Forty years ago this month, President Richard Nixon founded the Libertarian Party. Not intentionally, of course, but credit where credit is due. http://open.salon.com/blog/richard_rider/2011/08/12/pres_nixon_founded_the_libertarian_party_40_years_ago
Some Saturday Fun
Most extravagant Cardiff Kook yet. See the photo link. Oh, since Rostra posts are supposed to be political in nature, let it be clear I am not referring to any members of the Encinitas City Council: http://t.co/y67mXmS
REMINDER…. San Diego visit August 18 by Rep. Peter Roskam ….. Meet a key Leader of the U.S. House
One bright spot in the 2006 GOP meltdown was state senator Peter Roskam holding the seat of retiring Illinois icon Rep. Henry Hyde, which includes part of Cook County! Roskam earned a 51% – 49% victory… and now is Chief Deputy Whip for the House , the #4 leadership spot. This tournament-tough, principled conservative leader visits San Diego on Thursday, Aug. 18. …
After The Ugliness, Some Beauty
It’s been an ugly week. More repression in Syria, riots in London, and financial mayhem on Wall Street. In San Diego, some vile person who belongs in jail threw a rock through a window in the home of labor leader Lorena Gonzalez. Let’s take some time to appreciate beauty and goodness. And in that spirit I bring you an uplifting …
Jerry Kern will run for Oceanside Mayor … incumbent Jim Wood backed Failed bid to recall Kern in 2009
News from Oceanside Councilman Jerry Kern: he will run for Mayor in 2012. In December 2009, Kern faced a Recall election, largely organized by a public employees union. Mayor Jim Wood backed Kern’s removal…. But with strong support from the Republican Party of San Diego, Mr. Kern won a smashing 63% victory from Oceanside voters, defeating the recall….. OK, that’s the …
Verizon Union Members Stuck In 20th Century – OB Rag Recycles Press Release
“Everybody needs to be wired and we’re the people who do that.” — Vinnie Galvin, striking Verizon worker, quoted by the Associated Press. With all respect to Mr. Galvin, everybody doesn’t need to be wired. And by not realizing that fact, he’s ruining his future. I dropped my landline many years ago because with my wireless phone, I didn’t need …
Otay Water District To Vote Today On Expanding Health Care For Life Benefits
Simply amazing. Otay Water District’s board, far from chastened by the reaction to its approving health care for life for top executives, is set to vote today on extending them to all its rank-and-file employees. From a San Diego Union-Tribune editorial about this grab for more money from Otay’s ratepayers: Otay officials also argue that the changes will actually save …
U.S. Mint makes useless coins that are warehoused
Okay, THIS one is special. EVERYONE — regardless of political persuasion or IQ — will agree that this is government madness at its best. Even ABC News figured it out! Trust me — you’ll want to watch this 3 minute video. And then ask yourself this question — Why does ANYONE trust politicians to make economic decisions that control our …
MY JOBS PLAN IN DETAIL: Reform #1 – Overhaul of Permit Processing at Development Services
San Diego’s families and business owners are facing a bad economy and its only getting worse. Even more tragic is a city government that just doesn’t seem to care. Usually city government spends its time putting up roadblocks and hurdles to job creation, rather than cutting red tape and helping to find ways to attract and grow businesses in San …
CA misses revenue mark by 10% in July
To avoid making the painful cuts in CA state spending that are so badly needed, the Democrat budget passers and the Governor blithely assumed big-time revenue increases this fiscal year. To no one’s surprise, it’s not working out as projected. Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/08/california-revenues-miss-mark-10-percent-july-2011.html#ixzz1UZNRl6eJ CAPITOL ALERT: The latest on California politics and government Posted by Kevin Yamamura August 9, 2011 1:01 …
The Private Lives of Navy SEALs
As a Navy wife, my life’s faced some tough roads. In 11 years, my beloved spent nearly 5 years away from San Diego, away from me and our friends, away from everyday life as an American. He missed Sept. 11 and the madness in the days, weeks, months following. He missed holidays, birthdays, anniversaries. He missed buying Christmas trees, family …
As California Goes, So Goes The Nation?
This op-ed originally appeared in the Flashreport If you believe that our state’s influence is waning, take a second look. While California may be declining in economic power, our political muscle is unfortunately being felt in Washington, DC. The brinksmanship, confusion over who is in charge, constantly changing, last minute negotiation of legislation, and the final outcome of the debt …
LA Fitness’ Recurring ‘Satellite Issue’ With Fox News
From my most-excellent North County Times colleague Mark Walker, comes this: Fitness devotee Dianne Lowe’s best exercise in recent days may be standing up for what she says is free speech. The five-year member of the LA Fitness club on El Norte Parkway in Escondido was outraged last week when she went to turn on the right-leaning cable channel while …
Conservative Watchdog Coming To San Diego?
In the comments, SD CityBeat’s Dave Maass mentioned this interesting ad on Craigslist: political writer/researcher/investigative reporter (San Diego) Date: 2011-07-28, 12:56AM PDT Reply to: job-kfvd2-2517260415@craigslist.org New political news and truth watchdog project. It’s internet based and is independent thinking (non party affiliation) and embraces conservative core values. Seeks writer (conservative journalist if possible) and a top notch researcher plus an …
From Cat Food to Caviar: Solidarity Ends at Retirement
Guest Commentary by Derrick Roach Recently, Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer of the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO, delivered a can of cat food to San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders claiming that is all union members will be able to afford if voters approve pension reform measures for city employees. While Gonzalez’s concern for the plight of union members is laudable, …
Prayers / Meditation please, for Tom Fuentes, a Model citizen and leader as he battles Illness this week
Last year we wrote about the best-ever Republican County Chairman, the legendary Tom Fuentes of Orange County. He had fully recovered his health thanks to a liver transplant at that time. Now he is again hospitalized, facing a tough new challenge. I ask Rostrafarians to pray, or meditate, a few moments today for a Man whose wise counsel is still needed …
Debt Downgrade – Blaming the Tea Party – San Diego Responds
All of the usual suspects have decided to blame the Tea Party for the recent S&P downgrade of U.S. government debt to AA+. This should be in the category of dog bites man news, of course, but it somehow makes the papers. First of all, the downgrade is long overdue. Second, unless spending is curbed, the debt will grow; tax …
Your Summer Time Weekend News sources
Here are some useful news sources for SD Rostra fans, and enjoyable weekend reading. Batting lead-off for you is Matt Potter, who is the best investigative reporter in San Diego… and the best this town has seen since the immortal Harold Keen in the 1960s and 1970s on Channel 8 and San Diego magazine. Harold Keen was the undisputed King. …
National debt? Chump change compared to TOTAL govt debt
The problem with us obsessing about the national debt is that this flap detracts us from the FAR larger TOTAL government debt and unfunded liability obligations. By normal human being standards, the $14.5+ trillion national debt is unimaginably huge. As of 5 August, the constantly growing per citizen obligation for that debt comes to $46,844.12 – according to the National …
Is apathy in America our real problem??
What amazes me about America right now is the apathy regarding this hole that Washington politicians have dug us into in their way of assuring reelection (promising everything to all, which we can’t afford and is really coming to bite us now). Why are we putting up with this? Do we all have the attitude of politicians, short term solutions …
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