Some brain surgeon on the Placer County GOP Central Committee introduced a resolution to… get this… “censure” Assemblyman Ted Gaines for opening an exploritory committee for a candidacy for Congress — challenging embattled incumbent John Doolittle for the GOP nomination in CD 4.

On this website we have reported about survey data that shows that Doolittle would lose handily to Democrat Charlie Brown next November…

So Doolittle has a short period of time to demostrate, objectively, that he can hold CD4 for the GOP. Until he can do that, who can really throw stones at other GOPers who want to run?

Apparently the elected members of the Placer County Central Committee agree, as they overwhelmingly rejected the proposed resolution.

Now the situation in CD4 is complex, to be sure. I have known John Doolittle for 20+ years, and I truly believe that he has committed no criminal wrongdoing. Still, no one “owns” a U.S. House seat. Doolittle should make his case to primary voters — and he will need to demonstrate an ability to defeat Brown…. But he has to… Read More

There is no better source documentation for the real disaster of Arnold Care than Fresno County’s own Dr. Linda Halderman. Her recent piece in the Fresno Bee is literally all you need to know about the issue. Not only is there no basis in freedom and capitalism in his approach, but the sheer numbers tell us this – if you put every uninsured person into the health care system tomorrow – it would collapse. There aren’t enough doctors – period.

There is nothing here to support. The entire plan is a lark.… Read More

Capitol Resource Family Impact (CRFI) released theirscorecard for the state legislature. They measured only social and family issues. Who got a perfect score? See it here. There were more Senators than Assembly members with perfect scores.… Read More

The email I got today was simple. "CRA Press Release" It pointed out that CRA was supporting the Governor’s health plan.

I was a little surprised considering CRA has always been against more government control of health care and doesn’t think taxes should be raised to cover illegal aliens in the plan.

Here is the rest of the story.

The California Republican Assembly doesn’t support the plan, but the press release was from the California Retailer’s Association. Think about it. Your next 80-ounce soft drink purchase subsidizes the effort to create more government subsidies for health care.

No word on when the California Reading Association, California Restaurant Association, California Rehabilitation Association, California Redwood Association, California Rental Association or the California Redevelopment Association will send their releases out.… Read More

Hey they forgot blogger for Flashreport and Red County…

La Mesa resident Barry Jantz, CEO of the Grossmont Healthcare District, has been appointed to the San Diego County Taxpayers Association board. Jantz, who joined the district in 2004, served as a member of the La Mesa City Council for four terms from 1990 to 2006. He was chief of staff to former Assemblyman Jay La Suer and was a public affairs consultant. He previously worked for 18 years in the facilities development department for Kaiser Permanente.

Congratulations, Barry…… Read More

Senate District 23 is held by Senator Sheila Kuehl (pictured left). She is currently prevented from seeking re-election due to term limits.

The district is coastal stretching from Oxnard in Ventura County to Malibu and then down to UCLA. Half the population is in Los Angeles but also includes the entire cities of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Malibu, and West Hollywood. (See a map here.)

Governor Schwarzenegger won the seat in the 2003 recall but only tied Angelides last November. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner came within three points of Bustamante in 2006 and is the only Republican to come close in the last decade. The Republican on the ballot here is less than a speed bump for the winner of the Democratic primary.

This is not a district that is going to be electing someone like… Read More

Senate District 23 is held by Senator Sheila Kuehl (pictured left). She is currently prevented from seeking re-election due to term limits.

The district is coastal stretching from Oxnard in Ventura County to Malibu and then down to UCLA. Half the population is in Los Angeles but also includes the entire cities of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Malibu, and West Hollywood. (See a map here.)

Governor Schwarzenegger won the seat in the 2003 recall but only tied Angelides last November. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner came within three points of Bustamante in 2006 and is the only Republican to come close in the last decade. The Republican on the ballot here is less than a speed bump for the winner of the Democratic primary.… Read More

Today my Republican Governor introduced a vast health care proposal that, if enacted, raises taxes, moves us away from individual responsibility for our health care in favor of making health care coverage a government (taxpayer) responsibility, and moves the consumer even further away from their appropriate role in a market-driven healthcare system.

There are a lot of great ideas, based on sound Republican principles, contained in both the State Senate and Assembly GOP proposals. The Governor’s proposal is a recipe for disaster – and would clearly make things worse.… Read More