Is there adequate oversight for drones?


Illegal Immigration and the State of the Union

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/13/tp-immigration-less-of-a-topic-than-activists/

Illegal Immigration

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/30/tp-obama-presses-immigration-plan/

What the President should be talking about at the State of the Union 2013

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/09/politics-panel-state-of-union/

January 13,2013 San Diego Union Tribune Political Panel

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/14/politicspanel/?page=2#article

September 2, 2012

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/02/tp-what-themes-and-messages-should-president/?page=2#article

August 31, 2012

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/31/u-t-politics-panel-what-should-obama-say-dnc/?page=2#article

August 16,2012

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/16/tp-crowds-start-applying-to-remain-in-the-us/

August 15, 2012

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/15/deportation-waiver-program-starts-certain-illegal-/

July 29, 2012

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/29/tp-who-should-mitt-romney-pick-for-his-running/

August 30, 2012

I was asked to participate in "hang out " with the New York Times today. I was able to talk to 5 other women from around the country, most Democrats on whether or not there was a "war on women" in the GOP or the country.

Here is the link to this taped interview:

The Opinion Pages- NYTimes

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/30/opinion/voters-a-war-on-women.html



Central Library Hosts Grassroots Forum On U.S. Constitution

Ongoing Library Civic Programs to Foster Public Conversation about the Constitution

Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:00 pm | Updated: 3:44 pm, Thu Jul 26, 2012.

The San Diego Public Library will host a Grassroots Community Forum on the U.S. Constitution on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the at the Central Library located at 820 E Street in downtown San Diego. The forum will include Clare Crawford of the Center on Policy Initiatives, Dawn Wildman of the SoCal Tax Revolt Coalition, and Martin Eder of Activist San Diego. Each speaker will address how the work done by their organization is informed by the Constitution. Attorney and librarian Pat Mundy will moderate the program, presented in conjunction with the multi-month library project, Searching for Democracy: A Public Conversation about the Constitution. (See more information at http://www.calhum.org/programs/searching-for-democracy )

Searching for Democracy brings together people from diverse backgrounds to attend and discuss the Constitution at programs including lectures, book discussions, films, digital stories, and performance. Young and old, rich and poor, new citizens and long-term residents will have the opportunity to openly explore the understanding of our American heritage and citizenry. The endeavor will also afford individual library patrons a greater understanding of the Library’s vast collection of Constitution related titles and digital resources.

The Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI) is a nonprofit research and advocacy center dedicated to the interests of working people in the San Diego region. Through research, community organizing and public education, CPI seeks policy changes that promote economic justice by ending working poverty and increasing access to good jobs.

The SoCal Tax Revolt Coalition is a platform for taxpayers to have a voice and unite in strength to advocate for constitutionally-based free-market principles, which protect our freedoms and the future security of our children.

Activist San Diego is the Yellow Pages for the community of conscience helping progressive activists meet and mobilize. As a networked community resource, it provides services for progressive activists including a community calendar to locate local events, flyer distribution, coalition building, and a web destination for smaller organizations that do not have web pages or means to economically creating them.

Note: Neither Library sponsorship nor hosting constitutes an endorsement of the content or the views expressed by the participants.

Learn about the Constitution series and other events at the San Diego Public Library’s Central Library and 35 branches, find links to numerous additional resources, and search for materials in the Library’s catalog online at www.sandiegolibrary.gov.

 



POLITICAL PULSE

WHO SHOULD MITT ROMNEY PICK FOR HIS RUNNING MATE AND WHY?

By Union-Tribune

12:01 a.m., July 29, 2012
Updated 9:37 p.m. , July 27, 2012

That’s one of the big questions of the presidential campaign this summer. Some on our panel of political observers laid it out there and named someone, while a couple didn’t go that far but said what Romney should be looking for.

Michel Anderson

Business consultant,

Republican

Mitt Romney should pick Ohio Sen. Rob Portman as his running mate. Portman’s selection would be a safe pick. He is a consummate Washington insider having served in the first Bush administration (White House counsel), the second Bush administration (U.S. trade representative and director of the Office of Management and Budget) and as a six-term congressman. Significantly, Portman is from a must-win state for Romney and although Portman may not guarantee a Romney victory in Ohio, his presence on the ticket allows Romney to campaign in other critical battleground states in the closing days of the campaign.

Donna Frye

Former San Diego City Council member, open government advocate,

Democrat

Mitt Romney should choose someone who is competent, experienced, well-educated, actually understands how government works, has a record of solving problems, and acts in the best interest of our country instead of simply engaging in partisan politics. Maine Sens. Susan Collins or Olympia Snowe would be excellent choices, appealing to moderate Republicans and independents. However, to assure the re-election of President Obama, and as a special gift to late-night talk show hosts, Romney should follow John McCain’s lead and put a loose cannon on the ticket.

Ron Nehring

Former chairman of the San Diego and California Republican parties

Choosing a running mate is the first governing decision for a presidential candidate. In 2000, then-Gov. George W. Bush chose Dick Cheney not because of the impact Cheney would have on the Electoral College map, but rather because he believed Cheney would serve as the best governing partner. With this choice, Bush fundamentally changed the criteria by which vice presidential candidates should be chosen. Romney should consider a leader who can serve as a powerful advocate for his policies while carrying significant weight in directing the executive branch.

Sam Popkin

UC San Diego political scientist, Author of “The Candidate: What it takes to win — and Hold — The White House,” Democrat

Mitt Romney will try to pick a vice presidential candidate who helps him back onto his original message and away from the changes he made fighting Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Unlike Ronald Reagan in 1980, Bill Clinton in 1992, or George W. Bush in 2000, his challengers were farther from the center. As a result, Gov. Romney had to make bigger concessions to the hard-core of the party than the others and those concessions increased concerns about his character and policies.

Dawn Wildman

SoCal Tax Revolt Coalition president, CA Tea Party Groups Coalition, Decline-to-state

My first inclination is to choose Mitch Daniels as a great VP pick but considering the strategy that seems to come with the territory I fear we will not get a hard-core economic realist. Without a person who will have the president’s back on the tough decisions I fear the status quo spending addiction will continue in Washington. If Romney does not pick a person with business acumen we will be looking at the same kind of economic policies that we currently have in Congress. We need our president and vice president to be true leaders in these tough economic times!

Compiled by Michael Smolens • U-T; Eduardo Contreras & Earnie Grafton • U-T Photos 





April 26, 2012
San Diego Union Tribune
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/26/tp-optimism-that-law-will-be-upheld/

Reuters Article:

Special report: Tea Party grassroots army readies for battle


Thanks to all the Patriots who came out and volunteered yesterday to collect signatures.  Special thanks to Assemblymen Martin Garrick (Carlsbad) and Brian Jones (Santee), and Assembly Patriot candidate Sherry Hodges 

http://www.kusi.com/video?clipId=6548156&autostart=true

 

http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-a-revolt-against-the-dream-act-20111214,0,6476583.story

 

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/dec/14/campaign-to-repeal-financial-aid-for-immigrants/

 

Temple of MUT article and LaDona Harvery podcast

http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/operation-steadfast-iii-the-dangers-of-publicity-addiction/

DooDooEconmics Blog on Dream Act repeal

http://blog.doodooecon.com/2011/12/san-diego-tea-party-helps-stop-dream.html

The Nation article:

http://www.thenation.com/blog/163129/rick-perry-tea-party-front-runner


LA Times:

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/03/nation/la-na-tea-party-targets-20111004


The Nation:

http://www.thenation.com/blog/163021/tea-party-senate-primary-campaigns-watch