Phil Liberatore "Liberty Celebration Rally" this Saturday

The Phil Liberatore campaign will be hosting an event this Saturday at the Brea Downtown Chapel (123 West Ash Street).

From the Liberatore Campaign.

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To give the neighborhood a free family fun day. The event is sponsored by Liberatore for Congress. We will have free food, face painting, bounce house, family photos, free tickets at a chance to win a prize, music by Stephen and Linda "Peaches" Tavani (Linda formerly known as peaches with the group Peaches and Herb. She sang the hit song Reunited and Shake Your Groove thing). And then Phil Liberatore will speak to everyone for a few minutes.
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For more information call the Liberatore Campaign at (714) 310-3062.

Liberatore is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Lee McGroarty and David Su for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

David Su Featured in Focus on the Family Action Radio Broadcast

42nd Republican Congressional candidate David Su recently appeared on a Focus on the Family Action radio broadcast about young GOP candidates.

Su is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Phil Liberatore and Lee McGroarty for the Republican nomination in the 42nd primary.

Lee McGroarty Upcoming Schedule

42nd Republican Congressional candidate Lee McGroarty has announced he will be speaking at the following event.

South Orange County Regional Chamber of Commerce
"Meet the Candidates" Reception
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 530pm to 730pm
Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way
Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Lee McGroarty Donations

Earlier this morning we reported that Lee McGroarty had broken his pledge to post all donations on his web site.

So I thought we would help him out by listing all of his donations that were made public because they were over $200.

Patrick McGroarty $300

David Day $1000, owner of Three Sons Inc. in Pico Rivera

Albert Monsour $250, owner Mansour Chiropractic

Cynthia Moran $1000, Founder of Cyn in the City

Ronald Day $2400

Jean Day $2400


McGroarty is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Phil Liberatore and David Su for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

Lee McGroarty breaks Campaign Pledge

In February we reported that the Conservative Party of California had endorsed 42nd Republican Congressional candidate Lee McGroarty. As part of that endorsement McGroarty signed a pledge.

The beginning of the pledge reads, "I (Candidate) hereby agree to adhere to the following stipulations in order to gain the endorsement of and/or support from the Conservative Party (California), hereinafter referred to as PARTY. As a Candidate for elected Office, I pledge to:"

Line 5 of the pledge reads, "Accept funds or contributions only from individual US citizens and PAC’s or corporations or groups specifically approved by the PARTY. I will immediately disclose all contributions/donations to my PAC for review by the PARTY within 48 hours of receipt. If deemed not acceptable, all such funds will be returned to the contributors with explanation. I further pledge to post all donations on my website."

In February we pointed out that McGroarty did not have his campaign donations listed online as he pledged to do. Lee McGroarty himself replied to our post so he obviously read the story. Now, two months later he still refuses to list his campaign donations as he pledged.

A candidate must disclose to the FEC, and the public, any donations over $200. McGroarty has done that, so we can see who has given more than $200 to him. However, we don't know who has given under $200.

One has to wonder why we should believe his pledges of what he will do if elected to Congress, if he is already breaking his pledges as a candidate.

Curt Hagman at Chino Hills Tea Party

Assemblyman Curt Hagman appeared at last night's Tea Party in Chino Hills. Click here to see an interview with Hagman at the event.

Lee McGroarty at Chino Hills Tea Party

42nd Republican Congressional candidate Lee McGroarty spoke at the Chino Hills Tea Party last night. Click here to see video of his speech.

McGroarty is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Phil Liberatore and David Su for the Republican nomination.

Lee McGroarty raises $1700, spends 8179.32

42nd Republican Congressional candidate Lee McGroarty has filed his 1st Quarter FEC forms.

He raised $1700, loaned his campaign $8000, and spent $8179.32. He has 3070.77 cash on hand. His campaign now owes $27,030.16 in debt.

McGroarty is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, David Su and Phil Liberatore for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

Rep. Gary Miller filed last week, showing more than a million cash on hand.

David Su filed earlier this week. He raised about $2000 and has $260 cash on hand.

Update: 42nd FEC Filing Update

As of 2:25pm, we are still waiting on 42nd Republican Congressional candidates Lee McGroarty and Phil Liberatore to file their 2010 1st Quarter fundraising totals. The deadline is 11:59pm EST (8:59 CA time) today. FEC forms are filed electronically and are available as soon as filed.

Rep. Gary Miller filed last week, showing more than a million cash on hand.

