KILLJOYS: California Coastal Commission nixes Long Beach 4th of July fireworks.

Is the Coastal Commission worried about the water, or do they just want to thumb their nose at the president and patriots everywhere? You decide.

One last thought: the west coast is nothing more than blue states of misery.

CALIFORNIA TO TAX BILLIONAIRES? Minnesota responds: Hold our beer!

[Minnesota] Government has largely become a quasi-criminal enterprise through which public employees steal money from the rest of us. Estimates vary, but every economic analysis I have seen places public employee compensation somewhere between 1.5 and two times compensation in comparable employment in the private sector. Legislatures exist largely to line the pockets of already-privileged government employees.

Are there any billionaires left in Minnesota?