The article below on the KNSD TV San Diego website recently was presumably presented as a major TV news story by our local NBC affiliate. It claims that CA teachers are woefully underpaid compared to educators in other states — the truth is that CA teachers are the second/third highest paid teachers of all the states. The story is based …
More nannystate government in San Diego: Is Michael Bloomberg’s Big Gulp ban next?
Guest Commentary by Rafid Moga Michael Bloomberg’s “big gulp ban” was widely ridiculed for being what it was: local government choosing to micromanage the most personal choices of New York City residents. Well, it looks like the uncontrollable urge of local politicians to micromanage what we eat, drink and consume is making its way back to San Diego. This time …
Nanny state pays visit to El Cajon
Guest Commentary by Eric Andersen After a public hearing Tuesday, the El Cajon City Council, a supposedly conservative council of five Republicans, voted unanimously to crackdown on free markets again, this time prohibiting new electronic vapor inhalation businesses from entering the market place. City Councilman Gary Kendrick said, “This is a victory for the citizens and businesses in El Cajon,” …
Wanna Win Over Millennials? Privatize Social Security and Drop Opposition To Same-Sex Marriage
Americans aged 13-30 are much more libertarian than liberal, says a Reason-Rupe report. That’s important for California Republicans to know because that generation represents close to one in five voters. In five years, that number will grow to one in four voters. Millennials have oft been described as the enigma generation when it comes to politics. They eschew party labels …
Assemblyman Jones Questions Democrats for Killing Food Stamp Fraud Protection Bill
SACRAMENTO, CA – In today’s “Are You Kidding Me?” segment, Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee) questions why Democrats in the Legislature killed a bill to stop abuses in California’s food stamp program, a taxpayer-funded benefit. Investigators have found 2600 examples abusing their benefits – some sold their EBT cards for cash. Assembly Bill 2354 authored by Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway (R-Tulare) …
Richard Rider, is this the reason you left the Libertarian Party?
I have to admit, the email from the San Diego Libertarian Party intrigued me, as it included this headline: “Mike Benoit video on the IRS stealing his home at the Daily Paul” Benoit is a perennial candidate for office as a Libertarian against Duncan Hunter, meaning both Duncan Hunters over the years. Wanting to understand his alleged abuse at the …
ABC Profiles DeMaio’s efforts to reform the Republican Party
Breaking: ABC News profiles my efforts to reform the Republican Party. Take a look and tell me — are you a New Generation Republican?
The little-noticed CRUSHING rejection of Coronado’s school bond measure — how and why
There was one taxpayer victory in the June 2014 primary that I SHOULD have reported, but didn’t. A tiny, unfunded but determined pro-taxpayer group in Coronado CRUSHED a Ponzi-scheme school bond measure. It’s perhaps a textbook example of how to defeat the Establishment and the special interests that back such measures. Representing San Diego Tax Fighters, I provided some expertise …
More Defenseless Victims in San Diego County
Guest Column by Rob Morse Do you need to protect yourself? Not according to Bill Gore. Sheriff Gore said law enforcement will protect you if you live in San Diego County. That is hard to believe given the thousands of crime victims in the county each month. In the last few weeks: It was afternoon when a woman was helping her elderly mother …
Assemblyman Jones Stands Up for Employee Flexibility Rights
SACRAMENTO, CA – In today’s “Are You Kidding Me?” segment, Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee) criticizes Legislative Democrats for killing a measure to give all Californians more flexibility in the workplace. Assembly Bill 2448 would have permitted an individual employee to request an alternative workweek schedule providing for workdays up to 10 hours within a 40-hour workweek. Assemblyman Jones said, “This law …
DeMaio: It’s time to act to secure our border
In fixing our immigration challenges, our number one priority must be to improve our border security — ensuring the United States remains secure from the threat of drugs, guns, and criminals coming through our borders. The federal government has failed in its basic obligation to secure our border. It’s time to demand accountability and results – no more excuses. A …
Celebrate Independence, Not Government
We read the Declaration of Independence aloud last night at the Republican Liberty Caucus of San Diego meeting. This tradition started last year when a few of us read it at the Del Mar Fair. I won’t print all the words on this site but I invite you to read it before I continue. This was (and still is) a …
Hobby Lobby & Government Forcing Employers into the Bedroom
The Supreme Court held in Hobby Lobby that closely held corporations may be exempted from paying certain employee contraceptive costs if the owners are morally opposed. Some critics have argued that employers should not have control over employees’ contraceptive choices. For example, White House press secretary Josh Earnest argued that “women should make personal health care decisions for themselves, rather …
DeMaio blasts lack of transparency in Congress’ travel
“Congress should be held accountable to the people they serve – not to special interests” San Diego– After the House of Representatives quietly ended the practice of requiring Members to disclose free travel that they receive from outside groups – often to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars or more per trip – Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio blasted …
Nehring statement concerning Central American children, immigration and a safe border
Press Release SAN DIEGO — Republican Lt. Governor nominee Ron Nehring today issued the following statement in response to the humanitarian crisis resulting from the large number of Central American children crossing into the United States, some of whom will now be processed in California: “The children who are being sent across dangerous terrain to enter America illegally are the …
Hobby Lobby SCOTUS Decision Shows Why We Need To Get Rid Of The Government-Based Health Insurance System
Everywhere I look, I see the command /control economy failing. I knew this instinctively, some thirty years ago when I attended “bottomless cup” fraternity parties. What started out as a “too good to be true” deal ended with an early dismissal for the guys and an invitation to the girls to stick around for the “after party”. Naturally, I joined …
Escondido Revolt Against Refugees Avoids the Real Federal Policy Problem
What happened in Escondido the other night was very unfortunate. The populist revolt against the conditional use permit, to house Central American refugee children at a temporary facility in Escondido, is an understandable reaction to failed federal immigration policy. The federal government has failed to enforce our borders (almost willingly) for at least two Presidential administrations now. Naturally, people are …
An “Intriguing Twist”
According to Logan Jenkins of the UT San Diego, Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz of Encinitas thinks turning the closed, dilapidated, but recently city purchased Pacific View school site in Encinitas into a federal detention center is an idea worth considering. It’s purpose would be to supposedly house a portion of the mass of homeless illegal/undocumented immigrants currently rushing the U.S. …
Tony Gwynn Was Wrong
There can’t be many San Diegans who haven’t given thought about the late Tony Gwynn in the past week. Everyone’s got a story, including San Diego’s foremost political numbers guy, John Nienstedt of Competitive Edge Research & Communication. You might assume Nienstedt would be impressed by Gwynn’s many impressive numbers. Not exactly. In his latest blog post, Nienstedt is impressed …
Texas now receiving well over DOUBLE the per capita investment of California
Three years ago, California lost its #1 status as the state with the most new private business funding — Texas took over the top spot. Since then the disparity between the two states has grown dramatically. In 2013, $87.4 billion was invested in Texas by private equity funds. California businesses received $54 billion. This spread is more important when one …
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