A month after accompanying an American delegation to Guatemala City, past State GOP Chairman Ron Nehring joins a similar group shortly to visit Pakistan and India. The exact timing, route and purpose are being kept confidential for purposes of security in that perilous part of the world. Ciiting the importance of the region in the ongoing global war on terror, Nehring said, “The …
Lutar & Rider debate public employee reps
Last month Lani Lutar (CEO, San Diego County Taxpayers Association) and yours truly debated the pension morass with two public employee labor union defenders. We were invited to speak before a hostile but largely civil audience — a small CA state convention of (mostly) retired county employees meeting at the Kona Kai Club. All the usual points from both sides …
Sovereignty?
Suggested response to Musharraf claiming the US violated his country’s sovereignty… Yes, we violated your sovereignty. We don’t care. You lost any expectation that we would respect your sovereign rights when you denied you were harboring bin Laden and instead played stupid for nearly a decade. You also lost any expectation of the U.S. sharing our strategic plans with you, …
Osama bin Laden dead at age 54
The founder of al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, dead at the age of 54. Senior White House Officials reported the walls closed in for bin Laden last year when actionable intelligence determined the founder of al Qaeda was indeed residing in Pakistan. With that knowledge intelligence agencies began work with the military to formulate a plan to kill the world’s …
Welcome Caleb Cash Fletcher
Excerpted from yesterday’s Sunday San Diego at the FlashReport… Nathan Fletcher may have some increased incentive not to be in Sacramento four days a week. Saturday night he surprised a few folks with his tweet, “2day we welcome Caleb Fletcher to family. Adoption is an amazing blessing, but can come with only a few hours notice.” Baby and family are …
Clinton, Obama and Palin Invite you to Dinner
The San Diego GOP’s annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner is May 26 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, and Chairman Tony Krvaric and team have pulled out the big guns: Watch the invitation video — A must watch! Sign up for the event here.
Joy To The World
If you can’t guess what this is all about, click here.
Is there a “ROCKY” sequel in San Diego’s Political Future? — paging Rocky Chavez, Acting Secretary of California Veterans Affairs.
Friends and supporters are encouraging Rocky Chavez to seek one of SD County’s ‘open’ state legislative seats in 2012. The career US Marine served two terms on the O’side city council, leaving in 2009 when Gov. Arnold first named him Undersecretary for Veterans Affairs, and then Acting Secretary the past six months, as Jerry Brown looked for a permanent successor. My …
Your Video Invitation to a Hangover
16th Annual Golden Watchdog & Golden Fleece Awards Dinner Thursday, May 19, 2011 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Town and Country Resort & Convention Center Enjoy your video invitation featuring the Singing Fleece! Click here. The San Diego County Taxpayers Association hosts the annual Golden Watchdog & Golden Fleece Awards Dinner to inform and educate the taxpayers of San Diego County …
Obama and Trump Make News Over Birth Certificate
Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by The Washington Times Communities, 4-27-11. Used by permission. When somebody falls for a trap, who’s to blame, the trapper, or the sucker who took the bait? Neither Donald Trump nor President Obama have much to brag about today regarding the birth certificate nonsense, but both are offering cocky speeches anyway, almost as if …
Mike Slater Show Covers San Diego Redistricting Commission Controversy
This morning San Diego’s newest local radio talk show host Mike Slater covered not only the latest developments in the ongoing San Diego redistricting commission scandal, but also a more in-depth background on how the commission came to be, and how what was supposed to be a non-partisan affair has turned into a circus. Click here for the 7 am …
Syria’s crackdown on protesters leaves hundreds dead
While the storyline in the Middle East is still developing the plot centers around the sustainment of government protests by oppressed citizens that has captured the world’s attention. In recent years it has been the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that dominated the headlines, but something has changed, the people have risen up, ousted brutal dictators and they’ve done it …
Bill Would Tax Retail Water Districts
Retail water districts would pay a new tax under proposed state legislation to fund water-related supply, environmental and recreation projects. The size of the tax has yet to be calculated, but it would be significant. A hearing is scheduled May 4 for the bill, Senate Bill 34, in the California Senate’s Governance and Finance committee. Since the bill would impose …
Nuptials Trumped by Apparent Hawaiian Forgery
Ok, the headline has little to do with this post, other than fun. Only in current times could the news of a birth certificate halt the 24-7 coverage of an upcoming wedding. For some past fun then, an August 2009 post from the ONION, even more relevant today… Afterbirthers Demand To See Obama’s Placenta WASHINGTON–In the continuing controversy surrounding the …
At Last, Obama Releases Long-Form Birth Certificate – Or Did He?
The news just might put an end to the absurd-sounding birther claims that Obama wasn’t born in the United States. Or perhaps not — there’s already doubt the document is the one birthers have been asking for. Conservative blogger Patterico — not a birther — explains why: “I’m not sure this is the long form. This looks to be simply …
Poway Roger goes thru Extreme U-T Makeover…and Survives
The Roger Covalt featured in last weekend’s Union-Trib money makeover article, “Can couple save for retirement and kids’ education?,” is none other than Rostra‘s own Poway Roger. You can read his Rostra entries here. Roger reports that his budding career as a blogger was included in the info provided to the newspaper, but that part of his bio didn’t make …
Long Train Running — Pam Slater-Price v. Steve Danon enters 6th Month…. Danon not Going away … their Election is in June 2012 !
Time for a 6 Month Update on the Triathlon between County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price and top-tier challenger Steve Danon. The actual election is 14 months away, but the race keeps generating news! Both Tom Blair and Barry Jantz reported that Tom Shepard will direct Danon’s campaign. I reported earlier that Karolyn Dorsee is doing fundraising for Danon. Pam Slater-Price has led …
Obama asks lawmakers to end oil subsidies
President Obama released a letter today addressed to the nation’s top four lawmakers, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi, encouraging them to immediately draft legislation to end government subsidies to the oil industry. The letter pointed out that American families are feeling the pain of surging fuel prices and the need for lawmakers to address the issue …
The State of San Diego’s Small Business Owners
(As published in today’s print edition of the San Diego Daily Transcript) A new poll reveals that San Diego’s small business community sees brighter economic days ahead, but remains tight fisted and cautious about the future. If local government officials take new steps to address the needs of business, they can stimulate capital spending and job creation when they’re needed …
IED device found outside Brownsville, Texas closes highway on Easter
The Brownsville Police Department confirmed reports that an IED device was disarmed by bomb disposal experts on Easter Sunday. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was located by a passerby who alerted authorities about the Highway 77/83 location. The scene of the IED bomb is located just 15 minutes north of the Texas/Mexico border. Keep reading
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