RICHARD RIDER COMMENT: In today’s WALL ST JOURNAL, there are four good letters to the editor concerning Romney’s budget plan vs. the Obama non-plan. Perhaps the best letter is from my friend Russel Buckley, a taxpayer activist from La Mesa. Russell works tirelessly for taxpayers in the region. He’s a thorn in the side of La Mesa’s crony-plagued city government. …
Tuesday Night from RNC and more: Update at bottom — Yahoo Correspondent Fired after Romney comment
From Mike Cully, Tuesday 10:30 pm Florida time… Thunderous applause and a standing ovation that lasted several minutes…Ann Romney took the stage at 10:10 pm to a crowd in the Tampa Bay Times Forum. From the outset, Ann Romney set the tone, detouring from the rousing political speeches that punctuated the night and grounding the crowd by speaking, she said, …
KPCC: San Diego … a model for the future Republican Party?
From Airtalk at 89.3 KPCC… Many Republicans in California are pointing to the San Diego contingency as a model for the future of the national Republican Party, both on fiscal and social issues. Larry talks with the head of that group, Tony Krvaric, about what they are doing right and where the party could be headed on topics such as …
The Blaze: Boehner Booed at Convention as Chaos Erupts on Convention Floor Over Ron Paul Delegates
from The Blaze: A floor fight was narrowly avoided today on the floor of the Republican National Convention, as a battle over proposed rules and alternate delegations threatened to spark a mass rebellion by supports of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, as well as opponents of the proposed rules. Read it all.
“Are You Kidding Me?” Gut-and-Amend
Laurie Paredes: (916) 319-2077 SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, releases his commentary on the questionable “gut-and-amend” process in the “Are You Kidding Me?” series. In this video, Assemblyman Jones points out the abuses of “gut-and-amend” and how this hurts Californians. The “Are You Kidding Me?” series consists of brief radio and television recordings on current state issues. http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/77/?p=media&sid=431&id=12547
Hurricanes that extinguish conventions
What was accomplished by cancelling the first day of the Republican Convention due to a possible hurricane? I’ll tell you exactly what was accomplished: A shorter convention! That’s all! And now, even as the storm called Isaac moves away from Tampa and closer to New Orleans and Mississippi, it is reported that the convention may possibly be cut later on this …
Day 2 from RNC
From Mike Cully, Tuesday 11 am Florida time… After a well-executed breakfast moderated by conservative radio talk-show hosts Dennis Prager and Hugh Hewitt and featuring an appearance by Speaker of the House John Boehner and Congressman Darrell Issa, delegates and alternates were told to prepare for a very long — possibly 12-hour-plus day. Since the cancellation of the session Monday, …
Day 1 from RNC
Over the next few days, SD Rostra will bring you some exclusive thoughts from a few San Diegans in Tampa for the Republican National Convention, mostly “on the fly” as they tell us what they’re doing, what’s going on with the California delegation, or anything else that happens to be on their minds. Here’s a missive from Mike Cully, Monday …
If Isaac Cancels GOP Convention, Republicans have a backup plan
My experience as an American Red Cross disaster responder for the last 20 years has taught me to expect anything and to prepare for the worst. So when I see hurricane experts discussing whether or not Isaac (now a tropical storm but predicted to become a hurricane this weekend) will hit Tampa, Florida during next week’s Republican National Convention, I …
“Educator for Senate” Marty Block voted against protecting children from classroom predators?
Assemblyman Marty Block today voted against a reform that would allow school boards to expedite the process of firing a teacher who commits a criminal act against a student. Republican Assemblyman Steve Knight presented amendments to Senate Bill 1458, legislation related to school accountability, to incorporate the language of Senate Bill 1530, authored by Democratic State Senator Alex Padilla. The …
Beyond Lilygate: Since When Did Filner and the Left Start Caring About Vandalism?
Last fall, given the amount of public and private property that Occupy Wall Street burned, destroyed and even defecated on, I began to wonder anew if there were any forms of vandalism to which the left objected. Alas, Lilygate provided a silver lining. Whatever the intent of the water fighting revelers, some of them destroyed a source of civic pride …
Mark Powell on SD Unified’s Financial Plan, or lack thereof
Mark Powell, November run-off election candidate for San Diego Unified School Board speaks out on the School District’s Financial Plan Guest Commentary by Mark Powell Thanks to the great investigative reporting by Will Carless at the Voice of San Diego, “the cat is out of the bag” and the voters are clear that San Diego Unified School Board president John …
Financial Plan? San Diego Unified School District says we don’t need no stinkin’ financial plan!
Recent revelations about high-interest, long term financing of a school bond measure by the Poway Unified School District cannot have escaped the attention of a single school official in San Diego, the state of California, or nationwide for that matter. Citizens are outraged and sounding off. Watchdog groups are calling for reforms that would prevent this type of financing scheme …
Legislating from the Minority
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport It’s tough for Republicans to feel relevant in Sacramento. The overwhelming Democrat majority in both houses of the legislature and the total lock on every constitutional office in the state ensures that we are seldom needed for more than a one-off deal. To be sure, every session a few Republicans experience an “opportunity” to …
Anderson asks Governor to veto murderer prison release legislation
Anderson Asks Governor to Veto Senate Bill 9 “SB 9 will allow judges, years after-the-fact, to overturn the decision of juries and allow these murderers previously sentenced to life without parole to suddenly be released from prison.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 22, 2011 State Capitol – Senator Joel Anderson (R-Alpine) today formally asked Governor Brown to veto Senate Bill …
Breaking Bad: California vs. the Other States – revised 8/19/2012
by Richard Rider, Chairman, San Diego Tax Fighters Version 1.821 Revised: 17 August, 2012 Updated version online at: http://open.salon.com/blog/Richard_Rider Phone: 858-530-3027 Facebook blog page: www.Facebook.com/Richard.Rider Here’s a depressing but documented comparison of California taxes and economic climate with the rest of the states. The news is breaking bad, and getting worse (twice a month, I update crucial data on this …
‘This race between Ray Ellis and Sherri Lightner could be a real game changer’
There is a segment that ran yesterday on KOGO (95.7FM/600AM) we think is worth sharing because it touches on an important political storyline that has yet to gain a lot of traction. Tony Manolatos, a communications consultant and Rostra contributor, and KOGO’s LaDona Harvey discussed the race between Ray Ellis and Sherri Lightner for the San Diego City Council District …
“Are You Kidding Me?” Parks Scandal
Laurie Paredes: (916) 319-2077 SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, releases his commentary on the parks scandal in the “Are You Kidding Me?” series. In this video, Assemblyman Jones says with the Department of Parks hoarding away $54 million in unspent money, Californians deserve to know how all state agencies are spending their tax dollars. The “Are You Kidding Me?” …
Governor to San Diego: Tax yourselves or else!
Cross-posted at FlashReport San Diego Politics & Media Mashup If you believe Governor Jerry Brown, all of us are going to suffer if we don’t agree to tax ourselves more this November. It’s a tired sales pitch we hear too often from California lawmakers, but that didn’t stop Brown from trying to play on our fears when he visited San Diego …
Poway School Board Meeting 6 pm TONIGHT
Sent from PowayParents@cox.net … Poway School District has been in nationwide headlines for the past two weeks. (See links below) The New York Times, Businessweek, CNBC, NPR and virtually every other major outlet has written extensively about what CNBC called “the worst loan ever!” The district is borrowing $105 million dollars at a cost of a BILLION dollars, which our children …
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