Ken Stone at the Times of San Diego published a video of Assemblyman Randy Voepel’s public comments about an Assembly resolution he co-sponsored with Assemblyman Steven Choi to honor Korean-American veterans of the Vietnam War. Voepel said this on the Assembly floor: “I served in Vietnam with the Tiger Battalion, and when they went into an operational area, the Viet Cong …
The Escondido Politburo Says “Nyet” To Car Washes
In yet another example of Soviet-style cronyism and centralized planning, the Escondido Politb-… I mean, Escondido City Council voted to place a temporary ban on all car washes, eroding material value from a property purchased for that purpose. From KUSI News: Everyone knows we love our clean cars in Southern California. But Escondido could have the cleanest cars in …
Voepel Responds to TF-117 Claims. Riverine Boat Vets Challenge Voepel’s Response
Yesterday, I reported that Ken Stone of Times of San Diego posted a video in which Assemblyman Randy Voepel claimed to have served as a forward gunner on a Patrol Boat River (small craft), with Task Force 117 in the Mekong Delta in 1969 and 1970. Voepel’s office offered this reply today, in an article written by Ken Stone in Times …
Time To Separate Ourselves from the Bigots
I have known Eric Andersen for seven years. We co-founded the Republican Liberty Caucus of San Diego in 2012. We worked on the Ron Paul for President campaign. Together, we’ve supported Campaign For Liberty, The Foundation for Economic Education, Senator Rand Paul, and served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of San Diego. We don’t always agree on …
Is Sheriff Gore Hiding Something ?
David Myers is running for San Diego County Sheriff against incumbent Bill Gore. As the challenger, Myers hopes to debate Gore to illustrate the differences between the two. Gore was appointed San Diego County Sheriff in 2009. He has enjoyed the power of incumbency in his last two re=elections: he has never faced a Democratic opponent and ran unopposed in …
Sara Jacobs Fights The “Crusty Old Marines” ; Nathan Fletcher Says Nothing
29-year old heiress Sara Jacobs is running for the House of Representatives in the 49th District (Issa). She is famous for being Irwin Jacobs granddaughter, a stint as a junior staffer in the State Department, and volunteering for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Clinton must have taught her how to insult “the little people: she intends to represent. At another event, when …
If It Was Someone On Your Side, by Maggie Brady
This was written by my daughter, Maggie Brady, as a response to Ezra Klein’s plea for “normalizing” impeachment: In Ezra Klein’s article, “The Case for Normalizing Impeachment” (December 6, 2017), Klein argues that the United States should normalize impeachment in the case of an unfit president, especially when “leaving one in office could be worse.” Klein uses a variety of …
Did President Obama Plan A Coup Against President Trump ?
When I found out that Congress was authorized to #ReleaseTheMemo the other day, I wanted to know three things: 1-What sort of probable cause did the FBI have? If it was just the ramblings of a foreign operative, working for the Clinton campaign, the FBI is tainted. If there is concrete evidence that Carter Page was a foreign plant, then the investigation …
President Trump: Maybe as Profane as LBJ But More Effective Than Reagan
I was absolutely wrong about Donald Trump. I honestly thought he’d be some sort of right-wing nationalist; the anti-Obama only inasmuch as who would drive the big government bus. I was absolutely wrong (I am saying this again for emphasis). Tax reform interested me because it effectively removed the individual mandate penalty required by Obamacare, tax reform hooked me with …
Phil Graham is Running For The 76th Assembly District
Phil Graham announced yesterday on the Mark Larson Show (listen to the announcement at 17:15)
49th Congressional Race: Republican vs Republican Unless…
“New Way” Republican Rocky Chavez and conservative Republican Diane Harkey are the only two declared Republican candidates in the 49th Congressional District election to replace Congressman Darrell Issa. That has former Republican and now Democratic activist, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy worried: That means that if Republicans field two solid candidates that could yield a split in their vote (as Rocky Chavez and …
The Issa replacement field and an Open Letter To Diane Harkey: Run For Congress
The big news in North County San Diego is that Darrell Issa won’t seek re-election: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Ca., will not seek re-election later this year, opening up another battleground in the deep blue state as Republicans and Democrats spar for control of the House. Issa’s decision to leave Congress follows the announced retirement of Rep. Ed Royce, R-Ca., earlier …
HR 38 is a great start but it’s not a defense of the Second Amendment
I applaud Congressman Hudson of NC (Sponsor) and Congressmen Issa and Hunter (Co-Sponsors) for voting for HR 38 yesterday. While HR 38 is not a defense of the Second Amendment, it does let the CCW permit holders (I call them “gun club members”) carry anywhere in this country. The hitch is that they must have a statist’s permission from a …
No Show Nathan Fletcher Does It Again
Unless you have been under a rock for the past few years, you know that former right-wing Republican, then incoherent Independent, and now newly minted ultra-liberal Nathan Fletcher has a long history of not showing up for work. Well, he did it again. Along with the other candidates for the Country Supervisor’s seat being vacated by Ron Roberts, Nathan was …
Ron Roberts Accused Of Fraud By Scott Lewis of Voice of San Diego
Do you remember when County Supervisor Ron Roberts pledged $150 million (from San Diego County’s treasury) to a new Chargers stadium? (You can hear it here at 1:10 in the Jan, 2016 podcast.) A year later, Roberts backtracked, claiming that no offer was made. But Roberts did make the claim. He even signed a letter to the NFL in Dec 2015 …
Chris Cate’s Problem Is Mara Elliott
Mara Elliott is a politician. When I met her, I was underwhelmed. She came off as a loony progressive. Her campaign speeches inspired few — she ran as a “technocrat” who failed to attract support from the Democratic insiders. When she defeated her Democratic opponents in the June 2016 primary, I remember thinking that she might win the City Attorney race …
Christopher Columbus is Bad Because he Knowingly Infected Native Americans With Disease
The City of Los Angeles will no longer celebrate Columbus Day (but they will have a holiday called Indigenous Peoples Day). The main objection to Christopher Columbus is the theory that he is a genocidal maniac, purposefully infecting native populations with disease from his ship’s crew. Progressives would have you believe that Columbus was a white supremacist terrorist engaged in …
Republican Party of San Diego County Should Pull Its Endorsement of Assemblyman Maienschein
Back in July, Assemblyman Rocky Chávez broke his 2012 promise to not raise taxes by supporting cap and trade. The Central Committee of the Republican Party of San Diego County voted to not endorse his 2018 re-election campaign in their August meeting. At that same meeting, the Committee voted to endorse Assemblyman Brian Maienschein’s 2018 re-election campaign. Last month, Assemblyman Brian …
Brian Maienschein Newest Republican To Break Taxpayer Promise
Taxpayers are having a rough couple of months because of San Diego Republicans who have lied to them. Two months ago, Assmeblyman Rocky Chavez broke his promise to oppose any and all taxation, giving cover for Democratic Assembly Members in moderate districts. Just 36 hours ago, Assemblyman Brian Maienschein broke his promise to oppose any and all taxes, giving cover …
I just might vote for Dave Myers for Sheriff
I’ll admit that Myers drives me a bit nuts with his social media posts but he’s been on message lately. I want to support Bill Gore but he’s acting like a tyrant and, when measured against Myers’ more libertarian-oriented views, Myers seems like the right choice. These five policy statements are moving me: -We must make a new commitment to …
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