I don’t speak for the tea party movement, no one does. I think that’s necessary to understanding the movement as a whole. The best explanation for this comes from the SCTRC web page on the Starfish and the Spider. The principles that bring the tea party movement together are less government, less regulation, and lower taxes and lower costs of …
Massive Taxpayer-Backed California Solar Panel Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt | Video | TheBlaze.com
Massive Taxpayer-Backed Solar Panel Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt | Video | TheBlaze.com. Despite $535 million taxpayer dollars for loan guarantees and a speech from the President himself praising its success, the solar panel manufacturer Solyndra has gone bankrupt. NBC reported the Chapter 11 filing is official, which means Solyndra‘s state-of-the-art, 300,000 square foot front-end manufacturing factory and a 500,000 square foot back-end facility are kaput for now. …
Pathway to Prosperity Reform #3 – Prepare San Diego’s Workforce for Careers Available in the Local Job Market
Getting San Diegans back to work is one of my top priorities and the focus of my Pathway to Prosperity plan – but this won’t happen just by making it easier and cheaper for companies to do business in San Diego. Local leaders must also do everything they can to make sure San Diegans are prepared for the jobs available …
More right wing racist hate speech? Nope, just some dopey Democrat Congressman. All is forgiven.
I believe we’ve discussed the hate speech issue on this website before, with lefties clinging to the absurd notion that it’s the right which is (solely) guilty of hate speech. As it turns out, the right is NOT solely guilty. Or even often guilty. Or even more often than Dems guilty. Not even close. Hate speech and racist remarks overwhelmingly emanate from …
Rick Perry In San Diego Next Week
From the Republican Party of San Diego County.RSVP: Texas Governor Rick Perry “Meet & Greet” Presidential Candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry “Meet & Greet” with San Diego Republican activists. WHAT Presidential Candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry will be doing a “Meet & Greet” with San Diego Republican activists as he arrives in San Diego following the Reagan Library Presidential Candidates …
Shovel Ready Jobs anyone?
Per Richard Phillips of the Encinitas City Manager’s Office: Construction of the Santa Fe grade-separated pedestrian undercrossing was been placed out to bid by SANDAG today (8/30). The project is the first of four grade-separated pedestrian undercrossings that are planned for the rail corridor that runs through Encinitas. Part of the Santa Fe project includes construction of a small portion …
ATF Director Melson reassigned to DOJ amid “Fast & Furious” scandal
It is now being reported that the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Kenneth Melson, will leave his BATFE post and join the Department of Justice (DOJ) staff. The continuation of “business as usual” in Washington D.C. reaffirms that accountability in federal agencies is hard to come by. Both DOJ and BAFTE played major roles in …
Pollster Raul Furlong draws lessons for 2012 from his 2005 SD Mayoral primary election surveys
Pollster Raul Furlong heads Datamar Research, which published polls during the 2005 race to succeed Dick Murphy as San Diego Mayor. This week Mr. Furlong shares Inside Data from the Donna Frye-Jerry Sanders-Steve Francis-Richard Rider primary race, with lessons to draw for the 2012 DeMaio-Dumanis-Fletcher-Filner contest. Here is Part 1 of a 3-part series. ————————————————————————————————– by Raul Furlong The 2005 Mayoral election …
Say What?!?
I once read William Carlos Williams’ The Red Wheelbarrow over and over in an English interpretation class for three hours deciphering the deeper meaning of an 8-line poem. That pales to my enchantment with this San Diego Union-Tribune editorial on the San Diego mayoral race. First, it begins with a self-aware candidate assessment: “The early conventional wisdom about the race …
Jenkins: Caltrans in the cross hairs of crusading senator
From the U-T’s Logan Jenkins… “…what has me singing hosannas of joy is the holy war between state Sen. Joel Anderson, R-El Cajon, and Caltrans.” Read the column here.
A Safety Reminder
M E D I A A L E R T For Immediate Release August 29, 2011 Sergeant Jason Rothlein 858 513-2800 San Diego County AVOID DUI Campaign DUI Strike Team to Keep the Roadways Safe During On August 28, 2011 from 3 P.M. until midnight, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and the San Diego County Regional Avoid the 14 …
New York Times Continues To Dodge The Truth On Eric Lichtblau’s Issa Story – UPDATED
(Update in section toward the end about the alleged golf course view.) As most Rostrafarians probably know, the New York Times has corrected two more errors in its article implying improper financial dealings by Rep. Darrell Issa. But the paper is still far from admitting the truth that the story is rotten at its core, and refuses to retract it. …
Reader’s Matt Potter kids Lori Saldaña about her campaign plans for FOUR different elective offices, 2009-2011!
Ace reporter Matt Potter of the San Diego Reader kids Lori Saldaña this week about her varying campaign plans for four different offices, 2009-2011. Potter titled it, “Indecision, 2012”. Reason? Ms. Saldaña faced the end of her State Assembly career in 2010, owing to state term limits. Last year she went as far as moving into Ron Roberts’ district to run …
Great “Free to Choose” follow-up on TV across the nation — except in San Diego
“Free to Choose,” the classic TV mini-series starring Milton Friedman (based on Friedman’s seminal tome with the same title) aired across the nation on public broadcasting some 30 years ago. While somewhat dated, the piece is well worth watching (or rewatching) and is available free “on demand” online at http://www.freetochoose.tv/ Now a follow-up TV documentary has been produced, to see how …
Leftist San Diego City Beat Reporter Fails to Uphold Objectivity, Villifies “Restoring Courage” Events
Some in the media are terrified to learn that different groups can come together and support Israel. That is the case with San Diego City Beat reporter Dave Maass, who slammed Glenn Beck, his “Restoring Courage” event in Jerusalem, our Restoring Courage U.S. movement, and our participating groups. Defending Israel transcends above ideological lines, religious beliefs, and borders. It is …
Restore Courage and Stand with Israel — The Event
On Wednesday, hundreds of San Diegans gathered to watch a delayed broadcast of Glenn Beck’s “Stand With Israel” event, which took place in Jerusalem. I attended the local broadcast at Liberty Station in Point Loma, which was sponsored by Christians United for Israel of California, and Eagle Forum of San Diego. Beforehand, I talked to Pastor Greg Stephens of Christians …
DeMaio Continues His “Signature Storms” in Support of Pension Reform Ballot Measure
For the past three months, Mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio has spent a combined total of more than 100 hours standing in front of supermarkets or at street fairs and more than 200 hours at other events – helping collect signatures to put his Comprehensive Pension Reform (CPR) Ballot Measure up for a public vote in the June 2012 election. DeMaio …
California’s DREAM Act part 2 — public assistance expected to clear Senate
Part two of California’s DREAM Act that seeks to provide financial aid for illegal aliens hits the Senate floor. The controversial DREAM Act legislation is expected to pass along Democrat-led party lines. AB 131 is sponsored by Democratic Assemblyman Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) and proposes illegal alien students can compete for the $40 million in public financial aid like Cal …
GOP Solid in North County Assembly Districts
North San Diego County – Now that the State redistricting process has been completed, it is apparent that Republican strongholds exist at least in the new North County Assembly Districts. With voter registrations as high as 48% Republican in some areas to only 26% Democrat, the North County region can be a base for conservative ideals and principles to …
Teacher pension fund joins California auditor’s risk list
Mercury News: Teacher pension fund joins California auditor’s risk list Apparently another thing you can thank our “fine” elected officials in Sacramento for, since “… changes to CalSTRS funding require action by the state Legislature.” The gutless wonders in Sacramento can’t balance a budget unless they use overly optimistic revenue projections and a lot of smoke and mirrors. I don’t …
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