashioned, but when a Democratic political consultant whacked the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, that consultant was toast. Either he offered a public apology or

Dear Big Daddy,No state budget – again. What’s the answer?–Resigned in Reseda.

Hey Resigned,Since outlawing Republicans is not feasible – I know, I’ve tried – we have to look at alternatives. Bake sales, auctioning off surplus state property, eliminating all

Dear Big Daddy,Now that governor’s race has begun in earnest, do you think Meg Whitman can tack back to the center and actually win this thing?–Skeptical in Snelling

Dear Skep,Watching politics can be a process of having the same revelations

I hear a Chinese investment firm is paying for the governor’s trade mission to China. This is an outrage, right?

–Fiona in S.F.

Dear Fiona,An outrage and a disgrace, of course. Luckily, that local paper in Los Angeles is all

Big DaddyWell, you’re supposed to know what’s going on. What happened last night?–Perplexed in Palo Alto

The Beatles were wrong – money CAN buy you love. Not that I listened to the Beatles, I was a Stones’ fan.

Meg Whitman

Dear Big Daddy,Does the path to reform really go through the political center? Is moderation the answer?–Sunny in Encinitas

Thank you for a serious question, something I rarely get from Encinitas.

Superficially, moderation as a label plays well. A

Hey Big DaddyI didn’t see you at the May Revise press conference. Where were you?–Mary in MidtownDear Mary,If you’re asking me if I was golfing with John Pérez, the answer is an official resounding no. Not that I  blame the