With summer budget battles looming, the liberal drumbeat for tax increases is starting to pound its way through the halls of the state capitol. The constant barrage of union and media attacks leaves Republicans committed to a balanced budget feeling isolated and beleaguered. But yesterday, reinforcements marched on Sacramento and their message was clear: hold the line and don’t tax California!

During this “Taxpayer Action Day,” hundreds of citizens from every corner of the Golden State descended on our state capitol to deliver thousands of petitions representing citizen opposition to “solving” the budget crisis through raising taxes. Sponsored by a coalition of California taxpayer advocates, including Americans for Prosperity and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association, the event sent a strong message to state lawmakers that citizens are drawing a hard line against tax increases.

The gathering at the capitol was the culmination of a… Read More

With summer budget battles looming, the liberal drumbeat for tax increases is starting to pound its way through the halls of the state capitol. The constant barrage of union and media attacks leaves Republicans committed to a balanced budget feeling isolated and beleaguered. But yesterday, reinforcements marched on Sacramento and their message was clear: hold the line and don’t tax California!

During this “Taxpayer Action Day,” hundreds of citizens from every corner of the Golden State descended on our state capitol to deliver thousands of petitions representing citizen opposition to “solving” the budget crisis through raising taxes. Sponsored by a coalition of California taxpayer advocates, including Americans for Prosperity and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association, the event sent a strong message to state lawmakers that citizens are drawing a hard line against tax increases.

The gathering at the capitol was the culmination of a… Read More

Good technology helpis hard to come by. If you look at the Secretary of State website you will see the difference in votes is under 150 in this hotly contested 15th Assembly District Race. If you look at the four counties that have portions of the district anmd their UPDATED numbers you will see that the count is Wilson 11469, Rao 10968.

Clearly, an update hasn’t been made.… Read More

To liberal Democrats, increasing the size of state government — taking more and more money out of the private sector and putting it into the public domain, with politicians then making decisions about where that ever-increasing pot of money is spent — is like a religion. So much so that when they hear criticisms that government doesn’t tax people enough, or that too much money is being spent by government, their reaction is similar to what you would expect if you overtly questioned the very existence of God when talking to a priest, a minister or a rabbi.

It is that kind of idoletry of a vast role for government in society that leaves the liberal ideologues that control the state legislature completely unable to even understand or comprehend the mindset of those who believe that this country, America, is founded on the principle of limited government. The principles being espoused by conservatives in the legislature in putting the brakes on massive spending increases for California, and in fact calling for government in California to shrink back to a level that can be supported by the current amount of taxes, is foreign to them — and is… Read More

I want to take a moment to touch on a few of the contested Legislative races from Riverside County last Tuesday. The three seats are considered safe Republican so the Republican victors are highly certain to be elected in November’s general election.

First, growing up in a political family with a father who served in the State Assembly many years ago (sorry for the age thing, dad!), I am very proud of my brother Brian, who will replace John Benoit in the State Assembly’s 64th District. Brian has a deep understanding of politics with a good mix of business acumen. He is a good man that will serve his district and the legislature well.

Second, congratulations to John Benoit who will replace Jim Battin in the 37th Senate District. It was a hard fought primary battle, and it was great to have Assemblyman Benoit emerge victorious. We ran a very disciplined, organized campaign and executed our game plan. John is a model of the citizen legislator, having served a 31 year former career in law enforcement, and now, will continue to bring that experience to the legislature.

Third, congratulations to Jeff Miller who prevailed in the 71st… Read More

This is a must watch video… … Read More

I bank at Wamu. They bought my bank that had bought my original bank. When I needed to open a campaign account for school board, they told me I couldn’t three different times. Bank of the West finally opened one for me.

If only I had a mortgage with them and was a Congressman. Then I would get the service I deserve. Congresswoman Laura Richardson is horrible credit risk. She lost two homes, had car trouble etc…

But Wamu is trying to rescind the foreclosure of her house AFTER it was sold.… Read More

The biggest job killer law in the world was the center of this week’s Senate Rules Committee confirmation hearing of Mary Nichols, who has been named by Governor Schwarzenegger to the important position of Chairman of the Air Resources Board.

FR readers may not be aware that Nichols held this position once before — for Jerry Brown when he was Governor! After being a part of the left-wing administration of Governor "Moonbeam" she served as campaign manager for Los Angeles Mayor turned candidate for Governor, Tom Bradley. She worked for groups on the deep end of the environmental wackos list – Natural Resource Defense Council and Environment Now Foundation. But it’s even worse — she was a senior level appointee of former President Clinton in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and was Resources Agency Secretary under the now-disgraced and recalled Governor Gray Davis.

I know – you’re thinking the same thing that I am — that Republicans won the Governor’s seat in California. That’s another… Read More