http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZUQdCKltmU Yesterday, a group of prominent CEOs and business leaders declared their independence from partisan politics and formally registered as independents. Check out the video above and visit http://www.movementtothemiddle.org/ for more information.
BREAKING: Sources say Tom Blair out at U-T
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tom-blair.jpg” captiontext=”Tom Blair”] Tom Blair, a veteran Metro columnist at U-T San Diego, is no longer with the paper, sources said today. Two people who wish to remain anonymous because the U-T has not announced the move confirmed Blair and the paper parted ways. They said Blair was asked to scale his column back to a day or two …
Texts From Mayoral Candidates III
The June 5 primary is less than 6 weeks away, so we decided to check in (via text, of course) with the San Diego Mayoral Candidates. We asked: How’s it going? The responses: Nathan was on Page 1 again today. Again! The ethics thing flopped and…did I mention Nathan was on Page 1 again today?! Gotta run. Headed into a media …
Dumanis Responds to Today’s “Movement to the Middle” Stunt
SAN DIEGO — District Attorney and Mayoral candidate Bonnie Dumanis today issued the following statement in response to this morning’s event: “In this race for mayor, no candidate has injected more partisanship than Nathan Fletcher. This is the latest scene in his contrived political soap opera after losing the Republican Party’s endorsement. “The real issues facing the city are schools …
Breaking — Sgt. Gary Stein’s lawyer tells KOGO’s LaDona Harvey today the embattled Marine’s discharge will quickly be appealed to Federal Court
In a 12:30 pm interview today, KOGO talk host LaDona Harvey learned that attorneys for Marine Sgt. Gary Stein will now amend their Federal suit to “stay” further processing of the Marine’s discharge pending his appeal to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. San Diego attorney Gary Kreep told Harvey that Stein is still a Marine, but his status needs …
More Politics As Usual From Nathan Fletcher
Latest Fletcher Political Game: Rich Downtown Insiders Handpick Their Choice for Mayor Today State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher’s masterful gamesmanship continued as he attempted to use his millionaire campaign backers to make the case for his independence. Ironically, the wealthy downtown insiders featured at the press conference are the same people who have contributed tens of thousands of dollars to his …
Crime is down In San Diego County
Public safety routinely consumes 50% or more of municipal budgets and crime rates are very much associated with the perception and reality related to “quality of life” issues. Is your local park an amenity or a menace? Additionally, property crimes have a direct effect on the cost of your area’s property Insurance. The attached annual SANDAG Crime Report indicates that …
Good news!
Last week the House, with help from California congressmen like Brian Bilbray, passed the Small Business Tax Cut. A tax cut! No doubt this important cut will be held up in the Democrat-controlled Senate, but for now this is very good news. The effect on California can’t be overstated. As of 2009, in California, there are 691,479 small businesses with …
My tea party opposition to the Death Penalty
An issue that had completely disappeared from my view was thrust in front of me this morning when I opened the U-T to find that a repeal of the death penalty had qualified as a California ballot initiative for November. I am not in the mainstream of conservative thought in my opposition to the death penalty; but my reasons that …
Nathan Fletcher Launches New YouTube Ad: “Grover And Me”
As Nathan Fletcher’s recent gains have come not at the expense of Carl DeMaio but rather Bob Filner (and to a lesser degree Bonnie Dumanis) it seems local Democratic operatives are growing frustrated and starting to dig in to newly Independent Nathan Fletcher’s background. Not to worry though, as long as Nathan doesn’t have a long history with the Republican Party or …
BREAKING: Hilliard exceeds $100k in personal donations, lifting donor cap for competitors
Jarl Turner of Turner Consulting provided a heads up that County Supervisorial candidate Carl Hilliard recently donated $100,000 of personal funds to his campaign coffers, thus triggering the ability for his competitors to exceed the usual maximum limit of $500 from individual donors. The Registrar of Voters office confirms the information, indicating a $100,000 donation from Hilliard to his campaign …
How I kicked elitist Bank of America’s butt across the entire state of California
In the last few days a story has emerged concerning the Bank of America terminating all dealings with their existing corporate customer because the company — horrors! — manufactures firearms. http://www.rogerhedgecock.com/story/17668445/bank-of-america-drops-mcmillan Naturally gun owners are incensed, as am I. But I’ve had a longstanding dislike for B of A. We had quite a row years ago — they “done me …
How things change
You know, it wasn’t that long ago, about a year at most, even more recently in the minds of many, when the nearly presumptive leader in the San Diego mayor’s race, assuming she would run, was Bonnie Dumanis. That was one sentence, but maybe it covers all that needs to be said.
DeMaio Launches First TV Ad: “Uniting for Reform”
I’m excited to share with your our first TV ad! It’s called “Uniting for Reform” and it focuses on our positive vision for ending the dysfunction at City Hall that has led to slashed services and decaying infrastructure in recent years. Here’s the full ad: http://youtu.be/SkbSpjE_2Y8 Please help us get our message to as many voters as possible! We expect to …
Social Security will fail 3 years earlier than predicted just last year
It’s becoming an annual “surprise” announcement — social security is going to fail even sooner than previously predicted. In this latest revision, three years sooner. Meanwhile our ruling Nero’s fiddle away in D.C. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303592404577362052094040414.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5 WALL ST JOURNAL April 24, 2012 Stress Rises on Social Security Report Says Program Will Exhaust Reserves Three Years Earlier Than Expected By DAMIAN PALETTA Social …
Three fiscal hawks in 76th Assembly District
Guest Commentary by Brian Brady Stop Taxing Us, the Carlsbad-based taxpayer advocacy group, held its annual tax day rally in Oceanside last week. Over 1,000 people watched as three state legislative candidates publicly promised the taxpayers of the 76th Assembly District that each one refuses to vote for higher taxes, refuses to eliminate deductions or credits unless marginal tax rates …
Solemn, clueless writers at NY TIMES make unintentional fools of themselves on video they produced
This video of solemn, disgruntled, baffled, clueless NEW YORK TIMES writers — bitching about losing their coveted guaranteed defined benefit (DB) pension plan — looks like something the ONION would have produced — only the NY TIMES version is funnier. It’s worth a viewing. “I’ll be eating cat food”? Living in “cardboard boxes”?? CAUTION: Don’t eat less than 60 minutes …
Join Me
San Diegans have a clear choice in this election: The far right has a candidate who thrives on playing political games and re-fighting old battles; the far left’s candidate is a career politician with tired ideas, beholden to the same old interest groups. I’m offering a different approach — someone who will work with all San Diegans to solve problems …
School vouchers gain ground — Wake up, California GOP!
For me, the “wedge issue” that could reverse the dreary GOP appeal to minorities is school choice. It’s something I’ve championed for decades. No single measure could better help minorities than offering everyone options to seek better educational choices for their kids. Democrat minorities understand and appreciate this option better than white suburban Republicans, but everyone would benefit — except, …
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