David Su filed earlier this week. He raised about $2000 and has $260 cash on hand.

UPDATE: As of 6:30pm we are still waiting for Lee McGroarty and Phil Liberatore to file their FEC forms. Filing isn't necessary if a candidate hasn't raised or spent $5000.

Nothing like waiting until the very last moment.

Rep. Gary Miller Appears on Fox News

According to the Orange County Register's Total Buzz. Rep. Gary Miller appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss his efforts to stop children of illegal immigrants from receiving automatic birthright citizenship. They are commonly referred to as "anchor babies."

Last month, 42nd Republican Congressional candidate Lee McGroarty called bills dealing with the issue, including Miller's, "unconstitutional."

In February we did a story on the birthright citizenship position of the three candidates challenging Miller for the Republican nomination.

The video of the interview can be found here.

Update: Phil Liberatore at Yorba Linda Tea Party

42nd Congressional candidate Phil Liberatore will be appearing at the Yorba Linda Tea Party Rally today from 4:30-7:30pm. The campaign is providing a bus to take people to the rally. For more information call 714-310-3062.

I checked the online schedules this morning for the other three Republican candidates and it doesn't appear they are doing any events today.

Congress has votes today so Rep. Gary Miller is in Washington, D.C.

David Su's event page doesn't list any events.

The Facebook page of Lee McGroarty states he is doing events today and to check his event page for details. However, the event page lists two past events from March and one from April 1 but none for today or in the future.

UPDATE: At 10:45am we received a comment that McGroarty's event page has now been updated. His schedule for today can be found here.

Lee McGroarty Campaign Files Amended FEC Forms

While checking the FEC website for 2010 First Quarter campaign filings today I noticed that 42nd Republican Congressional Candidate Lee McGroarty had filed amended forms yesterday for the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2009. This happens and is usually not out of the ordinary.

However, this time, I was surprised at the only change I found.

On his original 3rd quarter filing form McGroarty listed a September 29, 2009 $4800 donation from Ronald Day. His amended form now lists a September 29, 2009 $2400 donation from Ronald Day and $2400 from Joan Day.

So, seven months after the donation the McGroarty campaign is saying it came from two people, not one.

I called some people who know more about FEC filings than me. None had every heard of a campaign changing the name of the individual who gave a donation after reporting the donation to the FEC. One suggested this would surely draw the attention of the FEC.

David Su raises $2151

42nd Congressional candidate David Su raised $2151.43 in the first quarter of 2010 according to documents he filed with the FEC. He spent $1891.43 which leaves him with $260 cash on hand.

Su is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Phil Liberatore and Lee McGroarty for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district. Last week Miller reported having more than a million cash on hand.

OC Young Democrats Endorse Williamson, Fritchle, Uballe

According to the Liberal OC, the OC Young Democrats have made their endorsements.

In the 42nd Congressional race they endorsed Michael Williamson, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary. He is challenging Republican Rep. Gary Miller.

In the 60th Assembly race, lone Democrat Gregg Fritchle was endorsed. He hopes to defeat Republican Assemblyman Curt Hagman in November.

In the 72nd Assembly race Esiquio Ramos Uballe received their endorsement in his quest to defeat first term Republican Assemblyman Chris Norby. Uballe does not have a primary opponent.

Most Read Stories: April 5-11

1. Congressman Gary Miller shows more than a Million in Bank
2. 42nd Candidate McGroarty paid Erik Brown $5700
3. Phil Liberatore Sues Secretary of State
4. Lee McGroarty comments on $5700 paid to Erik Brown
5. Su Kick Off Event Cancelled

Assemblyman Hagman April 17 Event

Coffee And Conversation with Curt - Chino Hills

WHEN: Saturday, April 17, 2010 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
WHERE: Roscoe’s Famous Deli
14700 Pipeline Ave., Chino Hills CA 91709

CONTACT: District Office (909) 627-7021

Stop by to have an informal discussion with your State Assemblyman about the state issues that matter most to you. Suggestions for legislation are also welcome!

Congressman Gary Miller shows more than a Million in Bank

Rep. Gary Miller has filed his 1st quarter fundraising totals with the FEC. Miller shows $1,053,383 cash on hand. During the 1st quarter he raised just under $400,000 and spent a little over $200,000.

Rep. Miller is being challenged in the 42nd Republican primary by David Su, Phil Liberatore and Lee McGroarty.

With the three challengers vying for the anti-Miller vote, one of them will probably need to loan his campaign some major campaign money in order to compete with Miller, and beat the other two.

