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James V. Lacy

Minuteman case goes to court today

Plaintiff Jim Gilchrist will try to convince a Judge later today that he is the “sole director” of Minuteman Project, Inc. at a hearing in Orange County Superior Court, Department C-19, at 1:30 pm. He’ll try to do that in spite of a DVD already submitted to the Judge of the October 6, 2006 Neil Cavuto Show on Fox News Channel where he introduces Defendant Marvin L. Stewart to a national viewing audience as “a member of my Board of Directors.”

I’ll be representing Stewart in Court today. Orange County attorney Guy Maille is representing Gilchrist.… Read More

Ray Haynes

Rush Limbaugh–Irrelevant?

The Governor appeared on the Today Show yesterday to talk about his philosophy of government. During the course of the interview, the interviewer asked the Governor to comment on the criticisms of conservatives, including Rush Limbaugh, that he is not a Republican, and that he is not governing as a Republican. In essence, the Governor responded "Republican or Democrat is not relevant, Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant. All that matters is the people of the state of California. I represent the people." That may not be an exact quote, but I think it is fair representation of what the Governor said. This, of course, was not his attitude during the recall, when I endorsed him, or even during his re-election campaign, when he actively sought the help of Republicans. I don’t know if it is his attitude now, but that is what he said.

I recently went to see the movie, Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce, whose decades long struggle to end the slave trade in England is one of the great political… Read More

Jon Fleischman

Will Chris Cox replace Gonzales as AG?

Is Chris Cox, the former Orange County Congressman who now heads up the Securities and Exchange Commission, in consideration for replacing embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales? According to an article on Politico.com this afternoon, he is…

If Cox were to be appointed, he would join Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as another high-profile, close adviser to the President from the Golden State. (h/t to Matt Cunngham.)Read More

Mike Spence

LA Communist Party Passwords

LA Communist Party Passwords

Next time you are in Sacramento and run into the Speaker, say these words ‘Kur-heiny’ and see what his answer is. Apparently that is part of a code exchange of the LA branch of the Communist Party USA. LA Observed notes the exchange in discussing the New York Times article about the party donating its records to NYU. See it here.

Disclaimer: Of course I don’t really want to imply that Nunez is a communist. That would be wrong. I don’t want to be accused of the horrible sin of "McCarthyism". Communists are very upfront about controlling all aspects of our lives in order to serve their statist ideology. In no way do I imply that Nunez and his fellow travelers are upfront.… Read More

Jon Fleischman

Today’s Commentary: John McCain’s Profoundly Disappointing Comments

"Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican."

This so-called "11th Commandment" was created during the 1966 Gubernatorial campaign of Ronald Reagan. Then California Republican Party Chairman Gaylord Parkinson came up with the idea as Republicans around the country had just watched GOP Presidential nominee Barry Goldwater lose his race after prolonged, vicious attacks from the left within the Republican Party.

How ironic that over the years, this mantra has become something used by liberal Republicans, interested in fending off criticism from conservatives in the Grand Old Party.

Last weekend, United States Senator and Presidential aspirant John McCain invoked Reagan’s "11th Commandment" in a stinging criticism of the Club for Growth (CfG). For those who are not familiar with CfG, they are not a "Republican" organization, but rather a grassroots-based, non-partisan group that is focused on economic issues and whose membership often times focuses funds to help elect candidates for office who will fight to reduce the size and scope of the federal government. In… Read More

Jon Fleischman

John McCain’s Profoundly Disappointing Comments

"Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican."

This so-called "11th Commandment" was created during the 1966 Gubernatorial campaign of Ronald Reagan. Then California Republican Party Chairman Gaylord Parkinson came up with the idea as Republicans around the country had just watched GOP Presidential nominee Barry Goldwater lose his race after prolonged, vicious attacks from the left within the Republican Party.

How ironic that over the years, this mantra has become something used by liberal Republicans, interested in fending off criticism from conservatives in the Grand Old Party.

Last weekend, United States Senator and Presidential aspirant John McCain invoked Reagan’s "11th Commandment" in a stinging criticism of the Club for Growth (CfG). For those who are not familiar with CfG, they are not a "Republican" organization, but rather a grassroots-based, non-partisan group that is focused on economic issues and whose membership often times focuses funds to help elect candidates for office who will fight to reduce the size and scope of the federal government. In… Read More

Barry Jantz

Krvaric Dream Alive and Well in the Land of Reagan

When Tony Krvaric immigrated from Sweden in 1992, he was living up to a vow he made as a young man to someday live in the nation of the person who inspired him the most, Ronald Reagan. The thought never crossed his mind that someday he would be chairman of the Republican Party in one of that nation’s largest metropolitan areas, in the very county in which Reagan himself wrapped up two successful presidential campaigns.

Over the next several years, Krvaric built a financial advisory business, got married and started a family. In 2004, he became a citizen of the land of Ronald Reagan, the land of freedom. It took him less than three years as a new voter to become chairman of the San Diego County Republican Party.

Although such a story might jab daggers into the hearts of those claiming the GOP is non-accepting and non-inclusive of immigrants, it does prove a point many have known for some time. The Republican Party is very accepting of anyone that works hard and chooses to pursue citizenship… Read More

Barry Jantz

Krvaric Elected SD GOP Chairman

A few minutes ago, Tony Krvaric was elected unanimously to succeed Ron Nehring as the chairman of the San Diego County Republican Party.

I’m not at the meeting, but I do have my moles.

More to follow. Congrats Tony!… Read More

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