Roger Gitlin

Here it comes more taxes needed in the Golden State

Here it comes… Democrat Governor Jerry Brown of California winds and throws his first pitch to the plate. In baseball parlance, it’s a wild pitch! Brown has proposed sweeping new taxes to “rescue” the Golden State from a financial black hole so deep, it defies the imagination. The financial gap from income to outflow exceeds $8 Billion. On a temporary basis, the Governor hopes voters will sign off on a November referendum to add a ½ cent increase on the already lofty 8.75% sales tax and to raise the highest levels of State income tax to extract more money from the so-called rich.

President Barack Hussein Obama…Shalom, Come to Israel

President Barack H. Obama The White House Washington, DC re: come to Israel with us Dear President Obama: I invite you, Michelle, and the children to join my wife and I as we travel to Israel in February. I know this is short notice but I am hopeful you can adjust your very busy schedule and make your first trip to the Jewish state as president of the United States. President Obama, we can experience together the cradle of civilization where the cultures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam emerged. I realize I may not have been very kind to you in past commentaries I have written on your presidency, but I hope you will find forgiveness in your heart, and you and I can “bury the hatchet.” After all, we do share one very important item in common: we both love our country.

Obama panders to the radical Latino Left

Pandering to the radical Latino Socialist Left, President Barack Hussein Obama announced he has appointed Cecilia Munoz to head his Domestic Policy Council, La Raza

The power of Canada Free Press readers

Wow ! I can only say Wow! Due to the overwhelming response by callers to California Assembly member Paula Brownley (D), the chairperson of the State Education Committee, the disgusting AB 266 bill has been pulled off the calendar for imminent passage and awaiting a Governor Brown signature.

The State of California’s assault on family values continues into 2012

On the heels of passing scores of new absurd laws many dealing with lesbian, homosexual, bi-sexual, and transgender education in K-12 Social Science curricula, lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Golden State have amended an existing bill that is so outrageous, so appalling, it humbles even the most tolerant of us.

California voters lose the battle on AB q131 Dream Act

California voters have lost the battle on the Dream Act but will win the war on illegal immigration.

Who is The Perfect Candidate?

Friends, confidants, and those with an opinion continually ask me who is the perfect candidate to oppose Barack Hussein Obama, this November. Who is the Ronald Reaganesqe candidate with iron steel core values who will right the leeward-leaning American ship of state and restore all that is right and just? Who is the superhero who will swoop down like an American eagle and rescue the United States from the jaws of the radical Left, and an America-despising president who represents the interests of leeches, moochers, and the-just-plain lazy? Where is the perfect candidate?

Is it too late to save the Golden State?

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, some 40,000 new laws take effect across the 50 States effective January 1, 2012. California leads the nation in passing arguably the most absurd of these laws. The Assembly, State Senate and Governor Jerry Brown defy comprehension.

Obama can cure the deaf, dumb, and blind

I know a couple in the city in which I reside who told me one of the funniest yet most profound stories one can imagine. The couple is in their 70’s. Unfortunately, the gentleman suffered two strokes some years back and is sadly unable to speak. He is not even able to utter his wife’s name. It is sad to see this couple have to endure this hardship. But persevere they must. No one is permitted to choose life’s curveballs or its outcomes; I am and continue to be grateful for my health and the good health of my family.

Barack Hussein Obama compares himself to Theodore Roosevelt

Thank you, Charles Krauthammer, for reminding me of your words of wisdom. I tend not to listen to Barrack Hussein Obama’s speeches. His rhetoric annoys me. In the words of highly respected commentator, Charles Krauthammer, “Watch what he does, not what he says.”

Identity politics is alive and well in Obamanation

I was asked recently if I could support a candidate who shared my religion. As a Jewish person, could I carte blanc support my California Senators Diane Feinstein or Barbara Boxer, both of whom are Jewish? No delay of thought is necessary. I could no more support either simply because we share the same religion than I could support any inherently wrong decision I was about to make. Feinstein and Boxer’s opinions and mine are polar opposite on most if not all issues.

Circling the Drain: The Death of the Democratic Party (1828-2012)

Allow me to borrow the above-noted title from political writer Charles Kimball when he predicted the death of the Democratic Party back in 2006. Mr. Kimball’s prediction was just a bit premature. We are watching in slow motion the demise of the Democratic Party in America. Ex- Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised to drain the swamp when she assumed power in 2007. It never happened…

Republicans! Stop acting like Democrats

I’ve watched a number of the National Republican debates. Some of the candidates are squabbling furiously in an attempt to emerge head or shoulders above the competition. It’s getting bloody. These aspirants seek the Party’s nomination to supplant Barack Hussein Obama, less than a year from now. I continue to be astounded how petty and juvenile the party of the Elephant has become in vetting its candidates. Does the elite group of eight realize who the real foe is?

Newt is the latest to step into the murky world of illegal immigration.

Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is the latest candidate to wander into to the world of illegal immigration before carefully thinking out his words. I am scratching my skull on Newt’s display of compassion for the so-called long-term illegal immigrants who have been in the United States at least 25 years. I continue to be confused by Newt’s lack of memory of the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986.

Elena Kagan: Disqualify yourself or face impeachment

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on the constitutionality of the highly controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aka ObamaCare. The nine member Court will hear 5+ hours of testimony before rendering a decision. Sometime over the summer on the constitutionality of the law.

Interview with an icon

The opportunity came to me quite unexpectedly to interview one of my boyhood heroes. I had the chance to talk with arguably one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time: Vernon Sanders Law of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The year was 1960 and I was this impressionable 13 year-old in Los Angeles who suddenly became very interested in baseball. A bunch of friends and I hopped the Venice bus, switched to the Vermont trolley and paid $.75 admission to the Los Angeles Coliseum to watch the world champion Dodgers take on the Pirates during the summer. Vern Law, whose nickname was “the Deacon” was pitching that day, He was magnificent! He shut out Johnny Podres and the ex-Brooklyn Boys 2-0.

The Thrill of a Lifetime; visit to St. George Reef Lighthouse, Crescent City, California

It was the thrill of a life time. Long anticipated, eagerly awaited, the weather was breathtaking, the stars were aligned, and I hopped on a helicopter at McNamara Field, in Crescent City, and landed on the pier of one of the most remote lighthouses in the world. I was one of few to take the cook’s tour of the St. George Reef Lighthouse, six miles off the coast of Crescent City, California.

TEA Party - Lincoln Club

I am proud of Rick Perry, today. The Governor of Texas finally came clean with his previous idiotic statement on illegal immigration and apologized to those he accused of having no cardiac parts because they opposed offering “dream type” benefits to the children of illegal aliens. Perry admitted flat out he was misguided after his wife essentially kicked him in the butt saying that he was wrong in attacking those who disagreed with how the State of Texas deals with the fallout involving the children of illegal aliens.

Two mischievous children caught with their hands in the international cookie jar

Political chameleon president of France Nicolas Sarkozy was caught confiding with his soul mate, Barrack Hussein Obama at the G-20 meeting in France, last week. He, Sarkozy, can’t stand Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu and L’enfant Grand actually called Netanyahu a liar. OMG !!! Pauvre, pauvre Sarkozy? The empathetic Obama retorted, “You are sick of him but I have to work with him everyday.” My heart goes out for the plight of these two children.

Basketball player-in-chief to watch game on an aircraft carrier Veterans Day

Veterans Day is always special but Veterans Day 2011 is unique this year. All the aces are lined up 11/11/11. This once-in-a-lifetime event takes place Friday.