FEC filings are due by next Thursday. I will post the totals for the others as they are filed.

Su Kick Off Event Cancelled

This morning we posted a story about 42nd Congressional candidate David Su's kick off event. I had mentioned that I thought joint events between Federal and State candidates were illegal but I must be wrong.

David Su posted the following comment.


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Hi Lucky,

In response to this, the event has been cancelled. I found out from, the FEC that state and federal candidates cannot hold joint fundraisers, therefore I will only be making a statement of my candidacy. This will be Alvaro's event and I will just be attending as a guest. I will not be accepting any contributions or solicit for any donations. The law is the law, and we have to respect it.

Please let me know if you have any questions. :)
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Su is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Lee McGroarty and Phil Liberatore for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

David Su Website Up

42nd Congressional candidate David Su has put up his website.

Su is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Lee McGroarty and Phil Liberatore for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

Su Kick off event Friday

42nd Congressional Candidate David Su will have his kick off event this Friday, April 9 at 7pm. It will be in Pasadena at the Historic Green Hotel. Sorry, but there was no contact info on the event information.

Su will be hosting the event with State Assembly candidate Alvaro Day.

I thought that state and federal candidates couldn't host joint events any longer because federal laws were stricter than California law on who could donate to a campaign. Meaning the state candidate could pay for their part of the event with money a federal candidate couldn't accept. I guess I was wrong.

Su is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, Lee McGroarty and Phil Liberatore for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

Most Read Stories: March 29- April 4

1. 42nd Candidate McGroarty paid Erik Brown $5700
2. Liberatore Appeal Denied
3. McGroarty calls bill reforming Birthright Citizenship "Unconstitutional"
4. YouTube Video of 42nd Candidate Liberatore Boxing
5. Assemblywoman Torres Event April 10

He is Risen

Matthew 28:1-10 (NIV)

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."

Lee McGroarty comments on $5700 paid to Erik Brown

On Tuesday we posted that 42nd Congressional candidate Lee McGroarty had paid Erik Brown $5700 during the 4th quarter of 2009 for services to his campaign. Brown is the owner of Dynamic Marketing Inc. He received media attention this week for seeking reimbursement from the Republican National Committee for nearly $2000 spent at a sex themed club.

The McGroarty campaign has now put out a statement.

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Due to recent revelations regarding Erik Brown and DMI Direct, the McGroarty for Congress Campaign feels it is necessary to comment on the short relationship the campaign had with DMI Direct last year. The campaign and DMI Direct had a working agreement from October 26th, 2009 to November 11th, 2009. During that period the McGroarty for Congress Campaign paid DMI Direct a total of $5,700 for consulting and media services. The campaign perceived the services of DMI Direct as lacking and brought into question the business practices and integrity of DMI Direct and Erik Brown. Soon after these questions were risen, both parties agreed to terminate the working agreement.

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March Most Read Stories

1. Interesting Comment: A 42nd Challenger with Baggage?
2. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su Launches Facebook Page
3. Daily Bulletin forgets about Phil Liberatore, David Su and Michael Bryant?
4. Rep. Miller, David Su appear in article about Congress' Approval Rating
5. McGroarty campaign website runs false support list?
6. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su speaks at Chino Hills Council
7. YouTube Video of 42nd Candidate Liberatore Boxing
8. IV Daily Bulletin gets it wrong, SGV Tribune and Whittier Daily News get it right
9. 42nd Candidate McGroarty paid Erik Brown $5700 (Posted March 30)
10. California Republican Assembly Endorses Hagman and Miller

Liberatore Appeal Denied

42nd Congressional Candidate Phil Liberatore lost his case today to have the ballot designation, "IRS Problem Solver." We predicted yesterday that this would be the outcome.

The Judge ruled that, "IRS Problem Solver is not a valid profession, vocation or occupation."

Liberatore is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, David Su and Lee McGroarty for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

Liberatore Hearing Tomorrow

42nd Congressional Candidate Phil Liberatore has a hearing tomorrow at 10:30 in Sacramento about his ballot designation. Secretary of State Debra Bowen wouldn't let Liberatore use the ballot designation "IRS Problem Solver," because he used the word IRS. Liberatore sued on Monday in an effort to use the designation.

Prediction: Liberatore Loses. "IRS" cannot be used and "Problem Solver," is not a job title. This case looks straight forward. I was surprised he would waste his money on lawyers to fight this case. But maybe he is doing it to get media attention.

