150 years ago today… “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are …
Pelosi Says… Scott Peters is ‘Standing Tall’ With ObamaCare
Nancy Pelosi’s “Meet the Press” Appearance this Weekend Sparks New Round of ObamaCare Questions for House Democrats WASHINGTON – On this week’s “Meet the Press,” Nancy Pelosi proudly stated that Democrats are going to continue backing ObamaCare and its failed policies. She proclaimed that “Democrats stand tall in support of the Affordable Care Act,” and it’s time for California families …
Read my lips: The President knowingly lied about Obamacare – no matter what
Originally published by Communities @ Washington Times SAN DIEGO, November 17, 2013 — To any thinking observer, President Obama’s own explanation offers an involuntary confession that he knowingly lied about his Affordable Health Care law. But rather than paying careful attention to his actual words, our country continues to argue about the motive and integrity of its president. At stake is …
11 Years Ago Today Scott Peters Ignores Courageous Pension Whistleblower – Calls Her “Crazy”
Scott Peters may try to spin away history, but we remember what happened. November 18, 2002 11 years ago today, whistleblower Diann Shipione spoke out against Scott Peters’ pension underfunding scheme that nearly sent San Diego to the brink of bankruptcy. Councilmember Scott Peters blindly votes to spike pension benefits and underfund the pension system – creating what experts called …
Nathan Fletcher campaign committees not so transparent
Nathan Fletcher and his supportive committees have some ‘splaining to do. On Sunday, center-left blog San Diego Politico alleged a potential ethics violation committed by Nathan Fletcher for Mayor and his supportive “Restoring Trust in San Diego – A Committee to Support Nathan Fletcher for Mayor 2013… with major funding by Dr. Irwin Jacobs and Joan Jacobs” over a TV …
Will Alvarez’ Rise Be Enough?
The conventional wisdom, based on extensive polling, is that the San Diego mayor’s race is for second place between David Alvarez and Nathan Fletcher. Kevin Faulconer is expected to easily take first place but not to get over the 50% threshold needed to avoid a run off. Craig Gustafson writes in the U-T that Fletcher still leads Alvarez, 24% – …
10News Poll: Faulconer commands lead in race for San Diego mayor; Fletcher and Alvarez in virtual tie
Read it here… http://www.10news.com/news/politics/poll-faulconer-commands-lead-in-race-for-san-diego-mayor-fletcher-and-alvarez-in-virtual-tie-11172013
GOP: Kevin Faulconer For Mayor Final Stretch Update…
from the Republican Party… We’re just days away from Election Day in San Diego so here are a quick updates on what’s going on… LAST WEEKEND Last weekend we deployed over 200 Young Republicans and College Republicans to walk precincts for Kevin Faulconer, visiting voters who hadn’t yet turned in their absentee (mail) ballots. It was a huge success. Photo …
NRCC: Peters Plagued By ObamaCare Support
In Wake Of ObamaCare Debacle, Peters Is Desperate To Hide His Support – But It’s Too Late, Peters Is Part Of The Problem WASHINGTON – Scott Peters has been one of ObamaCare’s biggest supporters – he has defended ObamaCare and voted to keep the law. With ObamaCare proving to be a total disaster – from the botched website to the …
Todd Gloria’s Public Service Announcement
Democrat Todd Gloria is the acting mayor of San Diego and chair of the City Council budget committee. He has performed a public service by providing a breakdown of the city budget deficit for 2015. Bottom line, the budget has a deficit, but that deficit will be made worse by spending promises made by the city council over the past …
Datamar Poll: Faulconer 44, Alvarez 25, Fletcher 16
From Datamar: San Diego – A poll released by Datamar Inc., surveyed 533 voters on their preference of candidates in the upcoming City of San Diego Special Mayoral Election to be held November 19, 2013. It shows that Councilman Kevin Faulconer is favored by 44.1 percent, and Councilman David Alvarez has the support of 25.3 percent of the voters. Former …
Sanders: ‘Kevin has been a leader who took action and created solutions’
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 14, 2013): With the election only a few days away, former Mayor Jerry Sanders made it clear today why he believes Kevin Faulconer is the best choice for mayor. Joined by Faulconer, Sanders highlighted the positive changes he and Faulconer spearheaded to save the City from bankruptcy, and the path the next mayor must take to keep …
Obama and Obamacare: NO exception to the rule
The big news today is that the President made a speech where he said the law Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) would no longer require individual plans, previously issued to individuals, to be cancelled on December 31, 2013. Cancellation notices have been sent to hundreds of thousands of consumers, and by some estimates, up to a million in CA alone as …
Congratulations to Mayor Bill Wells
A hearty congratulations to SD Rostra’s own Bill Wells, appointed as mayor by his El Cajon City Council colleagues on Tuesday, following the resignation of Mark Lewis. Here’s the U-T San Diego story. The mayor’s seat comes up again in 2014, when Wells will also run for the spot. We look forward to his continued posts on Rostra. Congratulations Bill! …
CA-52 Getting Interesting – #ACA Toxicity
To see the impact of the health care law’s implosion on political campaigns, look no further than my own 52nd Congressional district here in San Diego. Scott Peters, the incumbent,is expected to face a tough re-election campaign against the well-known Carl DeMaio. (I supported DeMaio for Mayor last year.) While DeMaio has a Republican primary to get past, his high …
DeMaio Blasts Peters for Refusing to Act on Health Insurance Cost Spikes and Cancellations
DeMaio Blasts Peters for Refusing to Act on Health Insurance Cost Spikes and Cancellations Challenges Scott Peters to Honor Promise to Allow San Diegans to Keep Existing Plans San Diego – A week after Scott Peters dismissed the growing calls for reforming Obamacare, mounting evidence proves that promises made by Scott Peters are being broken – as thousands of San …
Christian Science Monitor Reports on Iraq/Afghan Vets Running for Congress; Kirk Jorgensen Profiled
NEWS RELEASE The Christian Science Monitor reported today (11/11/13) on the increasing number of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans running for Congress. Among those profiled is Kirk Jorgensen, a Marine Corps veteran who is running as a Republican candidate for California’s 52nd congressional district. More Iraq, Afghanistan vets going from service member to member of Congress Sixteen members of Congress …
DeMaio Strums the Right Chord With Institutional Investors
Republican Party-endorsed Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio was announced as one of Institutional Investor magazine’s “Pension Reform Top 40”. The article praised DeMaio not only for past work, as author of San Diego’s pension reform initiative but for his proposed federal regulatory reform plan to enable more states and municipalities to reform their pensions. Two important things should be noted: DeMaio …
Kirk Jorgensen Not Surprised by Local Republican Group’s Endorsement Decision
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release November 12th, 2013 San Diego, CA – Kirk Jorgensen, Republican candidate to represent California’s 52nd congressional district, released the following statement in response to the endorsement decision by the Republican Party of San Diego County Central Committee: “I am obviously disappointed, but not at all surprised, by the committee’s decision to endorse my Republican opponent. …
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