Continuing to show an impressive level of support from Republican elected officials, CRP Vice Chairman candidate Steve Baric was endorsed yesterday by most Republican State Senators. Steve was also endorsed by twenty Assembly Republicans (see those names here).

While not all Senators were around when a letter was circulated on Baric’s behind by longtime FR friend Senator Tony Strickland, most Senators were… Signing on with Baric were incoming Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton, George Runner, Jeff Denham, Tom Harma, Mark Wyland, Bob Huff, Bill Emmerson, and Sam Aanestad. Of course Strickland signed first…

Steve is still tracking down the other Senators to try and get all of their support. When I spoke with Steve this morning, he was already down at the Manchester Hyatt in San Diego, ready for a great convention. No doubt he will be spending most… Read More

I personally believe that the bigger liar to Congress is California’s Henry Waxman, and not former pitching ace Roger Clemens. The churlish California Congressman has told some real whoppers in the Capitol, such as the time he took George W, Bush to task for lying to Congress about the justification for the war in Iraq. Waxman made media hay out of the so-called “16 words” of a Bush State of the Union speech that said British intelligence had reported Saddam Hussein was looking for some uranium. The statement was true at the time it was made, but Waxman’s mode of operation in that case was to lie about what he said was a lie to promote his anti-war agenda. Are you following me? Clemens may have taken steroids – I don’t know. Like Barry Bonds, at the time he might have taken them, they were legal. Clemens problem was responding to a Waxman subpoena. Regardless, if the requirement to get indicted in Washington is to tell lie to Congress, I’m sure the only member of Congress who wouldn’t be in jail today would be Ron Paul, who wouldn’t have the needed mental capacity.… Read More

It seems that Jerry Brown and his campaign just cannot get away from the issue of state-owned airplanes. Whether it is constant and ongoing references to a state plane that he supposedly sold back in when he was Governor — which he never did — or the more recent revelations that as our Attorney General, he has been using a state plane to see lobbyists and donors.

Well, the latest in the saga of Jerry Brown and planes is brought to you courtesy of our Spanish speaking elves here at the FlashReport. Last week in an interview on Radio Bilingue, Brown campaign spokesman Frank Torres bragged that Brown had saved the state billions (with a b) by selling both the Governor’s mansion and jet. Good grief.

Thanks to the wonders of technology, you can check it out for yourself below — whether you speak Spanish or not.

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All along the path of life, we are all constantly forced to make choices. It is those choices that we make the define us as a person

Lots of people in the High Desert of San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties are having financial problems. The number of foreclosures and bankruptcies have been higher the last couple of years than ever before.

It might be understandable that the Democrat nominee for the 36th Assembly District, Linda K. Jones, declared bankruptcy this last February. (See bankruptcy documents linked below.) What can’t possibly be explained is her choice to donate money to her political campaign before paying off the taxes she owes to the state and federal government from 2008, let alone the rest of her lengthy list of creditors.

Her recently discovered bankruptcy filing from… Read More

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore penned this response to a column that ran Monday on this site, in support of Prop. 22.

The King of Green, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, is requesting CEQA exemptions for his City by the Bay to attract a major regatta race. Hey Mr. Mayor, why not just comply with the act? After all, living “green” is the centerpiece of your campaign for Lieutenant Governor, and you expect all the little people to live by your example. Oh, that’s right; CEQA is arduous, complicated and often leads to litigation not to mention being a leading job killer. But get rid of CEQA and San Francisco stands to gain $1 billion in economic stimulus and the creation of 9,000 jobs.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m in favor of true economic stimulus and job creation (and I love a good regatta and San Francisco). But I am opposed to elected leaders who exempt themselves or the communities they represent from state laws. If an official is going to ask for exemption from CEQA, they should go a step further and work with conservatives to simplify the law and make it more amenable to economic growth, giving every city, county and small business person a fair chance to attract business. This “do as I say, not as I do” mentality is obnoxious and… Read More

Money from the ill-concieved $1 trillion stimulus bill is still pouring out. Remember that since we were already in deficit before the stimulus, 100% of these funds are being borrowed. So, just what are they being spent on? Well, Vice President Biden is kind enough to send each member of Congress a periodic statement of what stimulus money has been spent on in that member’s congressional district. Last year, the VP’s list to me included $2.6 million to install a "green roof" on a nearly vacant building which was being considered for demolition. The list he sent me this year had a total of 15 items totaling $24,878,506. By far, the biggest single award was to UCI for $14,090,736 for "pell grants" which are tuition subsidies for low income students. The remainder included $3.8 million to 4 local governments for "energy efficiency" in government buildings and "community development". There’s $1.7 million to CalTrans for "pavement upgrades”, $99,986 to a private company named Metrolaser, Inc. for an Army research contract, and$4.5 million for 3 colleges for "energy efficiency" or further tuition… Read More

Yesterday we broke the news here on the FlashReport that longtime GOP activist and leader Steve Baric was running for Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party. Baric’s decision to run came right on the heels of the announcement that CRP Treasurer Keith Carlson, who had been seeking the party’s #2 post, had instead decided to look at a run for the State Assembly in 2012.

Steve Baric is well respected in the California GOP for being both a thoughtful leader, but also a strong conservative voice. Baric is currently the President of the California Republican Lawyers Association, and is the elected Secretary of the CRP.

Today Steve will formally announce his candidacy, and in doing so, will release a list of Republican Assemblymembers who have endorsed him (look for a rollout of Senators, County Chairmen… Read More