In my last installment, I suggested that there was only one approach to grow our party for the 2016 election cycle — change the endorsement process. I said: “Our endorsement process is broken — it alienates a lot of people. After reading through this entire series, I’ve concluded that two things could change us for the better: getting people elected to the …
A step back from politics — Don’t be mad, I’m just the messenger
My son has an internship with our State Senator, Joel Anderson. One day he was given a task to call the various church leaders throughout the district to see if they would lend their names to one of Anderson’s projects. My son called a Catholic church and, not being Catholic, wasn’t familiar with some of the the abbreviated titles on …
A Response to Carl DeMaio’s “New Generation”
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson What distinguishes the Republican Party from the Democrat Party is that Republicans build our coalition around principles, while the Democrats build their coalition around identities. The Democrat strategy is to cobble together a coalition of African Americans, Hispanics, single women, gays, and union members and hope that group equals 51 percent of the electorate. That’s …
A Case For Changing The Republican Party of San Diego County — Part Six: Changing the Endorsement Process
We’ve had some great discussions in this series and I spent a lot of time discussing the Volunteer Neighborhood Precinct Captains. I’ve served on two other county committees (Camden County, NJ and Maricopa County, AZ) before serving on the San Diego Committee. In those committees, the Precinct Captain was elected and was the basic building block of party governance and operations. Take …
Senator Anderson is an East County Powerhouse
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson Two weeks ago Senator Joel Anderson hosted his annual Holiday Gala at Toyota of El Cajon. The event drew over 3,000 people, and served as welcome reminder of the type of support our legislators can earn when they excel at constituent service and vote on behalf of the people’s interests in Sacramento. The event came …
El Cajon police cleverly buy terrific publicity by giving away VERY few dollars — while working on our dime
Here’s a front page SAN DIEGO U-T “feel good” story about El Cajon police giving out $20 bills rather than citations for Christmas. WONDERFUL publicity for the cops. Allow me to play the Grinch in this activity. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/27/tp-cops-give-cash-instead-of-citations/ Here’s the shorter AP story that went out on the national wire. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/27/police-in-san-diego-suburb-give-cash-at-traffic/ Was this some altruistic outburst by cops on the …
Over 3,000 at Senator Anderson East County Holiday Party
by Guest Party-Goer Jordan Marks Looking all around me I was literally lost in a sea of folks. That description is usually followed by, “I was at a palooza,” “a concert,” or “a street fair,” but for political nerds it was the Senator Joel Anderson Holiday party in El Cajon. Hands down, the Anderson Party is the premiere holiday event …
Politics Roundup for Sunday, December 28, 2014 — Year-End Notables
Year-End Notables… Voice: The 2014 Voice of the Year Is … — Sea World foes, Jerry Sanders, Todd Gloria, Lorena Gonzalez make the list. Voice: Part Two, Voice of the Year: The Near-Misses — Rostra contributors Kevin Faulconer, Jason Roe and Revolvis, Carl DeMaio, Barry Jantz are mentioned. Breitbart: Top 25 Conservative Voices in California — Rostra contributors Tom Del …
The 2,000-year-old Blog
As is my custom the past several years on this eve… And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, …
A Case For Changing The Republican Party Of San Diego County — Part Five: Reconciling Irreconcilable Differences
This is a long series so let me summarize it before we start to talk about how to reconcile irreconcilable differences. In the first installment, I posited that the Republican Party of San Diego County’s (RPSDC) celebrated “San Diego Model” was, in fact, not being followed. The comments that followed suggested early endorsements alienated people in the primaries, causing them …
Politics Roundup for Tuesday, December 23, 2014 – A focus on cops
The Latest Headlines… –Year-End Reviews– Political Vanguard’s Tom Del Beccaro: Winners and losers of 2014 — Hillary makes both ends of the list. Voice: A Year of Firsts and Scandals in Sacramento — Brian Joseph: “This was a year of historic elections and searing scandals. Here’s the top events in state politics – from a San Diego perspective – of …
PoliticalVanguard.com: Winners and losers of 2014
Guest Commentary by Thomas Del Beccaro Here are the Top 10 Losers of 2014… 10. The Yankees. They have spent nearly a half of billion dollars in the last two years and missed the playoffs both years – proving throwing money at problems doesn’t work. 9. Climate Change Mongers. The drought is ending in California and the cold temperatures are …
Republicans Making Gains with New Generation Candidates
ICYMI – The New York Times ran a piece on progress within the Republican Party in backing candidates that look like America. Here’s the summary, followed by a link to the full article – WASHINGTON — As Republicans took control of an unprecedented 69 of 99 statehouse chambers in the midterm elections, they did not rely solely on a bench …
Tragic Assassination of NYPD Cops Begs For Law Enforcement Reform
Like many libertarians, I am appalled at what’s happening to our police forces in this country. Like many conservatives, I am saddened that people have lost trust in law enforcement. I was furious that Kelly Thomas’ killers were set free. While I agree with the grand jury’s decision in the Michael Brown shooting, I wonder why that cop had to …
Politics Roundup for Monday, December 22, 2014
The Latest Headlines… Voice: The 2014 Voice of the Year Is … — Jerry Sanders tossed in as a token, but he apparently only speaks for “big business” LATimes: San Diego region has become hub of gang-controlled prostitution rings KPBS: No Deal Yet To Raise San Diego Cop Pay KPBS: California Plastic Bag Ban May Soon Qualify For Ballot SDUT …
Politics Roundup for the Weekend — Sunday, December 21, 2014
Chula Vista… Rostra: Padilla ends Chula Vista recount, McCann can for now rest easily as Council member SDUT Editorial: Lessons from the Chula Vista City Council recount Rostra: “The Twelve Days of Recount” — A new song by Derrick Roach The Latest Headlines… Rostra’s Brian Brady: A Case For Changing The Republican Party of San Diego County – Part 4: …
Breaking: Padilla ends Chula Vista recount, McCann can for now rest easily as Council member
Word from the Registrar of Voters this morning is that Steve Padilla supporters have called off the balance of the recount in the Chula Vista City Council contest, thus cementing John McCann’s prior win. In the last few days Team Padilla shifted gears from the recount effort to contesting disallowed ballots (see below), then back to the recount, all to …
Politics Roundup for Thursday, December 18, 2014
Rostra’s Brian Brady: A Case for Changing The Republican Party Of San Diego County — Part Four Rebuilding the Coalition The Latest Headlines… Rostra: “The Twelve Days of Recount” — A new song by Derrick Roach SDUT’s Steve Greenhut: Affidavit shows cop union targeting foes — The Costa Mesa experience Rostra: Senator Anderson Hosts 3,000 without the U.S.S. …
A Case For Changing The Republican Party of San Diego County – Part Four: Rebuilding the Coalition
There is an ongoing national struggle for leadership in the Republican Party: business establishment vs. populist conservatives. Populist conservatives led the Republican House victory in 2010, infighting between the two factions produced a national loss in 2012, and an aggressive establishment victory snared the Senate just last month. In California, that struggle was highlighted by the Tim Donnelly v. Neel …
The Twelve Days of Recount
Guest Song by Derrick W. Roach On the first day of recount the voter gave to me, a ballot marked incorrectly. On the second day of recount the voter gave to me, two over votes and a ballot marked incorrectly. On the third day of recount the voter gave to me, three union thugs, two over votes and a ballot …
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