It’s pronounced ‘Kohl-bert,’ he’s up against Adam Schiff, and John can’t stand that stupid delta smelt, either. That last is starting to be a theme among California candidates and legislators: well, the Republican ones, at least. Anyway, we talked yesterday:
John’s site is here.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
CNA Head Goon?
[UPDATE]: Welcome, Instapundit readers.
As you recall, this guy was slapping at cameramen at a California Nurses Association (CNA) anti-Meg Whitman rally the other day. At least, this guy was until he came to the belated realization that he was getting filmed by two different people. Well, it turns out that he’s not a nurse. Or, at least, not just a nurse. Say hi to Mike Griffing. Continue reading Meet Mike Griffing.
Newly-chosen candidate Carly Fiorina (R CAND, CA-SEN) had a conference call today, and spoke somewhat about an issue of some interest to both myself and the California agricultural community: the delta smelt.
For those who are unaware: the delta smelt is, to quote Rep George Radanovich (R, CA-19), “a worthless little worm that needs to go the way of the dinosaur” – mostly because it’s a two-inch fish whose protection under the Endangered Species Act caused the government to turn off the water in the San Joaquin Valley. That cost the state of California almost a billion dollars in lost revenue… and it turns out that the stupid fish aren’t even in (alleged) danger from agricultural needs; they’re in (alleged) danger from Sacramento sewage.
We will now pause while our Californian readers murmur, “Not surprised at all.” Continue reading Carly Fiorina vs. the Sainted Delta Smelt.
…we dodged a bullet there. Forty grand = 100K votes; he was always one heck of a long shot, but if he had been properly funded he would have been able to more directly confront Sen. Boxer. There was always that frightening possibility that he could have goaded the Senator into being… well, Barbara Boxer… and this is a year for primary upsets. If that had happened, we would have been facing a Democrat in the general election who couldn’t be tied to his party’s positions on illegal immigration and public sector unions. I’m not the only Republican out there who found that prospect unappealing.
Fortunately, it’s no longer even a remote possibility – and I can now go back to linking to Kaus safely.
Moe Lane
According to RCP, we’ve got primaries in California, Iowa, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Virginia. The news has been dominated by California’s, Nevada’s, and of course South Carolina’s – but they’re all important, so if you’re a voter in that state, hie yourselves and any reliable Republican voters within reach to a polling station. You can let the Democrats in your life sleep in, particularly in New Jersey and Virginia.
Also: KEEP YOUR VIDEO CAMERAS
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
The district is listed as competitive by Cook (R+1, Leans Democratic) and is one of the districts threatened by the infamous delta smelt. Elizabeth recently also made a Daily Beast list of 11 GOP women candidates to watch.
Elizabeth’s site can be found here.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
Our endorsements for the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate remain. We now realize that we inadvertently saved the worst races for last. Perhaps the general election campaign will spur the candidates for the state’s most important offices to dig deeper and to present voters with rational plans to move California forward or to represent it in Congress, but in the primary phase, it’s impossible to forthrightly back any of them.
I may be paraphrasing there.
Via Instapundit, via Mickey.
Well, here’s my Dana Walsh interview:
If my intro above the video sounds flat, it’s not because Dana is running in Nancy Pelosi’s district. Having a candidate willing to speak truth to power in Madame Speaker’s home district is actually good news for the party and for conservatism; we need to contest these seats, and sometimes everything lines up for a challenger. Dana’s a small business owner – the kind that will be steadily-more-squeezed by the health care monstrosity – and she’s not afraid to be a pro-War on Terror candidate in San Francisco. That’s worth respecting right there. Continue reading Meet Dana Walsh (R CAND, CA-08).
I’ve been trying really really hard not to get too involved in the CA GOP Senate primary: it’s on the other side of the country, I know and like folks in all three primary campaigns, and any one of the three choices would be far superior to Senator Barbara Boxer. So I don’t want to contribute to any random political drama.
That being said: if you were wondering what the Fiorina campaign was going to come up with after DemönSheep, wonder no more.
As God is my witness, I don’t know if this helps or hurts the Fiorina campaign. It’s just sort of… there.
Moe Lane
Not… a literary reference
