Guest Commentary by Rhonda Deniston In a 5-3 decision the Supreme Court upheld a key provision of Arizona’s immigration Law, SB 1070. Law enforcement can constitutionally inquire about immigration status during stops when there is reasonable suspicion to believe an individual is undocumented. The Supreme Court got it right. Law enforcement at a local, state and federal level have always had broad …
The fiction of majority vote
Guest Commentary by Fred Schnaubelt Who Speaks For You? – Who Speaks For The American People? The “American people” want compromise says the New York Times. The “American people” want a balanced budget say the Republicans. The “American people” want free medical care, free college tuitions, free contraceptives, free food stamps, free mass transit, free immigration, and free or partly …
Pathetic 15 person left wing “rally” scores U-T media coverage
The U-T ran a story today (Monday) covering the Sunday downtown protest against the evil-Koch brothers and other rich folks reportedly meeting in an unknown area hotel to discuss funding limited government candidates and causes. Fair enough. Political rallies and protests by every side deserve media coverage. But a FIFTEEN PERSON protest? Come ON, man!! http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/24/rally-targets-kochs-political-influence/ “Rally targets Koch brothers’ …
Congressman Brian Bilbray Disappointed with Supreme Court Ruling on Mount Soledad War Memorial
Congressman vows to exhaust efforts to save veterans war memorial Washington, D.C. – Congressman Brian Bilbray (CA-50) today issued the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court’s decision not to hear San Diego’s Mount Soledad War Memorial case: “The lawsuit against the Mount Soledad War Memorial is an insult to our veterans and their service. I am disappointed that …
California Tobacco Tax Defeated
In a little noticed report from the AP, Proposition 29, the Tobacco Tax initiative has narrowly been defeated. Although anticipated, this is the first news announcement I have seen on the issue. With about 5 million ballots cast, opponents of Proposition 29 led by about 28,000 votes. The Associated Press analyzed areas where the roughly 105,000 uncounted votes remain and …
The Winners! – The Great Rostra/FlashReport San Diego Primary Election Contest
The results have been tallied for our little Election Contest (see the questions here), with about 45 participants. I’m pleased to say it was the most competitive contest yet. Maybe the questions were too easy. I’ll remember that next time. But, we do have some winners. First, some stats — since the type of ner … uhhh, I mean wonks …
Fortnight for Freedom – In Defense of Religious Liberty
Re-posted with permission from the author at W.C. Varones blog, regarding mass at Mission San Diego de Alcala, Wednesday evening. First they came for the Catholics, and I did not speak up because I was not a Catholic… The W.C. Varones Blog stands squarely with American Catholics as they defend their religious liberty from unprecedented assault by the Obama regime. …
Earth to Moonbeam: Cut, Cut, Stop, Reform
by Brian Brady Those of us in the limited government camp, who subscribe to the Austrian School of Economics, have a message for Governor Jerry Brown; cut, cut, stop, reform ! The historical precedent for cutting government is conspicuously absent from high-school history books but government-funded schools aren’t going to bite the hand that funds them: Why you’ve never heard …
Plescia to Block: Put Pensions On Ballot
From the George Plescia for Senate campaign… While San Diego Leads the Way On Pension Reform – Marty Block Remains Silent San Diego – George Plescia today called on his opponent for the 39th Senate District, Assemblyman Marty Block, to support placing a state-wide voter initiative on the ballot before the deadline to take such action passes. Block has been …
Children’s Education Suffers in Government Schools
Two unrelated articles show how the education of children comes last when dealing with the government education bureaucracy and the labor unions representing teachers. In San Diego, the unions and the district struck a deal yesterday to avoid 1,481 layoffs, according to the U-T. Representing 7,000 teachers, the San Diego Education Association agreed to extend furloughs for a third and …
How Barack Obama Fooled Bill O’Reilly
Written by Bob Siegel and originally published in his column, Forbidden Table Talk in Communities At Washington Times SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2012 — Journalist Edward Klein’s recently highlighted interview with Rev. Jeremiah Wright continues to spawn debate, but a much more revealing exchange took place in 2008, between Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and Barack Obama. Unfortunately, most people missed …
The liberal apologists for the CA economy are wrong, wrong and wrong again
RIDER NOTE: Here’s a quality refutation of two columns that were written by liberal apologists — deniers who assert that the California economy is doing just fine (sound familiar?). ======================= http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/06/no-its-deniers-are-wrong/ No, It’s the Deniers who Are Wrong By Bill Watkins Executive Director of the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 Crossposted …
Largest Trade Association in San Diego to Endorse DeMaio at News Conference
San Diego Association of REALTORS® endorsement arrives on the heels of DeMaio’s first-place finish in the June Primary Election and five months before the November General Election MEDIA ADVISORY Tuesday, June 19 2012 Contact: Tony Manolatos, 619.549.0137 What: San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) to endorse Councilmember Carl DeMaio for San Diego Mayor When: Wednesday, …
Assemblyman Brian Jones Releases Another Edition of ‘Are You Kidding Me?’
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, releases his second broadcast commentary in the “Are You Kidding Me?” series. ]Assemblyman Jones points out how Californians were not included in the secret budget process. The “Are You Kidding Me?” series consist of brief radio and television recordings on current state issues. http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/77/?p=media&sid=431&id=12330
UPDATED: All eyes on City Council District 7 in San Diego
Tuesday, June 19 — After yesterday’s update from the Registrar… SCOTT SHERMAN 15542 50.16% MAT KOSTRINSKY 12447 40.17% RIK HAUPTFELD 1791 5.78% NATHAN E. JOHNSON 1207 3.90% As of yesterday morning, 112 ballots were left to count. The race was over a week ago, per the below, but this confirms the current numbers. Tuesday, June 12 — after 5 …
Reviewing Precinct Returns from the San Diego Mayoral Election
The race to become mayor of the City of San Diego has narrowed down to two finalists. In this policy brief the National University System Institute for Policy Research (NUSIPR) analyzed newly released electoral data from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters’ office using GIS software. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • The June mayoral primary was a partisan election. Interstate …
Marty Block Needs to Lead on Statewide Pension Reform
Guest Commentary by George Plescia The budget deadline is today. And yet this morning’s Sacramento Bee headline says it all, “California lawmakers race to pass a budget with little time to read it.” So much for transparency. Nobody would want to read exactly how the state proposes to spend $91 billion dollars before they vote on it. All this so …
The Graying of Governor Brown
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport We are witnessing the “Graying” of Governor Brown. While Republicans started the successful recall effort of Gray Davis, it was Democrats that made the recall possible. Pressure from state government unions, environmental lobbies and other left-leaning and business interests had pushed an agenda destined to fail. The dot-com bust, budget deficits, inability to …
Jim Sills, RIP
It is with great sadness we let you know of the recent passing of longtime Republican political consultant and fellow Rostrafarian Jim Sills. His sudden death, apparently from heart failure, is a shock to all of us. There is no best way to do this, but in keeping with the spirit of a free-wheeling blog — the kind of forum …
“Are You Kidding Me?”
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Brian Jones, R-Santee, kicks off the release of insightful commentaries this week entitled, “Are You Kidding Me?” Assemblyman Jones says “out loud” what many Californians are thinking about the Legislature in these brief, eye-opening segments. The commentaries provide common sense thinking about current problems and controversial issues facing California. “I find myself shaking my head at the …
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