FR readers, I am pleased to report that according to a call I got from Congressman John Campbell’s office, Jerry Lewis signed the letter to President Bush pledging to uphold any vetoes on discretionary spending that are made by the President.

From talking to Campbell’s staff, it would appear that Lewis committed to signing around 45 minutes to an hour after we posted on the subject here at the FlashReport, and after Lewis was first singled out on Rob Bluey’s blog.

You can read our original post on this item by scrolling down, or clicking here. THANK YOU CONGRESSMAN LEWIS FOR SIGNING THE LETTER. Of course, thanks to the rest of the California GOP delegation as well!… Read More

The Governor’s recent judicial appointments actually had a small gain in GOP numbers. Unfortunately, this hardly makes a dent after almost 4 years of Arnold appointing a ratio of 2 Democrats for every Republican. See previous posts with link to others.Clearly Post Partisan means Democrats win!

Here are the judges according to Capitol Morning Report Los Angeles County: Mitchell L. Beckloff, 45, Santa Monica, Democrat, commissioner, same court. Edmund Willcox Clarke Jr., 56, Manhattan Beach, Republican, partner Stark & Clarke (law firm). Graciela L. Freixes, 51, Valencia, Republican, commissioner, same court. David B. Gelfound, 43, Simi Valley, Republican, deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. John H. Ing, 53, Rancho Palos Verdes, decline-to-state, commissioner, same court. Kathryn A. Solorzano, 46, Los Angeles, Democrat, deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.… Read More

This website couldn’t be more enthusiastic about any member of Congress from California than we are about Representative John Campbell (pictured to the right). No, not just because he writes for our website. We’re big Campbell fans because he has proven in his short time on Capitol Hill to be one of the top leaders in the House on matters of fiscal restraint and common sense. It isn’t just where he stands on the issues, but that he is an activist, willing to exert time and energy to promote the issues in which he believes — the most paramount of which, as a Congressman, is reducing the size and scope of the federal government. So it is no surprise that Congressman Campbell has been leading the charge to rally Congressmen to sign a letter to the President letting him know that they will vote to sustain his veto when he rejects overspending by House Democrats. In his latest… Read More

Great news from the office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger – former San Bernardino Republican Party Chair Elia Pirozzi has been appointed to serve on the Superior Court. Pirozzi served as party chair from 2000-03 and stood for election to Congress and State Assembly in recent election cycles.

Many of us remember when Elia Pirozzi was the Republican Party nominee against 42nd Congressional District liberal incumbent Congressman George Brown in 1998, and subsequent races for the same post in 1999 and 2000 against Democrat Joe Baca. Pirozzi was the GOP standard-bearer in a tough district for Republican candidates, and all three times he came close to prevailing against his Democratic opponents despite difficult party registration numbers.

More recently, in 2004, Pirozzi stood for election to the California State Assembly, where he had a nail-bitingly close 157-vote loss to fellow Republican Bill… Read More

Many of today’s state legislators received their start after the mid 1990s when California’s term limit law took effect and representatives who had been in the legislature for years were being forced to retire. This was around the same time as the dot-com boom that brought thousands of entrepreneurs and startup companies into California.

The cultures of both the political and business generation that received their starts in the 1990s are very similar. A few comparisons will help illustrate the point:

Resilience – failed companies in the 90s prepared CEOs for the next big opportunity. We see this quite often now – candidate loses one election only to run for another seat and win in the next election cycle. How quickly you can dust yourself off and get back in the game after a loss is important now days and nobody’s career is ever over. Think Lt. Governor John Garamendi – lose primary for Governor in 1998 and then run and win Lt. Governor in 2006. Or Assemblyman Nakanishi – run for Assembly and lose, run for State Senate and lose, then run for state Assembly and win. … Read More

Many of today’s state legislators received their start after the mid 1990s when California’s term limit law took effect and representatives who had been in the legislature for years were being forced to retire. This was around the same time as the dot-com boom that brought thousands of entrepreneurs and startup companies into California.

The cultures of both the political and business generation that received their starts in the 1990s are very similar. A few comparisons will help illustrate the point:

Resilience – failed companies in the 90s prepared CEOs for the next big opportunity. We see this quite often now – candidate loses one election only to run for another seat and win in the next election cycle. How quickly you can dust yourself off and get back in the game after a loss is important now days and nobody’s career is ever over. Think Lt. Governor John Garamendi – lose primary for Governor in 1998 and then run and win Lt. Governor in 2006. Or Assemblyman Nakanishi – run for Assembly and lose, run for State Senate and lose, then run for state Assembly and win. … Read More

When I was running for state assembly, I had to fill out a questionnaire for the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce in order to receive their endorsement. One of the questions dealt with education; this was my answer:

Strong schools are essential to a vibrant community. In order to attract and retain the most productive citizens, our public schools must be top-notch. Pleasanton schools are known statewide and nationally as exemplary educational institutions, and that does not happen by accident. The partnerships between the schools, chamber, city government and the parent community are critical…and must be constantly nourished with vigilant work to keep all stakeholders in communication about what our schools need for the short term and the long term.

I would add this sentence to the Chamber’s Education Vision Statement: “Then, bring them home!”

It’s not just that I am a mother of three kids in Pleasanton schools who wants to see her kids come home from college and… Read More

From the way that Tony Strickland’s campaign for California State Senate is gearing up, you would almost think that that he is listed as "incumbent" on the ballot. But, of course, he is not. The incumbent, Senator Tom McClintock, is retiring next year as term limits prevents him from seeking a third Senate term. Today the ENTIRE 15-member State Senate Republican Caucus endorsed former Assemblyman Strickland in his bid to succeed McClintock.

[You can see all of the signatures by clicking on the link at the bottom of this blog post.]

"All of our Senators are committed to helping Tony win his election to the State Senator next November," Senate Republican Dick Ackerman told me tonight. If that wasn’t enough, earlier tonight, the Ventura County Republican Party weighed in with a rare (and overwhelming) pre-primary endorsement for Strickland as… Read More