Problem is the only major media to pick up the story, The Hill, thinks he is suing to use "IRS Problem Solver," instead of his name, "Phil Liberatore." Hilarious.

Make sure to vote in our poll which asks if Liberatore should be able to use, "IRS Problem Solver."

Phil Liberatore Sues Secretary of State

42nd Congressional Candidate Phil Liberatore sued the Secretary of State on Monday, after the Secretary rejected Liberatore's ballot designation of "IRS Problem Solver." Liberatore also operates a business by a similar name, IRS Problem Solvers.

From the Liberatore Campaign.

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When GOP congressional candidate Phil Liberatore filed to run in a GOP primary in Southern California, he thought he was facing one opponent in a race to replace incumbent Republican Congressman Gary Miller, a race Liberatore had decided to make when Miller voted in favor of the TARP bailout. However, when California's Democratic Secretary of State Deborah Bowen denied his requested ballot identification, IRS Problem Solver, Liberatore quickly realized he would have to face two opponents. On Monday, Liberatore punched back, filing a lawsuit against Bowen in state court in Sacramento demanding that he be allowed to use the name by which people in his district have come to know him.

"Like my opponent, Ms. Bowen is a career politician who doesn't want the voters to know that I battle the IRS on behalf of thousands of citizens. I am determined to beat my opponents in this race and go to Washington to fight against the IRS on behalf of taxpayers--while I'm there I will do everything to roll back the Obama health care plan and defund the 16,500 IRS agents he plans to hire to enforce it."

Liberatore filed his original request in March, asking to be designated IRS Problem Solver on the ballot for the June 8th primary election in the 42nd Congressional District which stretches across three counties from Whittier to Mission Viejo. Bowen's office rejected his request, stating that California code prohibited the use of "IRS" in ballot designations.

"For years, I have identified myself to the public and to my clients as the IRS Problem Solver because, simply stated, my occupation and vocation is solving my client's problems with the IRS," Liberatore, who is also the author of the forthcoming book "An Inside Look At the IRS," declared in his petition. "Indeed, I devote more than sixty hours per week solving my clients' IRS problems. With members of the public, prospective clients, and clients, I always identify my occupation as IRS Problem Solver."

A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for April 1st at 10:30 AM.
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Liberatore is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, and two other candidates, for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

42nd Candidate McGroarty paid Erik Brown $5700

Erik Brown, owner of Dynamic Marketing Inc., and the man who sought reimbursement from the Republican National Committee for nearly $2000 spent at a sex themed club has a 42nd race connection.

According to FEC filings Chino businessman Lee McGroarty, a candidate for the Republican nomination, paid DMI $5700 in the 4th quarter of 2009 for "Administrative/Salary/ Overhead: mailings," and "campaign mailings."

Several candidates for elected office including U.S. Senate candidate Assemblyman Chuck DeVore have admited using Brown's company but have severed ties since the story broke.

If the McGroarty campaign has a comment we will be happy to post it.

Lee McGroarty is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, and two others, for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

Assemblywoman Torres Event April 10

From the Office of Assemblywoman Norma Torres (D-61). Yes, they spelled "Center," Centerr. Maybe the Torres staff should use spell check.

UPDATE: The Torres Office has fixed the spelling error.

Assemblymember Norma J. Torres will be walking door-to-door in your neighborhood to gather input about issues that are important to you.

Also, feel free to come and discuss your concerns at the Ganesha Park Community
Centerr at the Capitol in Your Corner event.

Saturday, April 10th 1 – 3 pm Ganesha Park Community Center 1575 N. White Ave Pomona, CA

You can contact me at my district office (909) 984-7741.

Assemblyman Hagman Bill Passes Assembly Committee

From the Office of Assemblyman Curt Hagman.

Assemblyman Hagman's Bill To Help Chino Valley Unified Passes The Assembly Education Committee

AB 1988 Exempts CVUSD From a Possible Fine of $7 Million

Sacramento- Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R- Chino Hills) is pleased to announce the passage of AB 1988 through the Assembly Education Committee. The bill saves taxpayer dollars while exempting Chino Valley Unified from a $7 Million fine.

Assembly Bill 1988 would deem Chino Valley Unified School District to have completed 180 days of instruction in the 2008-09 school year for the purposes of computing any instructional time penalty associated with the Longer Year Incentive program, as long as the district follows a list of requirements.

