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

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

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From today’s Wall Street Journal Political Diary E-mail…… Read More

The following Memo will be hitting the press corps this AM from the Poizner for Governor campaign authored by former State Senator and Proposition 187 author Dick Mountjoy…

TO: California Press Corps FROM: Richard Mountjoy, former State Senator DATE: March 30, 2010 SUBJECT: Meg Whitman’s “Path to Legalization” Meg Whitman’s incoherent attempts to explain her support for amnesty for illegal immigrants reveals a… Read More

Last Saturday the Orange County Republican Party held the much-awaited grand opening of its new headquarters. No longer is the OC GOP a renter — thanks to the hard work of OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh and a team of generous donors, the county party has now purchased a new building to house its permanent headquarters. Located centrally in the county, in Tustin, the new HQ features state of the art technology, a large call center, and much more.

As astute followers of politics know, the past few days GOP strategist and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has been criss-crossing the Golden State pitching his new book, and helping GOP candidates, committees and causes. Rove was the headliner for the OC GOP HQ opening, and I was there (I serve on the OC GOP Committee as the Alternate for Assemblyman Chuck DeVore) with the handy FlashFlipCam and recorded Rove’s entire speech (runs slightly over 30 minutes with the introduction from Baugh). That video is below.

I also have included a clip of some video taken at the opening where the building was dedicated to the Frank Greinke family for their generosity (much of the down payment for this… Read More