Afghanistan’s corruption is legendary (see Part 3 in this series). The war-torn tribal nation provides fertile fields for training terrorists and growing poppies, is home to al Qaeda, and is where the 9/11 plotters hatched their terrorist attack on America. But sadly, in the worst kept secret in Central Asia, the U.S. condones and encourages the growing of poppies, the …
Odds of saving libraries and rec centers better than Lions making playoffs
Stories about budget cuts are easy to tell and reaction is fierce, but the coverage is often misleading Just about every media outlet has recently and repeatedly told San Diegans the news isn’t good – massive cuts to your libraries and rec centers are coming. It’s a great story for the overworked journalist. Easy to report. Easy to write. Readers, …
Dual Profiles for Redistricting Chief Midori Wong
KUSI’s story about the liberal partisans on the “independent” Redistricting Commission has reverberated throughout San Diego. KUSI sat down with Redistricting Commission Chief of Staff Midori Wong. The Redistricting Commission website’s profile of Wong does not mention her being a 2010 fellow of the liberal New Leaders Council. It also omitted her campaigning for Democrat Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, her mother, …
Filling the Obama Gap on Immigration Reform
President Obama discussing immigration reform in June 2009, Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. In a clear signal that Obama will demagogue any issue to help his re-election chances, we read this from the U-T. President Barack Obama told about 70 national leaders in a private meeting Tuesday that immigration reform is still one of his priorities despite the …
Eyewitness account — Sylvia Sullivan writes about last Weekend’s turbulent CRA convention in Sacramento
Sylvia Sullivan is a much-respected East County conservative leader. In this column she describes last weekend’s chaotic CRA convention in Sacramento. Incredibly, she reports here, Senator Joel Anderson and others were denied their right to vote as CRA delegates. Here is Sylvia’s eyewitness account: There were four police squad cars in the front parking lot as I arrived at the CRA …
Welfare checks can be used to buy alcohol and cigarettes in California
On a straight party-line vote California lawmakers gave the green light for welfare recipients to purchase alcohol and tobacco products using taxpayer money. The insanity in the Golden State continues despite the state’s $23 billion deficit and double-digit unemployment. Recently California changed the way it disperses food stamps. In an effort to take the stigma away from food stamps the …
Stirling: Dumanis would be a tool of the public employee unions
Submitted as a comment by Retired State Senator and Judge Larry Stirling… D.A. Dumanis betrays her lack of experience in any public-policy arena besides the narrow one of politics and the criminal-justice system with her position on the retirement issue. Because of the magic of compounding and the time-value of money, the entirely portable, front loaded, and privately managed defined-payment …
Workers of Chula Vista Unite
From “Chula Vista Patriots”… A resolution is on the Chula Vista City Council agenda for today under councilmembers comments titled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AFFIRMING WORKERS RIGHTS. The resolution is here: http://209.242.175.50/weblink7/docview.aspx?id=95529 There will probably be a big showing of union support. News cameras will be there to get people’s reactions and …
KUSI-TV investigates possible political Bias in Redrawing of SD City Council Districts — A New map would apply for a Decade.
“It’s Deja Vu all over again” baseball’s Yogi Berra once said, and tonight KUSI-TV news hints that could be happening with redrawing of San Diego City Council districts. You can see KUSI’s lengthy story here. Political bias in the process was supposed to have ended in 1992 when voters approved an “independent” commission to do the job, but KUSI asks whether …
KUSI Drops Bombsell on Redistricting
I hope someone else saw KUSI’s segment tonight on labor’s infiltration of the City of San Diego’s redistricting commission because I missed the first few minutes. What I did see was KUSI rip the “non-partisan” redistricting commission apart. It appears that a good number of the board members have significant ties to labor and that the commission’s lead staffer is …
Block for Senate, (Insert Name Here) for Assembly
In local political news today, the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that Marty Block — everyone’s favorite tax-raising-after-he-promised-not-to-do-so Democrat — is looking to run for the State Senate seat currently held by a termed-out Christine Kehoe. Former Assemblywoman Lori Saldana is in the mix, and there are rumblings that newly-elected Assemblywoman Toni Atkins might jump in. All depending upon redistricting, of …
Dumanis Announcement Heard Round the City
Andrew Donohue at Voice of San Diego has the story… Bonnie Dumanis comes out against the Sanders/DeMaio/Faulconer pension reform measure in the City of San Diego. She tells Voice, “…it is my core belief that those who put their lives at risk daily in the line of duty should have a secure pension … I can’t support a measure that …
Billion dollar corruption within the U.S. picked Afghan regime
After reviewing Afghan custom records, the Wall Street Journal reported that during a three-year period more than $3.1 billion in U.S. dollars left Afghanistan through the airport destined for Middle Eastern countries like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. More than $3 billion has been shipped from a country the CIA Fact Book claims only collected $1 billion in taxes annually. However, …
Labor Council’s “Middle Class Taxpayer Association”
If ever a group assembled under a more inaccurate name, I’d be interested to see it. The “Middle Class Taxpayers Association” isn’t a new voice for responsible stewardship of our tax dollars. It’s a front group shilling for the San Diego Labor Council. The Labor Council doesn’t even try to hide its involvement. It seems silly to use this name, but I suppose there are people or news media who might confuse it with a real taxpayers advocacy group.
On Wisconsin! — Carl DeMaio’s signature Speech Phrase on Monday night stirs Discussion at local Blogs & websites
Councilman Carl DeMaio distilled the coming fight over pension Reform into a single phrase last Monday night at the Republican Party of San Diego. The 25o in attendance cheered it… and the colorful question echoed around the San Diego blogosphere this week. Liam Dillon quoted it with interest at Voice of San Diego… (hat tip to Mr. Dillon for linking to …
Tony Krvaric is accused of Silence on Call-Box Controversy — but this Photograph of him seems to speak Loud and Clear!
GOP Chairman Tony Krvaric was accused this weekend of keeping strangely mum on the SAFE – Call Box controversy brought to light recently by City Councilwoman Lorie Zapf. The City Beat Guy ‘called out’ Mr. Krvaric in a tweet, asking “Where were you on SD Safe? Haven’t heard a peep from you calling on Republicans Roberts and Kulchin to stop taxing.” This statement …
Say It Ain’t So, Mr. Kittle
Yesterday, in the midst of a crazy day in public relations, KUSI’s Bob Kittle revealed to me that next Friday will be his last day after a year at the helm. He’s going to stay on as a political contributor, but he wants to write a book – a biography. “The Legend Behind the Bowtie,” I said. He laughed warmly …
Tax-Day Tea Party ignites citizens to stay involved in politics
More than 2,000 citizen’s show-up for the ‘Stop Taxing Us’ annual Tax-Day Tea Party held at the Oceanside Pier, just north of San Diego. The speakers at the event were not elected politicians, just community activists making the trek to the beach to show their solidarity with the movement that spontaneously erupted shortly after Barrack Obama became president and rammed …
Finding The Good In The Friday
Written by Bob Siegel and originally published in The Washington Times Communities 4-15-11. Used by permission. SAN DIEGO, April 15,24, 2011 —Good Friday. Where on Earth did they come up with a name like that? The second in a trilogy of holy days making up Easter Week, (Psalm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter itself) the purpose of Good Friday is …
Tax Day Tea Party Rallies
Today’s FlashReport covers yesterday’s various Tea Party rallies, including Oceanside… http://www.flashreport.org/index.php?doDate=20110416 North County Times… OCEANSIDE: Dueling rallies held Friday Union-Trib… Two political rallies raise their voices in Oceanside
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