"This is a common sense bill. The District made a mistake and they're being properly punished for it. There is no need to further misuse taxpayer funds. I am proud that the Education Committee found it wise to put the bill through without a problem. This bill will help this district stretch their education resources during a time when they're already stretched thin" said Assemblyman Hagman.

Lee McGroarty speaking at OC Federation of Republican Women meeting this Thursday

42nd Congressional Candidate Lee McGroarty is speaking at the Orange County Federation of Republican Women meeting this Thursday, April 1, at the Costa Mesa Country Club. The Country Club is located at 1701 Golf Course Drive in Costa Mesa.

Contact the McGroarty campaign for further information.

McGroarty is challenging Rep. Gary Miller, and two other challengers, for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

McGroarty calls bill reforming Birthright Citizenship "Unconstitutional"

42nd Congressional candidate Lee McGroarty recently updated the immigration section of his campaign web site. He removed several paragraphs discussing what to do with illegal aliens after sealing the border to allow them to stay in the country, which I call amnesty. He added several paragraphs criticizing Rep. Gary Miller for his efforts to ban children born to illegal immigrants from receiving automatic citizenship. These children are commonly referred to as "anchor babies."

According to Numbers USA there are three bills that have been introduced in Congress to reform Birthright Citizenship. Rep. Gary Miller is the sponsor of H.R. 994 the LEAVE Act, and co-sponsor of H.R. 1868.

Miller's bill has 15 co-sponsors including local Reps. John Campbell, David Dreier, Brian Bilbray, Buck McKeon and Dana Rohrabacher.

H.R. 1868, sponsored by Rep. Nathan Deal of Georgia, has 90 co-sponsors. The co-sponsors include Rep. Mike Pence (IN), who is third in House Republican leadership, and California Reps. Tom McClintock, John Campbell, Ed Royce, Darrell Issa, Dana Rohrabacher, Brian Bilbray, Ken Calvert, Duncan Hunter, Dan Lungren, Wally Herger and Buck McKeon.

McGroarty wrote, "He (Rep. Gary Miller) has sponsored what I consider to be an unconstitutional bill that would not allow citizenship to be conferred to anyone born here to parents who are here illegally. Some call these "anchor babies"."

McGroarty goes on to say, "Historically, our nation has always recognized citizenship to a person born on U.S. soil, regardless of the status of their parents. The reason we're talking about this issue is because it's become a serious problem. Yet, having a problem doesn't seem to me to be sufficient reason to start interpreting and applying the Constitution in a different fashion than we've done for hundreds of years. Political expediency is NEVER a reason to trample the Constitution."

Finally McGroarty says, "Congressman Miller is grandstanding on the wrong side of the Constitution with this bill."

George Will's column in the Daily Bulletin today (DB doesn't have the article online so I linked to Wash Post) discusses the birthright citizenship issue. Will wrote that reforming the 14th amendment would bring it "into conformity with what the authors of its text intended, and with common sense, thereby removing an incentive for illegal immigration."

Last month we did a post on the position of 42nd Congressional candidates on reforming birthright citizenship.

Most Read Stories: Week of March 22-28

1. YouTube Video of 42nd Candidate Liberatore Boxing
2. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su Launches Facebook Page
3. Statement from Gary Miller on Health Care bill
4. 42nd Congressional Candidate Su on Health Care Bill
5. Daily Bulletin forgets about Phil Liberatore, David Su and Michael Bryant?

Phil Liberatore appears on Frank Pastore Show

This past Monday 42nd Congressional candidate Phil Liberatore appeared on KKLA's Frank Pastore Show. He discussed the Secretary of State rejecting his ballot designation and his campaign. Pastore has endorsed Liberatore.

You can listen to the interview though the archives (Monday, March 22. 5pm Hr. starts at 44:59).

Liberatore posts second online ad

42nd Congressional candidate Phil Liberatore has posted his second online campaign ad, called "It's about serving people." Liberatore's first ad was unveiled about a month ago.

Liberatore is challenging Rep. Gary Miller for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

David Su on the passage of the Health Care Bill

42nd Congressional candidate David Su has released a statement on the passage of the Health Care bill. We previously posted a short statement he posted on his facebook page last Friday.

Su and Rep. Gary Miller are the only 42nd Congressional candidates that have currently issued statements on the passage of the Health Care bill.

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My take on this healthcare Bill, House Resolution 3962. I must say I was absolutely shocked, enraged, angry, and speechless by what I saw last night.

