I have an admission to make: I did not have drinks with my old friend this time. I spoke to him on the telephone, late last night, on other matters, when he mentioned that political campaign disclosures were public on the internet, and that he’d been going through them for the last several hours. I asked him if there was …
For the Love of Israel
As a conservative and staunch supporter of the state of Israel (if you do not know or cannot tell, I’m Jewish), I feel it is imperative that Americans fight for Israel’s existence and being. Being a productive entity in this world, full of culture, and also a big supporter and ally of the U.S. (well, Obama is not exactly advocating …
I Guess Sticks and Stones Break Poizner’s Bones
We all enjoy the fun and games of politics, like public safety workers coming to doors during an election in “costume uniforms” during the recent special election here in Oceanside, but I got a press release from the Poizner for Governor campaign today that makes me think that the Commissioner, or maybe his staff, have lost their collective minds. In …
If I only had a brain…
A brilliant piece of commentary, in which San Diego News Room Founder David King quotes an Al Pacino character, knows that his dog Milhouse is more certain than the Labor Council , and asks, “With its only meaningful content coming from op-ed pieces, how is the U-T any different from a blog?” (SD Rostra will take that part as a …
It’s Living Proof- We Need More Young Conservatives!
I just recently found out that I won an essay contest from the Conservative Agenda Project (CAP), which I discovered from The California Review editor Alec Weisman from a Collegiate Network editor’s conference. Originally, the contest was to have 25-35 winners to make up a book on how young conservatives talk to their peers about conservatism. Unfortunately, there were only …
One of the Public Information Requests on Emerald Activity Back?
At breakfast Friday morning (Hob Nob Hill, of course) guess who I ran into? A few of our local ‘Emerald Investigators’ pouring over some of the copious material garnered from the public information request generated from this blog a few months ago. They showed me two interesting lines of investigation, totally unrelated, that I imagine will be worth reporting on.
NATIONWIDE TEA PARTY ANNIVERSARY – San Diego, Feb. 27th – with Roger Hedgecock
From the Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition… Join us February 27th as Roger Hedgecock and Richard Rider headline our celebration of the one-year anniversary of the nationwide Tea Party Movement. We will focus on California and it’s roll in 2010, as-well-as host a petition drive for the Citizen Power Campaign and the Reform Call Now. http://www.facebook.com/l/db99f;UnplugThePoliticalMachine.org/ FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271087863588&index=1 …
Felony Stupid
Please raise your hands, everyone who plans on standing up for these punk kids, claiming they are somehow misunderstood or that they are simply being targeted because they are conservative activists… http://apnews.excite.com/article/20100128/D9DGVRK00.html No hands? Gee, might it be that the ACORN scandal went a little too much to someone’s head, leaving him wanting more attention and resulting in thinking he …
Three For Three! What A Deal!
Fast food restaurants seem to have figured out how to navigate through today’s horrible economy. So many of them are selling hamburgers and similar items for only a buck. Even if you buy three such sandwiches, chances are, you are paying half to one third of what you paid in the past. Of course bigger meals such as “The Baconator” …
Sen. Mimi Walters, Candidate for State Treasurer, to Speak at FRWF
Fairbanks Republican Women Federated Annual Membership Luncheon In honor of Our 15th Anniversary FRWF is proud to host a special guest speaker California State Senator Mimi Walters – Candidate for California State Treasurer Mimi currently serves as the Senate Assistant Republican Leader, Chair of Ethics Committee, Vice Chair of Revenue & Taxation Committee, on the Business & Professions Committee and …
The Worst State of the Union Speech Ever?
What a joke the State of the Union speech was. I have never heard a president utter so many cliches, phony policy ideas, and insults in what used to be considered, historically, a speech composed of substantial policy proposals. Obama retierated his promise to use the federal government to create jobs, a phony proposition if there ever was one. As …
Guest Column by Veritas: Response to Jerry Sanders & the Defense of Gay Marriage
Readers are reminded that each blog posting is the opinion of the individual author, not necessarily shared by the other site authors or administrators. There is no predetermined or decided “SD Rostra Opinion” on any one subject. Rostra is open to considering guest column submissions and opposing viewpoints on this issue, as well as any other. GUEST COLUMN by VERITAS …
My Predictions For Tonight’s State of the Union Address
My predictions for tonight’s State of the Union address are as follows: 1) We will hear that the state of the union is good. Wow! Didn’t see that one coming, did you? After the big sigh of relief is heard from across the land, Obama may say something to the effect of, “I can see where it may not look …
Ethics Commission sets February 25th “Showdown” date with Marti Emerald ——- Table stakes —— $5,000 a Count !
> San Diego city council member Marti Emerald has been “invited” to the Feb. 25th meeting of the San Diego City Ethics Commission. The invite is from Alison Adema, the still-new General Counsel for that body, and it alleges Emerald’s campaign committee violated the San Diego Municipal Code’s elections statute. The proposed punishment goes as high as $5,000 a count, …
The Rules for Rostra – Part 2
As noted previously, here you will find the general rules for comments: http://sdrostra.com/?page_id=2 Additionally, questions have been asked about whether comments may be removed from a post for other than a violation of the stated rules, such as disagreeing with the author of a post or being someone the author doesn’t particularly like. Let’s make this clear for both the …
The Garrick Question…Some Simple Advice
My last Sunday San Diego column at the FlashReport… As Jon Fleischman hi-lited on the main FR page Saturday, the Union-Trib editorialized on the selection of Martin Garrick as the new Assembly minority leader, praising the decision, while asking a question in the headline: Will he be the latest GOP leader to cave on taxes? Clearly, the UT gets it, …
DeMaio and Frye Outline Bipartisan Pension Reforms
Continuing their bipartisan partnership to bring real reform to the city’s troubled pension system, Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Donna Frye are asking the Mayor and City Council to act this year on pension reform. “A number of pension reform options do exist to help save taxpayers millions each year and achieve retirement security for city employees,” DeMaio and Frye write …
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
Poll results recently released by the San Diego Unified School District suggesting strong support for an annual parcel tax ballot initiative for school funding among likely voters are being thoroughly discredited by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. In a letter to Voice of San Diego published this afternoon and distributed to SDCTA contacts, Taxpayers Association President Lani Lutar makes …
Update on race for County Assessor – Recorder – Clerk — Republicans Ernie Dronenburg and Jeff Olson take the early fundraising lead
SD Rostra has learned that Jeff Olson and Ernie Dronenburg, the two declared Republican candidates for SD County Assessor / Recorder/ Clerk filed their campaign finance reports early this week, well before the February 1st deadline. Jeff Olson reports $14,315 raised, with $9,411 cash-on-hand. Olson, who serves as “division chief of Assessment services” in the ARC office, loaned his campaign …
Pay cut proposed for SDUSD Teachers and other staff. What about the bureaucrats?
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/23/sd-teachers-asked-take-pay-reduction/ “Teachers and other San Diego school employees could take pay cuts next year of up to 8 percent to help offset a projected $93 million deficit, under a proposal presented to labor groups this week.” Let’s look at this proposal. First of all, I’d like to know if the district has already made fiscal changes to their Cadillac benefit …
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