I have confirmed that Mike Radlovic has dropped out of the race for the 60th Assembly District. Mike Radlovic, past chair of the San Gabriel Valley Lincoln Club and the runner up to Bob Pacheco in the 1998 race for the seat (It was open primary, Huff came in third) Mike would have been a formidable candidate. See here. His ability to self-fund and his long history of GOP involvement were obvious pluses. Apparently, he had locked up political consultant Jim Nygren. Nygren helped Huff to an upset in this race four years ago. He let him go. Nygren has since signed on with Curt Hagman. See my post on him here.

Other candidates include Larry Dick, who has sources say raised over 60K at a recent fundraiser. The first financials in this race will be interesting. Other possible candidates… Read More

U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that former California Secretary of State Bill Jones will serve as chairman of the Arizona Senator’s campaign in the state of California.

As chairman, Jones will take the lead on Senator McCain’s political outreach and use his years of statewide experience on major issues to help advise a successful statewide effort.

Bill Jones served as California’s Secretary of State from 1995 to 2003 where he was widely credited for the success of his groundbreaking election and campaign finance reforms. Jones served in the California State Assembly from 1983 to 1995 where he was elected Republican leader in the assembly in 1991. A respected leader on agricultural and water issues, Jones also successfully authored California’s famous "Three Strikes and You’re Out" tough on crime law (Proposition 184). Bill Jones was elected as the state’s Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004.

"John McCain’s established record of leadership will go a long way with California’s Republican voters. He has been a leader on our critically… Read More

An announcement is coming soon from Western Conservative Political Action Conference, Inc.that Mike Reagan has agreed toserve asGeneral Chairman of a very major event to be held at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach, Oct. 12-13, 2007, endorsed by the American Conservative Union as an "official" CPAC here in California. The unique event will draw west coast conservatives together and will include speeches by all the major presidential candidates. Details to follow….!… Read More

Today’s Guest Commentary is penned by Hector Barajas is Communications Director for the California Republican Party… As the California State Democrat Party concluded its annual convention, it is clear that the parade of speeches that filled the convention halls of San Diego offered no more than obscure and recycled promises that Californians have grown tired of hearing. “Commander in Chief” candidates continue their finger pointing and apology tour. As with the South Carolina debate, seven of the eight presidential candidates that attended the San Diego convention spent their time pointing fingers, apologizing, and trying to find out who would be the first to abandon the people of Iraq.

Absent in both the debate and convention was a discussion or plan detailing how they would deal with the… Read More

Why would otherwise intelligent and practical men create a new political party? They might if times were extreme and the social fabric was deteriorating. California after it was admitted in 1850, elected two pro slavery democrat governors, and one anti-Chinese democrat governor, although it was a "free" state.

Democrat Governor Peter Burnett [1849-1851 – pictured to the left] was not only pro slavery but vigorously pushed legislation to prevent freed blacks tolive in California.The second Governor, Democrat James McDougall 1851-1852 supported the pro slavery Kansas-Nebraska Act. The third democrat John Bigler, while not aggressively pro slavery , supported laws against Asians and"vehemently denounced Chinese immigration."

Such sentiments were not the thinking of enlightened free souls.

By 1856 California had three political parties, Democrats, Whigs and the anti Asian KnowNothing Party. Coming to the… Read More

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Today’s Guest Commentary is penned by Hector Barajas is Communications Director for the California Republican Party…

As the California State Democrat Party concluded its annual convention, it is clear that the parade of speeches that filled the convention halls of San Diego offered no more than obscure and recycled promises that Californians have grown tired of hearing.

“Commander in Chief” candidates continue their finger pointing and apology tour. As with the South Carolina debate, seven of the eight presidential candidates that attended the San Diego convention spent their time pointing fingers, apologizing, and trying to find out who would be the first to abandon the people of Iraq.

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I’ve had an eight page report from General Barry McCaffrey forwarded to me by a colleague and it is up on our Lincoln Club of Fresno County website. It is quick and mandatory reading for all those that would like to debate this issue with a good and balanced perspective.

Suggest you review, download and forward out liberally to your friends. This document needs to be out in cyberspace in a big way.… Read More