The WALL ST JOURNAL story below details how labor unions are increasingly using their shareholder status to bully corporate management into supporting only liberal causes. This excellent article inadvertently highlights perhaps the biggest problem with defined benefit (DB) guaranteed pension plans — yet it’s the one DB pension problem that is seldom mentioned. DB plans are the back door for …
Rostra’s High Tide
We tweeted yesterday and posted a comment that Monday was Rostra’s biggest day ever, with 1,453 unique visits to the site and over 2,500 individual page views. It’s clearly campaign home stretch. Well, Tuesday we exceeded both those numbers! Over 1,500 visitors browsed 2,768 Rostra pages. Thanks to all of the bloggers, readers, commenters and critics for making this little …
Rhinerson Campaign Signs on School Property
The campaign of Bernie Rhinerson, big labor-backed candidate for San Diego Community College District, has been placing 4′ x 8′ signs on school property throughout the district — as evidenced by the following photos. Rhinerson works as chief of staff for the embattled San Diego Unified School District, and has long been considered the chief architect of the district’s financial insolvency. The daytime photos …
Ron Paul’s California Delegates Released
SD Rostra has the list first… from Brian Brady The Ron Paul for President campaign released its list of California delegates today. Most of the delegates have tea party connections and/or are grassroots liberty activists. You’ll be hard-pressed to find any lobbyists, political consultants, or elected officials on this list. View the full state list. The San Diego delegation includes: …
Cherokee Professor Elizabeth Warren is neither a scholar nor Cherokee
It appears that one of the Left’s superstars has moccasin feet of clay. Professor Elizabeth Warren’s scholarship is shoddy at best. And evidence strongly suggests that she claimed bogus “American Indian” status to gain affirmative action advantages. Amazingly, she uses her unsubstantiated 1/32 Cherokee heritage to claim she is an American Indian on “race” designation questionnaires her bio. And the academic bozos at Harvard …
Richard Lugar is OUT as U.S. Senator
BREAKING NEWS: CNN reports that Indiana’s U.S. Senate GOP incumbent Richard Lugar has lost his Republican primary to a Tea Party challenger. Impressive, given that Lugar has been in the Senate for 36 years!
Carl the Mayor vs. Carl the Councilmember
Carl DeMaio wants to be Mayor yet he has done little to address a laundry list of problems his own campaign acknowledges remain at City Hall – all on his watch. The question is this: What will be different for Carl the Mayor from Carl the Councilmember? As a member of the Legislative body (City Council), Carl needs only four …
Finally Romney takes a bold position that Obama can’t counter
Finally! Here’s the first Romney position I’ve seen that should make one at least consider voting for Mitt for President. He’s starting to come out strongly for school choice. Well, at least THIS time he did. As I’ve written on Rostra before, to me this is the issue the GOP should take point on. The Democrats view school kids as …
DeMaio Reveals Over $130 Million in Wasteful Spending at City Hall
Among Items on DeMaio’s List: 359% Mark-Ups on Air Filters, $2 Million in Cash-for-Vacation Payouts, and 113 Largely Unused City Vehicles You may have heard of the $10,000 toilet seat that the federal government bought, but have you heard about the 359% mark up on an air filter paid by the City of San Diego? The air filter mark-up is …
FlashReport: The Romney CA Delegates
Jon Fleischman at FlashReport has the list of the Romney RNC delegates from California… http://www.flashreport.org/blog/2012/05/08/fr-exclusive-list-of-mitt-romney-california-delegates/ The San Diego portion of the list… Congressional District # 49 DELEGATES Jonathan Bullan Darrell Issa David Jacinto Congressional District # 50 DELEGATES Mary “Lou” Aspell Bruce Thompson Mark Wyland Congressional District # 51 DELEGATES Briana Bilbray Elizabeth Roach Thomas Topuzes Congressional District # 52 …
Nathan Fletcher/U-T Drama: A Recap
The Nathan Fletcher/U-T San Diego split has evolved into a controversy, according to some local news outlets and the newspaper’s executive editor. So we thought we would bring you up to speed. Here’s a quick recap: First there was this from the U-T: The question for Nathan Fletcher: What does ‘move to the middle’ mean? Then this from Team Fletcher: …
