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Threaten the children

I'm often critical of NPR, but the interview they ran last night, with the real estate developer behind the proposition to deny benefits to the children of illegal immigrants -- children who were born in this country and therefore, U.S. citizens -- was extremely powerful.

Not sure who the interviewer was; I think she's the head of NPR's new "California bureau." She was certainly very good last evening.

Californians should stop blaming "illegals" for an economy -- and a political system that abets it -- that is no less fundamentally "boom and bust" than it was in 18 fucking 49.

Because every state needs one

What a remarkable piece of reporting. Thousands of words on the potential candidates for governor of California, and not a word on what any of them propose to do about California's many crises. The implication seemed to be that it doesn't matter who's governor with a state legislature that is referred to as The Taliban in the article.

That said, the photography, with many of the candidates poised in front of one magnificent California scene after another, is pretty remarkable. Benighted candidates in a beautiful state.

When I was a kid growing up in California I was a huge fan of Jerry Brown. For my money he remains the most appetizing choice.