That is the headline from the alert I received from the Capitol Resource Institute. I have to admit, I’m surprised that there was a bump in this bill. I figured the Dems would pass it on and of course our Dudley Do-Gooder of a Governor would feel he knew better than parents what was good for everyone and of course make Merck lots of money. You can see the blow by blow here.

Kudos to GOPer’s Strickland, Huff and Gaines… Read More

The San Diego Ethics Commission has come to conclude they can over-rule the First Amendment…calling the ACLU!

(I read this first on www.redcountysandiego.com)

Rules push candidates into the woodwork San Diego Union Tribune Monday, March 12, 2007 By Logan Jenkins

News bulletin:

ZERO CANDIDATES RUNNING IN SAN DIEGO ELECTIONS!

The seats for council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 will open up wide in 2008, thanks to term limits, but not one early riser is out on the hustings hustling love or money, the mother’s milk of political ambition.

How does one account for this remarkable restraint?

In a word, ECCO.

OK, it’s not a word. It’s an acronym, not to be confused with eco-cool Danish footwear.

In the legalistic view of the Election Campaign Control Ordinance – approved by the San Diego City Council in late 2005; fine-tuned and enforced by the city’s Ethics Commission – a candidate is not a real candidate until the moment he/she receives or spends campaign funds.

Because ECCO strictly prohibits candidates… Read More

Today’s Commentary was filmed on the new FR "ActionCam" (I’m open to a new name for the cool all-digital Sony CamCorder I just bought). It is a two minute introduction to our four-column series on the candidates for the GOP nomination for the Presidency, that starts with this column from State Senator Mark Wyland on behalf of his candidate, Mitt Romney.

Care to read comments, or make your own about today’s Daily Commentary?

Just click here to go to the FR Weblog, where this Commentary has its own blog post, and where you can read and make comments.… Read More

Today’s Commentary was filmed on the new FR "ActionCam" (I’m open to a new name for the cool all-digital Sony CamCorder I just bought). It is a two minute introduction to our four-column series on the candidates for the GOP nomination for the Presidency, that starts with this column from State Senator Mark Wyland on behalf of his candidate, Mitt Romney. Have a great day!… Read More

Check out this humorous piece up on the Capitol Weekly site today! Democrat State Senators Correa, Calderon, and Negrete Mcleod were locked out of their Capitol offices by "The Don" Perata for attending a fundraising event for Democrat Caucus "moderates".

According to CW:

Perata declined to discuss the issue. "I never talk about the politics of the caucus," he said.

Hmmm.… Read More

A Flashreport reader would be surprised the LA Times documented something we’ve long known. The really BIG money in politics comes from very rich liberals.

The Times ran their piece back Feb 27 and we did a little of our own research. 68% of the largest individual contributors are liberal Democrats. Those donors gave over 61 million from 2003 to 2006. The very strange Stephen Bing, who inherited all his money,flushed at least 14.18 million into zany liberal projects and candidates. That14 million is but a part of his largess. We don’t know how many millions he gave to 527’s. For example, Bing just gave over $ 50 million for pass tax hiking Prop 87, the Oil Tax.

Someof the rich liberal elite inherited their money. They’ve never worked a day but they are ready to back candidates who will try to run your life.They include Ann Gerry Earhart [Getty heiress] , Susan Packard and Frank Orr [Technology heirs], Anne Bartley [San Francisco heiress], James Hormel [ food heir] and Julie Packard [ technology heir].

Of the 20 top contributors only 6 are Republican. Of the 6 only one family inherited its money. The others are… Read More

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Congressman Buck McKeon represents part of Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. He recently penned this column about school choice. Read it at Townhall here.… Read More