These ballot measures have been sold as job creators and tax cuts, but in fact they  would upend California’s landmark environmental legislation and force taxpayers to foot the bill for fees normally covered by polluting companies. No wonder big oil loves them. 

GOP hopefuls Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina have much in common: Both are wealthy executives-turned-candidates, both want to dismantle "big government," and both want to win at any cost. Their victories would further frustrate the Democrats—and Obama's reelection chances.