Between TiVos of American Idol and Dancing With the Stars arranged by my lovely wife tonight, I did manage to grab the laptop and see that Republican Assemblyman Bill Emmerson had about 40% of the vote in the special election for the Inland Empire’s 37th State Senate district being held today. The vote included absentees and a small group of precincts as of about 9:45 pm. Republican challenger Russ Bogh had about 22%. I did some lawyering for Emmerson in the campaign. Looks like he will be the winner.… Read More

I am not trying to pick on former Congressman and ersatz United States Senator Tom Campbell, but he is the first candidate for a Republican nomination for statewide office to send out an e-mail touting the endorsement of a newspaper editorial board for his candidacy. In this case, the San Jose Mercury news published an editorial, Campbell is the best GOP candidate for U.S. Senate.

To all Republican voters, I would say, without any hesitation: you should be very cautious if not downright skeptical of candidates who are endorsed by main stream media newspaper editorial boards. The reason for this is that with rare exceptions (a shout-out to the O.C. Register and the San Diego U.T.), these editorial boards are packed with liberals who probably feel that the People’s Park in Berkeley should be the state’s political epicenter.

Every election cycle, these Editorial Board members who I’m sure overwhelmingly vote for whatever liberal is on their general election ballot (be it a Democrat, or maybe their local Green Party nominee) put… Read More

The Nuclear Security Summit currently taking place in Washington, D.C. is certainly a historic event in that it marks the largest gathering of world leaders in the United States since the 1945 San Francisco Conference that founded the United Nations. A central theme of the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit is the President’s call for world leaders to work together in securing vulnerable nuclear material. In lieu of recent events, however, the President must also address the recent nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia and the release of the Administration’s own Nuclear Posture Review.

I agree and support the President along with fellow world leaders on their efforts to address the growing threat posed by terrorists’ access to vulnerable nuclear materials. The global community must take swift action to ensure the safety and security of these fissile materials.

What does concern me; however, is the President’s recent nuclear weapons reduction agreement with Russia. Any plan to reduce this country’s nuclear arsenal should be met with a plan to strengthen our defense capabilities. Instead, the President has… Read More

Here is yet one more major California newspaper reporting “prisoner release is backfiring.”

Is anyone surprised at the grand failure and dangerous consequences of the slap-dashed legislation known as Senate Bill 18xxx that allows the early release of prisoners?

Even though the author ofSB 18xxx said the intent of the bill wasn’t to allow early release of county jail inmates, the San Bernardino Sun quotes the county assistant DA saying: “It’s clear from the legislation that it applied to counties. It can’t be any clearer.”

The San Bernardino Sun Editorial Board calls for expedient legislative action to correct the bill. Luckily, such legislation is scheduled for hearing in the Senate Public Safety Committee this week.

Let’s hope this historically liberal committee finds the courage to usher in the first steps ofrighting a wrong.… Read More

A little over a week ago Sue Lowden, the leading GOP candidate to challenge Senate President Harry Reid next door in Nevada, was in Orange County. I had a chance to chat for a brief period with this conservative, former Nevada State GOP Chairman about her run for the U.S. Senate… A new survey out today shows Lowden not only easily winning the GOP primary, but also with a healthy lead over Reid…

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This just in from FR friend and conservative media strategist Jennifer Kerns…

The Color Purple… or Black ‘n Blue? Jennifer Kerns I recently wrote a piece over at the Fox & Hounds website entitled “The Color Purple,” about the SEIU’s absolute enslavement of California when it comes to pensions, taxes, and the state budget crisis.… Read More

Over the weekend, was saw and read the tragic news of the airplane crash that took the lives of many of Poland’s political leaders, including that country’s President and First Lady. I received this statement from FR friends Michael Reagan and Larry Greenfield, who traveled recently to Poland and who called President and Mrs. Kozcynski friends (in the photo below are Reagan, Greenfield and Poland’s First Lady, taken last year) … This is as good an occasion as any, I suppose, for me to extend congratulations to Greenfield for his new position as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Meg Whitman for Governor campaign. She will be well served.

Michael Reagan, President of the Reagan Legacy Foundation, and Larry Greenfield, Executive Director, were friends of the Polish President and first lady, Lech and Maria Kozcynski. They have issued a statement on the Foundation’s website… Read More

For those unfamiliar with the California Republican Assembly endorsement process, it is bottom up. This means that local units endorse locally not the state. Any unit that has ANY part of the district in their boundaries can participate. Gerrymandered districts make this interesting. As a past president I know this makes things interesting. Sometimes the locals defy prevailing wisdom. I have seen a great conservative do something to enrage local delegates and lose the endorsement and I have seen local units find a gem that no one in Sacramento is talking about. And as always it takes a 2/3rds vote of the delegates to be endorsed. CRA held their Los Angeles endorsing convention Saturday in Pasadena. CRA President Celeste Greig presided. Below is the list of endorsements. There were some good presentations. Star Parker running against Laura Richardson for Congress is always awesome to hear. She was of course endorsed. The one surprising race was the 59th AD. The San Bernardino County part of the district was invited. And the Hesperia unit I’m told decided not to send delegates. Anthony Riley, Ken Hunter and Corey Calaycay didn’t show. I… Read More