Shakespeare’s classic question, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet…”, shines light on the significance of a name. It leads us to ponder the potency of a name when we hear about an ineffective San Francisco program that is called “One Stop.”

Maybe this juggernaut like name was given to the workforce development program in hopes of breaking the city’s history of bureaucratic, convoluted endeavors. In essence, the program’s name, One Stop, conveys the antithesis of its actual nature (disorganized, unaccountable, and wasteful). It’s anything but a sweet-smelling rose for taxpayers. According to the San Francisco Chronicle (August 3, 2007), “A city audit has found that San Francisco is spending at least $29 million a year on employment programs while placing a disappointingly low number of people into jobs and without knowing whether the jobs they are receiving are permanent or temporary.” The audit… Read More

I was talking to a state legislator yesterday, and he threw out to me a very disturbing thought. We’ve all read about the recent passage by Democrats of this bill to place a ‘straw poll’ vote on the February ballot on whether Californian’s support the war in Iraq. Well, it doesn’t take much thought to understand that this measure authored by Democrat Senate President Don Perata is a cynical plot to drive up liberal turnout for the election on which the Perata/Nunez Career Politician Term Limits Weakening Initiative will appear. Perata (and Nunez) are completely fixated on trying to blow a hole in the state’s term limits so that they can cling to their prestigious offices. This legislator to whom I spoke was expressing concern that perhaps the Governor would allow this Iraq-vote measure to be ‘in play’ in negotiations taking place over redistricting proposals. That he might actually be open to signing this terrible and politically-motivated bill. To this we say that our nation’s foreign policy, and the lives of American soldiers should not be chits in political maneuvers surrounding legislative… Read More

Fugitive Democrat fundraiser the subject of latest missive from John Fund in the Wall Street Journal’s Political Diary… Oh yes, NOTE TO PROSECTORS: HSU IS DOING A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR HILLARY IN WOODSIDE, CA, ON SEPT. 30. Perhaps a good opportunity to make an arrest?

In Case You Forgot Who John Huang Was…

Hillary Clinton suddenly has her own version of John Huang, the mysterious fund-raiser and former Clinton political appointee who was at the heart of her husband’s 1996 campaign scandals. He’s Norman Hsu, a wealthy New Yorker and Democratic fundraiser whose questionable political giving was the subject of an investigative report in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. Mr. Hsu also happens to be an official high-dollar… Read More

I was talking to a state legislator yesterday, and he threw out to me a very disturbing thought. We’ve all read about the recent passage by Democrats of this bill to place a ‘straw poll’ vote on the February ballot on whether Californian’s support the war in Iraq. Well, it doesn’t take much thought to understand that this measure authored by Democrat Senate President Don Perata is a cynical plot to drive up liberal turnout for the election on which the Perata/Nunez Career Politician Term Limits Weakening Initiative will appear. Perata (and Nunez) are completely fixated on trying to blow a hole in the state’s term limits so that they can cling to their prestigious offices. This legislator to whom I spoke was expressing concern that perhaps the Governor would allow this Iraq-vote measure to be ‘in play’ in negotiations taking place over redistricting proposals. That he might actually be open to signing this terrible and politically-motivated bill. To this we say that our nation’s foreign policy, and the lives of American soldiers should not be chits in political maneuvers surrounding legislative… Read More

Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 29 Congress urges Congress topass and the Presidentto signH.R. 1592–the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA).

The bill creates a new federal crime based on if it was committed is based on"the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability of any person.”

In other words if some one is attacked at a restaurant because he was gay that can become a federal crime, but if he gets attacked for taking the piece of peach cobbler. That is not a federal crime it also allows the federal government to interfere in states to see if they are punishing "hate" crimes sufficiently. This bill is opposed by pro-family groups.

Ironically the Los Angeles Times Magazine did an article several years ago that pointed out that Blacks and Hispanics were more likely to be charged with hate crimes in … Read More

Although FR Blogmeister Jon Fleischman was kind enough to give it a plug already, I felt it my duty as Red County online editor to do it as well.

The Red County family of blogs has expanded once again and into Northern California for the first time: I am pleased to announce Red County/Placer!

For those who don’t know, Placer is a rapidly growing and deeply red… Read More

Just in from the Giuliani camp…..

The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee today announced California Business Leaders for Rudy. The team will be chaired by Kim Quinones, Vice President of Ramirez and Company and help spread Rudy’s commitment to fiscal discipline, ending wasteful government spending and cutting taxes. “As Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani achieved what many said could not be done. Rudy used fiscal conservative principles to turn a $2.3 billion dollar deficit into a multi-billion dollar surplus,” said Bill Simon, Giuliani’s California State Chairman and Director of Policy. “As President, Rudy will restore fiscal discipline to Washington and cut taxes, as he did in New York 23 times.” California Business Leaders for Rudy: State Chair: Kim Quinones, Vice-President, Ramirez and Company, Pacific Palisades Members: Susan Allen, Owner, Bayside Communications, Capitola Pam Corradi, Owner, Corradi Arms, Inc., Burbank James Crean, Vice President, Deep Gold Exploration, Inc., Rancho Palos Verdes Jack Davis, Owner, Jeda Generation… Read More

Congressman Darrell Issa looks on. Photo Credit: Anthony Porrello.… Read More