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Another ‘red flag’ for GOP voters? Hollywood ‘green’ activist is top Schwarzenegger aide Campaign advisor Bonnie Reiss has long promoted liberal environmentalism through the entertainment industry. By Frank Duclos (Freelance writer Frank Duclos contributes regularly to CPR Online.) Another key Arnold Schwarzenegger gubernatorial campaign aide has emerged as a possible embarrassment to the actor as he tries to solidify support within the GOP base. Long-time Schwarzenegger friend and political co-worker Democrat Bonnie Reiss, who joined his campaign last month, has long been an influential, highly effective leader of Hollywood’s left-wing environmentalists, working with Norman Lear before forming her own organization...

Campaign advisor Bonnie Reiss has long promoted liberal environmentalism through the entertainment industry. Another key Arnold Schwarzenegger gubernatorial campaign aide has emerged as a possible embarrassment to the actor as he tries to solidify support within the GOP base. Long-time Schwarzenegger friend and political co-worker Democrat Bonnie Reiss, who joined his campaign last month, has long been an influential, highly effective leader of Hollywood’s left-wing environmentalists, working with Norman Lear before forming her own organization promoting a broadly anti-market, anti-private property political agenda. Reiss’s activism may embarrass Schwarzenegger, already at odds with many Republicans over his support of abortion and...

If you spend enough time in the marble halls of the state Capitol in Sacramento, no doubt will remain in your mind that the people in charge have created a ruling class. Like the royals of a bygone age, these people don’t just make the rules. They must be treated in a special way and given special things. They must have servants waiting on them hand and foot taking care of their every need. I suspect such behavior exists at every level of government to some extent, no matter who is in charge. But my experience has been that when...