My apologies in advance, but this is a “Tale of Two Campbells” – so look for me to use first and last names when referencing the two principles in this story. It’s like opening a can of Campbell’s soup — one with a lot of pork inside…

When I was reading the exclusive column featured on this website, penned by former Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell, in which he pledges to carry no earmarks were he elected to the Senate, and in which he challenged one of his primary opponents, Carly Fiorina, to join him in making this pledge – something came to my mind: a conversation that I had with Congressman John Campbell (who is also a regular contributor to the FlashReport Blog) a few years ago.

Most readers probably know that John Campbell has been amongst the few patriots (along with… Read More

Even though John Albert Gardner, III, the man accused of murdering Poway teenager Chelsea King, was prohibited from registering on social networking websites, that did not stop him from opening a Myspace page three years ago.

Why didn’t the parole officers know of this parole violation? Why did it take a private investigator to accidentally find out about the parole violation?

That’s what everyone wants to know, including the San Diego Union Tribune reporter who broke the story.

By the way, the Union-Tribune reports Gardner last logged in on his Myspace account on Feb. 24, the day before Chelsea went missing.… Read More

This item just posted on the Fresno Bee political notebook blog page – apparently Republican Congressional candidate and former House Member got a mention in Karl Rove’s new book, Courage and Consequence. Rove was in Fresno on Tuesday morning at a breakfast for Supervisor Debbie Poochigian. Richard Pombo was also at the breakfast, where copies of Rove’s book were handed out to the attendees.

Unknown to most, if not all of the breakfast attendees, at the time, was the mention of Pombo on page 463 of Rove’s book. Click here ot read the Fresno Bee post.

The race to succeed George Radanovich in CD 19 isa wide open affair, with Pombo, State Senator Jeff Denham, and former Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson competing for the nomination. Fresno Council member Larry Westerlund is also running in the contest. Too close to call as of this date.… Read More

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My longtime friend and fellow FlashReport blogger, Doug LaMalfa, is running for the State Senate. While as a GOP officer I don’t take sides in primaries — I think we can have a "if you blog dozens of times for this website we’ll promote your campaign materials" policy. Anyways, Doug’s launched what I think is his first TV spot… Check it out!

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How big of a role he plays? Who knows. But if you catch this trailer, you’ll get a quick glimpse of our Governor… … Read More

Occasionally the news release is received that deserves to be published verbatim…

AB’32’s Costs Are No Joke – Even On April Fool’s Day With a Million Jobs and Billions of Dollars at Stake, AB 32 is No Laughing Matter Sacramento – Beleaguered families and small businesses will be happy to learn that their troubles are over – California can scrap its existing energy infrastructure and technologies, put new futuristic vehicles in everyone’s driveway, new appliances in everyone’s home, eliminate the use of fossil fuels, and save the planet from global warming. And we can do it all with no noticeable economic impact whatsoever! … Read More

According to an update on the Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert Blog, Republican Attorney General candidate John Eastman will have listed as his ballot designation Constitutional Law Attorney.

Eastman had filed a designation of Assistant Attorney General as he is currently holding that title from the state of South Dakota as he represents that state in a matter before the Supremes. The judge apparently felt that this title was misleading.

Eastman tried unsuccessfully to get Taxpayer Advocate/Attorney as his designation, citing among other things his work on behalf of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. The judge also rejected that designation.

You can get more detail from the Bee’s post here.

Needless to say, this decision is a poor one for Eastman — and benefits Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley’s candidacy. Conventional wisdom says that there is an advantage to being the only candidate running in a Republican… Read More