Senator McCain, as he should, is going to be in Washington, D.C., to vote on the latest iteration of "taxpayers of America bail out Wall Street" — I suspect he will vote FOR it. But I strongly counsel him to vote against it. This is a great opportunity to show that the self-annointed "Maverick" is willing to buck the monied interests who are pushing for this particular bill, which is fundamentally flawed.… Read More

[Cross-posted from OC Blog]

Although what became Proposition 8 was already moving toward the November ballot, what really thrust same-sex marriage to the forefront of California and national politics was the state Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision creating it. Since then I’ve been perplexed by the attitude of a number of Republicans and small "l" libertarians to the court’s decision and the issue of same-sex marriage.

For example, the OC Register editorial page responded by expressing its support for the ruling, and Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr chimed in his approval.

It’s astounding to me that any libertarian would applaud a such a naked exercise of government power. Four judges took it upon themselves to use their power to re-define the fundamental unit of civilization in opposition to what it has been throughout recorded history. Such deep social engineering by judicial diktat should appall libertarians, not merit their approval.

Instead, libertarians and conservatives ought to be natural allies in the effort to pass Proposition 8.… Read More

We’ve got spirit, yes we do…

Today I stopped in at the Pleasanton Victory HQ, and talked with long time GOP pal, Judy Lloyd. We are both fired up for the debate tomorrow night, and can’t wait to see Biden vs. the Barracuda!!!

While in the office, I met Nathan Conrad, who is coordinating the Victory efforts in the Bay Area. I tried to get him to talk a little smack and lay down a challenge to his counterparts throughout the State. He told me that the Pleasanton office is making over 5,000 calls per week!

Impressive!

I got to see Justin Norell and Forest Tracy working the phones, and may I say…they are charmers! I don’t know how anyone could say ‘no’ if one of these gents asked them to vote for Senator McCain. Justin and Forest…you guys are awesome!

We need some precinct… Read More

[Cross-posted from OC Blog]

California’s former Republican National Committeeman, Tim Morgan, has decided not to go gently into that good night.

According to today’s Los Angeles Times, he has filed a ethics complaint with the state bar against OC District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and OCDA spokeswoman Susan Kang Schroeder:

In the complaints filed with the state bar, Morgan accused Rackauckas and Schroeder of unprofessional conduct for allegedly prejudicing Guardado’s parole hearing through comments about the inmate and the case.

Give it up, already.

No one forced Tim Morgan to write a letter supporting the parole of a man who was a willing participant in a heinous thrill murder. He did that of his own free will, and even traded on the Republican National Committee name by… Read More

For those readers that don’t know him, Richie Ross is one of the powerhouse political consultants on the Democrat team. He is somewhat of a legend in Democrat circles – and is infamous to Republicans.

What makes Richie noteworthy this year is that he has decided that instead of having his Democrat client candidates attack their Republican opponents, he has them taking on the world instead.

Case in point (1): Democrat Fran Florez is running against Republican Danny Gilmore in AD 30.

Danny is discussing his plans to lower gas prices, secure California’s water supply, keeping taxes low and his opposition to releasing prisoners early.

Fran is taking on…… China. Yep, China. For whatever reasons known only to her and Richie Ross, Fran Florez believes that the voters in her area aren’t interested in the issues Gilmore has been talking about – but rather are angry at China.

You can watch this rather remarkable spot (gong and all): … Read More

For those readers that don’t know him, Richie Ross is one of the powerhouse political consultants on the Democrat team. He is somewhat of a legend in Democrat circles – and is infamous to Republicans.

What makes Richie noteworthy this year is that he has decided that instead of having his Democrat client candidates attack their Republican opponents, he has them taking on the world instead.

Case in point (1): Democrat Fran Florez is running against Republican Danny Gilmore in AD 30.

**There is more – click the link**

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As today is the last day for processing this year’s body of work of the Legislature, we can hope the results are good as they will certainly be interesting. Some of the "really big" ones are left to process, such as the Single payer [gov’t run]healthcare, and the drivers license/ID issue. These should not result in any surprise. Now, the texting ban bill passing wasn’t a surprise…now really, in this atmosphere?. As soon as that bill was proposed I knew that was a slam dunk in this place. If the hand held cell phone ban bill passes [which may be the most defiedrule ofthe road besides speed limits] then anything can.

Good luck with your ‘favorite’ bills you’re watching today!… Read More

GOP Convention Write Up Coming… It’s actually a rainy morning at the international headquarters of the FlashReport in Orange County. Due to unforeseen circumstances yesterday involving more than one tow truck and an unhappy family vehicle. As such, my desired goal of penning a write up of last weekend’s State GOP convention for your reading pleasure this morning has been delayed (but not forgotten). We’ll bring you an overview of the activities of the weekend, as well as some politicking of the weekend, highlight some of the important reforms passed in the party’s bylaws, positions on ballot measures, and some great stories including an hour-long battle at the party’s Executive Committee between an Orange County Prosecutor and the former District Attorney of Los Angeles County. While we’ve moved away from our “Winners and Losers” format, I’m still looking for good stories… Read More