Tag: Gavin Newsom

Bookworm Beat 2/27/26: The SOTU meme edition

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Bookworm

It’s not just about the State of the Union, of course. There’s some Gavin in here, a little ice hockey, a bit of Mamdani, a few beloved dogs, and more.

Have California’s Democrats made a couple of serious errors?

Posted on May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 by Bookworm

Two news stories suggest that California Democrats have alienated major constituencies in that once lovely and now benighted state. In 2020, California’s population was 39,538,223 people. Two years later, it was estimated to have shrunk by .9%, leaving it at 39,185,605 people. That’s a significant trend for the nation’s most

Bookworm Beat 6/18/20 — Idle thoughts of an irritated mind

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 by Bookworm

I’m in a Festivus mood: My Airing of the Grievances has me saying “I got a lotta problems with you leftists, and now you’re going to hear about it!” Sometimes victim-blaming is appropriate: I found the following statement circulating among my leftist friends on Facebook and it irritated me more

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Bookworm Beat 12/5/18 — the American Left’s fascism

Posted on December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 by Bookworm

Taking a hard look at the American Left’s fascism (its silencing speech, antisemitism, and moral depravity), with room for some fun and uplifting news too. The Flynn sentencing memo shows collusion. No, I haven’t gone crazy. Instead, I agree with Joel Pollak, who says the memo highlights that the real

Bookworm Beat 11/27/18 — the Samizdat Twitter edition and open thread

Posted on November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 by Bookworm

Because I’m a small target, Twitter is the perfect Samizdat vehicle to pass on news about Leftist insanity — news I later develop here, at Bookworm Room Why I’m still on Twitter. Even as Glenn Reynolds has backed off of Twitter, many of you have probably noticed that I’ve seriously

The choice for California governor: John Cox v. Gavin Newsom

Posted on May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 by Bookworm

In the battle for California governor, a surprisingly even-handed pro-Gavin Newsom flyer makes an incredibly strong case for voting for Republican John Cox. In an ideal world, on June 5, when California voters go to the polls, members of the various political parties would have a chance to select which

Kanye’s right: The Democrat Party machines are broken

Posted on April 29, 2018April 29, 2018 by Bookworm

Once upon a time, America’s urban Democrat party machines, while corrupt, kept cities running. Kanye’s right, though, that they are irrevocably broken now. We’re all familiar with the fact that America’s worst functioning cities keep voting Democrat. It’s a truism so very true that even a Trump-hater had to concede

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With school gun protests, Proggies make a mockery of civil disobedience

Posted on March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 by Bookworm

Civil Disobedience is powerful because those engaged it in willingly accept the penalties the law imposes. That’s not how Proggies play the game, though. About a year into my “career” as a blogger, the debate about the Solomon Amendment got me thinking about civil disobedience and the Proggie habit of

Can Republican Travis Allen become California’s next governor?

Posted on February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 by Bookworm

Travis Allen, an intelligent, truly conservative happy warrior has what it takes to put a Republican in the California governor’s office. I attended a luncheon today at which Travis Allen spoke. He is running for California governor. I’ve been to many luncheons over the years at which Republican men and

Is Mentioning America’s “Anglo-American Heritage” Racist?

Posted on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 by Wolf Howling

Jeff Sessions wasn’t racist for using the term “Anglo-American heritage,” but the outrageous outrage over it is progressive politics at its most disgusting. I am sure you have heard about this. A few days ago, CNN breathlessly highlighted in a report that Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a speech to the National Sheriff’s

The Bookworm Beat 11-1-15 — the Daylight Saving Time edition and open thread

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Bookworm

I like to Fall backwards, since it means I rise with the sun, which is a lot easier than getting up in the deep of night. Still, I’ve been discombobulated today, my computer has been balky, and my brain sluggish. Both the computer and I seem to have Daylight Saving

Ron Nehring, a Republican for Lieutenant Governor of California

Posted on August 28, 2014August 28, 2014 by Bookworm

Back in May, I had my first chance to hear Ron Nehring, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California. I was impressed then, and having heard him speak again last night, I am, if anything, more impressed. My second meeting with Nehring took place at a local fundraiser. I

The list of political luminaries at the screening of an anti-military film is telling

Posted on January 25, 2012January 25, 2012 by Bookworm

I’m not surprised that there is a fair amount of rape in today’s military. The facts on the ground readily explain, although they never excuse, it. To begin within, our troops have grown up and lived in a hypersexualized culture. Up until a few decades ago, in movies and on