In the history of the United States, for the first time, I did not see democracy, I saw dictatorship in the so called, "Land of the Free." More than 60% of the American people did not want this bill to pass. I always thought America was suppose to be a nation where the will of the people dictated the outcome of everything, but I guess that changed last night. I am aganist the Healthcare Bill because of several reasons.

1.) It does not guarantee coverage for all Americans. It only covers 96% of America and President Obama stated that he was going to cover everyone since the beginning of this Presidency. So another broken promise, but this time to the 4% of Americans who will not have health insurance, that's 13.2 million people out of a population of approximately 330 million Americans.

2.) This bill will decrease the access to quality healthcare. Doctors and hospitals will be more overwhelmed, more over exerted, and the ratio of physicians to patients will double if not triple. As if there isn't a long enough wait time in our emergency rooms all across the nation, this will cause more and more complexity.

3.) What scares me the most, is the provisional clause called, "Individual Mandate" which I will break it down in a simple summarization. This clause clearly states, if you are an individual and you do not purchase health insurance based off the standards that the US Government sets, you will pay a fine of 1% of your annual gross income or $95.00 which ever is greater. If you don't pay that, you will succumb to a 2.5% tax penalty based off your annual gross income. If you don't pay that you can face prison time. So, if 13.2 million people who live in this country cannot afford health insurance, can they afford to pay these penalities? Are we going to put over 13 million people, if not more in federal prison because they cannot afford health insurance? This is not democracy, but dictatorship.

4.) The right to choose your physician and the decision whether you live or die will now be in the hands of the US Government. I know this may seem harsh, but this is reality. They will decide whether or not you will fight aganist a disease based off of putting a price tag on human life. Example 1, if your chances of surviving a treatment or to fight aganist a chronic ailment is low, the government can deny you treatment just like a private insurance can because that individual will cost too much money. But who is the government to tell people that they don't have the right to fight aganist a disease and do everything they can to live.

5.) $940 Billion dollars and in the next ten years, $1.5 trillion dollars in spending. Americans right now cannot simply afford this bill. This is not the solution to solve America's imperfect healthcare system. The taxes will skyrocket and hurt middle income class families. The economic consequences will be greatly negative.

I have the solution to reduce the cost of healthcare which I will post on a later date on my website. I know this is on everyone's minds and I have been thinking about this for the longest time as well. The moment the bill passed, I looked at my parents, my uncles and aunts as they will be greatly affected by this since they are part of the baby boomer generation. Billions of dollars being cut from medicaid and medicare.

Final Note: I am pro-life and a firm believer in protecting the sanctity of life not because I am a Republican, but because I am a servant of Christ. God states in the bible that abortion is murder and that it is a sin. President Barack Obama stated he is going to sign an executive order to make the language regarding not federally funding abortion stronger. I don't believe the president at this moment because he has broken too many promises and has gone back on too many deals. I feel he will overturn this and somehow, someway he will make abortion legal and open to being funded by the federal government.

This is a sad day in America and I feel that there will be more of this to come. I am urging all Americans to stand with me and pray. Pray that God will give the current leaders in this country some wisdom and make them realize what they are doing is going to cause more future human suffering and poverty.

Please stand with me, please pray with me and I know together we can make this country great again. I know I cannot do this alone. This is the very reason why I am running, to restore America, to give it back to the people, to come up with better solutions and improve the quality of life for all Americans.

With respect and humility,
David S. Su
Candidate of US Congress, 42nd CD, GOP

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Statement from Gary Miller on Health Care bill

Statement from Rep. Gary Miller on Health Care bill.


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Capitol Connection Special Edition

Washington, Mar 22 -

Dear Constituent:

Last night, the House of Representatives passed a government takeover of America’s health care system. I am writing today to explain why I opposed this legislation. This bill will place Americans’ health care decisions into the hands of government bureaucrats and imposes a host of new taxes and Medicare cuts.

Recognizing the extremely difficult procedural and political hurdles facing the health care bill should normal process be followed, the Congressional Democrat Leadership elected to utilize a rarely used parliamentary procedure known as reconciliation. Under the reconciliation process, a separate bill containing amendments to the Senate health care legislation would only need the votes of 51-members of the 100-member U.S. Senate in order to proceed. Traditionally, 60 Senators would need to vote for a measure to move through procedural hurdles. The reconciliation procedure is supposed to be limited to provisions that directly affect taxes and spending and to control the size of government. As you know, this bill will have the opposite affect by increasing taxes and the role of the federal government, which is why I strongly objected to the abuse of this process.

