Squashed by a majority of Escondido City Councilmembers, the attempt by liberal member Olga Diaz to debate and denounce Arizona’s immigration law (SB1070) and to rescind Escondido’s current resolution opposing sanctuary status did not get a hearing. The council voted 3-2 with Diaz and Sam Abed voting no, to oppose the attempt to discuss the issue. This means that our …
Please Comment Here on Senate District 36 Candidate Guest Columns
All of the candidates have now submitted a guest column. Click on the names below to get to each commentary. In the race to succeed Dennis Hollingsworth for State Senate, instead of reader discussion ensuing separately on each of the candidate commentaries, please enter your comments below this post. Here are the individual links to the candidate guest columns…. Joel …
Greg Stephens on the Race for the 36th Senate District
SD Rostra invited the Republican candidates competing in the 36th State Senate District race (succeeding Dennis Hollingsworth) to submit a guest column. The commentaries have been posted in the order received prior to the deadline. Candidate submissions received after the original postings have been added as they came in. The following was received after the deadline… Guest Column by Greg …
Bill Wells Gains the Support of California Dental Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2010 CONTACT: Eddie Sprecco 619-889-1348 (El Cajon) The influential California Dental Association (CDA) has weighed in on the 77th Assembly District Race in support of Bill Wells. The CDA has been a factor in many local primaries recently and have put their support behind Healthcare Professional Bill Wells in the form of a max-out contribution. …
Escondido Votes on Sanctuary Status Tonight
North County – Once again the battle ground zero for the local immigration fight will be in Escondido tonight as the council decides if it will continue to support its No-Sanctuary City policy or rescind it, along with opposing the new immigration law in Arizona. Councilwoman Olga Diaz has asked the council for the two part agenda item because she …
Politics At Ten Paces?
People have told me several times recently how dismayed they are at a growing lack of civility in political discourse. They’ve said to me that it’s never seemed as bad as it is now. This is my cue to remind them that 206 years ago in 1804, sitting Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr shot and killed former …
AD 78: Powell Endorsed by Hunter, Packard
From the Rick Powell campaign… Former Congressman Ron Packard’s endorsement comes on the heels of Congressman Duncan D. Hunter’s and adds to the momentum behind Col. Rick Powell as he seeks the Republican nomination in the 78th Assembly District. www.VoteRickPowell.com MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2010 Contact: Élise L. Dufresne (619) 341-4435 Congressman Ron Packard Endorses Col. Rick …
Breaking: Party can donate as it sees fit to San Diego candidates
In the ongoing legal machinations over City of San Diego contribution limits, the Republican Party within the last hour heard that the emergency motion to lift the stay on donations to its endorsed candidates was granted. This means that the GOP is able to make direct contributions to its candidates – in any amount. The Party is now also able …
Preacher Arrested For Being Honest About the Bible
A street preacher in Cumbria, England was recently arrested. His crime: Saying that homosexuality is a sin. I have news for you: According to the Bible, homosexuality is a sin (Romans 1). Maybe you don’t believe in the Bible but is belief now going to be mandated by law? The police officer approaching the man asked if he was expressing …
Gardner press conference yields few new details
Now that John Gardner has been convicted and sentenced to three life terms in prison for Chelsea King and Amber Dubois murders, the San Diego law enforcement community held a collective press conference to answer questions from the media. While many questions were asked, reporters were left with confirmation on details dug up during the investigative phase of the double …
Proposition D on the ballot for my friends in the City of San Diego
I spent 31 years living in San Diego, but I’ve lived in Poway for 19 years now. I like to stick to Poway issues, but every once in awhile, I look at what San Diego is doing, and for the most part, I shake my head and become more thankful that I live in Poway. So this morning, I read …
When will we wake up and start telling our elected officials where to cut?
So how many of us think Sacramento will really solve their budget crisis with REAL solutions instead of the usual “smoke and mirrors”? Not me. Doesn’t this approach scare you? Doesn’t it anger you that Sacramento can come down and raid the coffers of school districts, cities, counties and other agencies to “balance” their budget, while making these agencies look …
McClintock Endorses Joel Anderson for Senate
See the post with press release at the FlashReport… http://www.flashreport.org/blog.php?postID=2010051715055584
Senator DeMint tries to get border fence completed
In an effort to quell the immigration debate raging across the country, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) plans to reintroduce an amendment in a financial regulation bill that would force the federal government to finally complete the fence along the southern border. His plan calls for the completion of 700 miles of double fencing along the U.S./Mexico border, something that has …
Lincoln Club Issues Ballot Recommendations
The Lincoln Club of San Diego County has posted its complete list of ballot recommendations. If you’re a new reader or need a little refresher, the Lincoln Club is a fiscally conservative organization dedicated to the goal of advancing free market principles and ideas by recruiting, endorsing, and supporting business-friendly candidates, regardless of party affiliation. Lincoln Club members assess whether …
Rick, Robert and Rove: The New Conservative Power Trio?
San Diego based conservative radio talk show host Rick Amato (far left, pardon the expression) with his pals, conservative Hollywood activist and actor Robert Davi, with Republican political consultant, commentator and author Karl Rove. Rick recently had dinner in Los Angeles with Davi and Rove. Reportedly Rove chatted up Rick about the growing influence of his talk show in conservative …
Gardner sentenced for the murder of two San Diego teens
John Gardner was convicted and sentenced for the murder and rape of two San Diego teenagers as well as the attempted rape of a college jogger. Gardner received two life sentences with out the possibility of parole for the murders and another 25 years for the attempted rape of the jogger- all to be served concurrently. While the details of …
Thomas Sowell rebuts Obamanomics
After my main man Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell is easily my favorite economist. But he’s more than a great free market advocate. He offers enlightening sociological and philosophical insights. Professor Sowell is truly an original thinker. Watch his YouTube interview. Even though he is a bit past his peak as a communicator, Sowell’s intellect towers above little people with little …
Obama’s Speech About Speech Endangers Speech
President Obama gave quite the commencement speech at Hampton University, Virginia. His supposedly wise, benign words talked about how new media such as Blackberries and Twitter can be a distraction to education. As a matter of fact, the new media can indeed be a distraction, a welcome distraction. Our current public education system does not offer students a chance to …
Spend, spend, spend Boxer loves a good bailout
California is battling a tough recession, a budget that is at least $20 billion in the red and an unemployment rate inching towards 13 percent. While the taxpayer has had enough of bailout after bailout, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) decided to bail out Fannie and Freddie Mac by voting to give them billions more to squander. The California U.S. Senator …
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