Ex-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Relives College Glory Days
In his memoir, the former financial titan settles some old scores—really, really old scores. College fights never die; they just resurface in hardcover. That’s the lesson to take, apparently, from the publication of former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s new memoir, Stress Test—and the flak that...
Charles Munger Jr.’s Positive Influence on Rep Party
If the anonymous blogger cloaked behind the site www.mungergames.net ever comes out from behind the curtain, perhaps we could have a public debate about Charles Munger, Jr., the donor who paid my filing fee here in San Francisco. I was not “outed” as one of...
Darrell Issa Calls GOP Governor Candidate Tim Donnelly “Stupid,” “Unfit for Any Office”
Tim Donnelly, the Tea Party favorite for governor of California, apparently noticed that his primary election opponent, Irvine's Neel Kashkari, picked up endorsements from such nationally known "moderate" Republicans as Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and Pete Wilson. It might explain why Donnelly, a member of...
Donnelly ties GOP rival Kashkari to Sharia law
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly launched a blistering attack accusing Republican rival Neel Kashkari of associating with fundamentalist Islamic law. “BREAKING: Neel Kashkari supported the United States submitting to the Islamic, Shariah banking code in 2008 when he ran” the taxpayer-funded federal bank bailout, a...
Mozilla CEO resignation over anti-gay marriage contribution raises free-speech issues
The resignation of Mozilla's CEO amid outrage that he supported an anti-gay marriage campaign is prompting concerns about how Silicon Valley's strongly liberal culture might quash the very openness that is at the region's foundation. Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich stepped down Thursday as CEO, just...
Long Beach campaign mailers offer truths, lies, kittens and puppies
Kittens, puppies and the San Diego skyline have made appearances in the mailboxes of voters this year as candidates and their supporters dig deep, and sometimes misstep, in their efforts to reach the electorate. Arguably the most high-profile gaffe of the election season has been...