president Obama Archive
-
Opponents of CA HSR gaining national momentum
Posted on March 10, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . Promoting sound expenditure of taxpayer funds is a full time job. Case in point is the effort to curtail wasting billions of dollars for a high-speed train in CA... -
What’s the fate of HR 1, eliminating High Speed Rail funding?
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsOn February 19th the 112th Congress of the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 235-189, passed HR 1. HR 1 is the $1.2 trillion dollar appropriations package required... -
Another governor rejects high-speed rail stimulus funding
Posted on February 17, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . Seventy years ago this Oct. Sir Winston Churchill spoke these famous words which apply to my opposition to CA HSR today. “Never give in. Never give in. Never,... -
President Obama’s 2012 budget includes misguided High Speed Rail funding
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe following information is taken directly from the DOT text in president Obama’s 216 page proposed 2012 budget. While I will not provide the entire text, it is important to keep... -
What’s your opinion of president Obama’s $3.73 trillion dollar budget?
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 14 CommentsNumbers. It wasn’t that long ago when a billion dollars was a big number. President Obama is releasing his 2012 budget of $3.73 trillion dollars that includes a $1.15 TRILLION dollar... -
Should we compare president Obama to president Carter?
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsIn todays edtion of Haaretz newspaper Dr. Leon Hadar, research fellow at the Cato Institute, raises the question that others have expressed in recent days. Haaretz is a liberal newspaper... -
Political unrest. Egypt today, Jordan tomorrow
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 8 CommentsWith all eyes focused on Egypt another US ally has her own struggles with their residents. Specifically, the nation of Jordan. The following report is from Haaretz, a progressive newspaper... -
ObamaCare waivers jump from 222 to 729. See who’s on the list
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 3 CommentsObamaCare Waivers have just jumped from 222 to 729 covering 2,189,636 enrollees of which upwards of 40 percent are union members. Conveniently, the latest list was not published until after the State... -
Decision time. Should funding be used for roads or HSR?
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 8 Comments“Nothing can mess up an automobile wheel alignment and a motorist’s disposition quite as quickly as a pothole.” Hitting a pothole at high speed increases the chance of damage to... -
Informing the masses with a daily drink of Orange Juice
Posted on January 1, 2011 | No CommentsSeven years ago Art Pedroza created the Orange Juice blog, considered by many as “the first political blog in Orange County.” It took almost five years for OC Register management... -
The President Takes his First Sip of Tea
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 24 CommentsThe following is a guest view by OC Treasurer Chriss Street The President Takes his First Sip of Tea Candidate Barack Obama famously said: “Americans… still believe in an America... -
Proposed Middle Class Tax Cuts
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 8 CommentsThe White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 07, 2010 FACT SHEET on the Framework Agreement on Middle Class Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance: A Win... -
CA High Speed rail. A shovel ready project. Just say no thanks!
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 9 CommentsHave you noticed that when you enter a bakery they often have small samples for you to taste. They surely offer free food samples at your neighborhood Costco. That’s called... -
How’s your report card?
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 6 CommentsYour all fired! Can someone explain why we punish our children when they come home with bad grades yet many adults continue as enablers when it relates to our elected...