Despite modifications made, the fact remains that the final health care package adopted last evening creates 159 new boards, bureaucracies, and programs – including a new entitlement program – that will impact the quality of health care for every American. The cost of these new programs is expected to exceed $2.6 trillion once the bill’s provisions are fully implemented. To pay for this huge government expansion, the legislation raises $569.2 billion in new taxes over the next ten years. The package also makes $528.5 billion in cuts to Medicare, slashing Medicare Advantage by $202 billion, leaving seniors with reduced benefits and fewer choices. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office has determined that almost 5 million seniors will be denied access to an affordable Medicare Advantage plan because of the legislation. Furthermore, it should be noted that the bill contains unrelated provisions eliminating private lenders in the student loan market. Under the bill, all student loans will be originated by the Federal Direct Loan program, thereby establishing a one-size-fits-all government takeover that eliminates competition and consumer choice, and could result in the loss of 30,000 jobs nationwide.

Families and small-businesses deserve access to affordable, high-quality health coverage. While no one doubts that our current system is in need of improvement, any reforms must ensure that the federal government does not interfere in the doctor-patient relationship, raise the deficit, increase taxes, or cut Medicare benefits. It is unfortunate that common-sense reforms such as allowing Americans to purchase insurance across state lines, medical liability reform, and expanding high-risk pools and reinsurance programs to allow those with pre-existing conditions to access affordable health care were not incorporated into the legislation passed by the House.

Health care reform legislation must strike the right balance that builds on what works and fixes what is broken. Unfortunately, this deeply flawed bill will not only limit patient choice but will increase premiums by 10 to 13 percent. As your Representative, I will continue to demand that Congress halt this government intrusion between you and your doctor and end its excessive mandates on our nation’s job creators.

Sincerely,

GARY G. MILLER
Member of Congress
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Most Read Stories: Week of March 15-21

1. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su Launches Facebook Page
2. Interesting Comment: A 42nd Challenger with Baggage?
3. McGroarty campaign website runs false support list?
4. California Republican Assembly Endorses Hagman and Miller
5. IV Daily Bulletin gets it wrong, SGV Tribune and Whittier Daily News get it right

42nd Congressional Candidate Su on Health Care Bill

David Su, Republican candidate for Congress in the 42nd, wrote the following on his campaign's facebook page Friday.

Ok, so if you haven't heard from all over the news the Democrats, President Obama and his administration plans to push hard on passing a really awful piece of legislation that will change this nation for the worst forever. We are talking about giving the most control to government and removing more liberty from the individual than ever before. President Barack Obama stated, "This will be a Victory for the American People." I'm saying no Mr. President, this is a victory for bigger government telling us what to do and undermining the will of the American people. The President must realize we live in a democracy and we have to go with what the majority of the American people want. More than 60% of the people do not want this bill! End of story!

YouTube Video of 42nd Candidate Liberatore Boxing

I found this 3 and a half minute youtube video of 42nd Congressional candidate Phil Liberatore boxing in front of his office building.

Liberatore is running for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district. The seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Gary Miller.

I was impressed with his 55+ pushups. I wouldn't want to fight him.

Candidate for Office, but no campaign website

One of the most important tools when running for office is a campaign website. I thought I would make a list of those that haven't figured that out yet. Below is a list of those that are candidates for office but don't have a campaign website yet.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
David Su-Rep (has url, but not yet active)
Gary Miller-Rep (has government site)
Mark Lambert-Lib

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem (has government site)
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Gregg Fritchle-Dem

61th (Norma Torres)
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
Esiquio Ramos Uballe-Dem

42nd Candidate Liberatore runs ads on KWVE

42nd Congressional Candidate Phil Liberatore has posted three new one minute campaign ads on his facebook page. The posting states the three ads are running on KWVE 107.9.

Liberatore is one of three primary challengers to Rep. Gary Miller.

Gary Miller on John and Ken Show

Just turned on the John and Ken Show on KFI 640. Rep. Gary Miller is on talking about why he opposes the health care bill.

Gary Miller helps launch Reclaim American Jobs Caucus

Rep. Gary Miller, Rep. Lamar Smith (TX) and Rep. Sue Myrick (NC) have created the "Reclaim American Jobs Caucus." They announced this new caucus with a youtube video which lays out their goals and reason for the caucus.