How Democrats/Unions Waste $500,000 on Printing of Election Guides—Use Only UNION Workers
http://capoliticalnews.com/2012/05/07/how-democratsunions-waste-500000-on-printing-of-election-ballots%E2%80%94use-only-union-workers/ How Democrats/Unions Waste $500,000 on Printing of Election Guides—Use Only UNION Workers by STEPHEN FRANK on 05/07/2012 California families are pinching pennies to pay rent, buy food and get clothes for their children. The State of California does not pinch pennies, it pays off the unions. “California voter guides will be arriving at your home starting Monday, but this …
Fletcher for Mayor launches new ad, “Character”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_5OO76YS3Q&feature=youtu.be The Fletcher for Mayor campaign today launched a new television ad entitled “Character.” The ad features veterans expressing support for Fletcher and condemning Carl DeMaio’s attacks on Fletcher.
Everyone Attacks Nathan Fletcher
What happens when you throw aside party polities and surge in the polls? Apparently if you’re Nathan Fletcher the answer is: get attacked by everyone. It’s been a wild couple of days in the mayor’s race. Nathan’s been targeted by the California Republican Party, the San Diego County Republican Party, the UT San Diego’s editorial page (twice), Carl DeMaio, Bonnie …
Advice to people who underestimate Bob Filner — DON’T — SD Democrats do Mailer boosting his bid for Mayor
Here is the solid mail piece sent this week by the SD County Democratic Party, a “member communication” effort to aid Bob Filner’s campaign with rank-and-file Democratic voters. It hits most of the familiar themes which should appeal to the voters affected. One word of advice to my conservative and libertarian friends who underestimate candidate Bob Filner … Don’t. His own …
Second Dumanis TV Spot Hits San Diego Airwaves
San Diego — Citing the need for a mayor with a proven record of making tough decisions and reforming government District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis today released a second television ad highlighting her record and sharpening the contrasts with her opponents. “The mayor’s office is too important to trust to a Washington insider, or a Sacramento politician,” says …
Will Otay Ratepayers Finally See an Advocate?
Guest Commentary by Hugh Akston Will Otay Water District ratepayers finally see an advocate on the board? In a word…no. With little fanfare last week, the District appointed a new board member to replace Jaime Bonilla, who resigned to help his buddy Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador run for President in Mexico. Four finalists were interviewed at the May 2 board meeting, with …
Fletcher Facts Launched, Includes Major TV Buy
A web-based and television ad campaign launched today called Fletcher Facts, which, according to the website, is “dedicated to finding out the facts about Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, his historical positions on issues, and his voting and political records.” The effort is said to include a “major TV buy” of advertising time. The campaign is paid for by “Taxpayers for Carl …
Bribery, Money Laundering, and Public Corruption
One might think you would read about the ongoing criminal investigation of the Sweetwater Union High School District, but this is about politics in the normally quiet coastal community of Carlsbad. Recently, Rostra ran a series of posts questioning the personal finances of Carlsbad City Councilwoman Farrah Douglas, which became an issue in her campaign seeking election to the California …
New Mail for District 1 candidate Ray Ellis from California GOP — And the U-T estimates a $500K Pension Parachute for Sherri Lightner
Blue Chip city council challenger Ray Ellis has new help to topple liberal Sherri Lightner in District 1; this mailing by the California Republican Party. It features Ellis’ support for Props. A (contracting reform) and B (limiting City pensions). Ray Ellis has pledged not to accept a City council pension if elected. According to this SD Union-Tribune ‘Watch Dog” story, incumbent council member Lightner may over time collect an …
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