The YouTube description states, "Today, Reps. Gary Miller (R-CA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), and Sue Myrick (R-NC) announced the newly formed Reclaim American Jobs Caucus. This caucus seeks to highlight the relationship between the unemployment crisis and illegal immigration."

Miller had this on his website.

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Reclaim American Jobs Caucus Focuses on Putting Americans Back to Work

Washington, Mar 19 -

Today on Capitol Hill, Members of Congress announced a new caucus that will focus on putting millions of Americans back to work. Currently, 15 million Americans are unemployed, while an estimated 8 million illegal immigrants are employed.

The Reclaim American Jobs Caucus is a 40 Member, bipartisan caucus, headed by Reps. Lamar Smith, Sue Myrick, and Gary Miller. As the national unemployment rate stubbornly hovers around 10 percent, the caucus will work to highlight the link between illegal immigration and record unemployment in the United States.

“If the immigration laws we have on the books were enforced, we could cut unemployment in half,” Rep. Smith said. “American citizens and legal immigrants should not have to compete for jobs with those here illegally.”

“We need to turn off the employment magnet that draws undocumented workers,” Rep. Myrick said. “By encouraging employers to use E-Verify and increasing worksite enforcement, we make sure that Americans and legal immigrants are able to get back to work.”

“At home in California, almost weekly I hear from my constituents that illegal immigration is exacerbating the unemployment crisis and the facts validate their concerns,” Rep. Miller said. “Although 2.2 million Californians are unemployed, nearly 1.9 million illegal immigrants are employed. This is simply unacceptable and is an affront to unemployed American and legal workers. The Reclaim American Jobs Caucus seeks to encourage the Obama administration to enforce existing immigration laws so that the unemployed have increased opportunities to go back to work.”

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42nd Candidate Liberatore Ballot Designation rejected

From the Liberatore campaign.

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Playing Politics With the IRS Problem Solver: California's Democratic Secretary of State Deborah Bowen Rejects Congressional Candidate Phil Liberatore's Ballot Identification

WHITTIER, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- California's top elected Democrat, Secretary of State Deborah Bowen, has rejected Republican Congressional candidate Phil Liberatore's ballot designation, alleging that Liberatore's description as "IRS Problem Solver," is broad and associated with an entity or organization. But Liberatore, known across Southern California as the "IRS Problem Solver" from thousands of radio ads that have aired offering his tax resolution services, is fighting back:

"I've spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years advertising here and listeners know me as the IRS Problem Solver who solves problems with the Internal Revenue Service," said Liberatore.

Liberatore is challenging GOP veteran Gary Miller in a district that stretches across three Southern California counties from Mission Viejo to Whittier, offering a tough challenge to the incumbent Miller in a campaign highlighting Miller's support of President Obama's agenda, voting in favor of the TARP bailout bills. Liberatore is also a published author whose book "An Inside Look At The IRS," will hit bookstores this Spring.

"For the past 15 years on 99.5FM KKLA, Phil has been known as the 'IRS Problem Solver,'" noted Frank Pastore, host of The Frank Pastore Show. "Ask any of our tens of thousands of listeners, many of whom live in his congressional district, who the IRS Problem Solver is and they'll know that you're referring to Phil– he simply is the IRS Problem Solver. To reject his well-deserved brand name, smacks of the type of petty electoral politics Californians have come to detest. I wonder who's afraid of allowing Phil to use the name he is known by?"
Liberatore promises an appeal:

"This is plainly politics," he responded. "Secretary Bowen knows how much Americans dislike the IRS and she doesn't like the fact that it is part of who I am and is seeking to limit the information that voters can have. I trust voters to make an informed decision about who can best represent them and I am determined to go to Washington to alleviate the influence of the IRS over American lives. This is just the first of many speed bumps ahead placed by career politicians who are fighting change."

To schedule an interview with Mr. Liberatore please contact Mike Martin at 714-310-3062 or mailto:press@liberatoreforcongress.com. More information available at http://www.liberatoreforcongress.com/.

Assemblymember Torres Event this Saturday in Ontario

Assemblymember Norma Torres will be hosting a "Capitol in your Corner" event this Saturday in Ontario.

Assemblymember Norma J. Torres will be walking door-to-door in your neighborhood to gather input about issues that are important to you.

Also, feel free to come and discuss your concerns at the Dorothy A. Quesada Community Center at the Capitol in Your Corner event.

Saturday, March 20th 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Dorothy A. Quesada Community Center 1010 S. Bon View Ave., Ontario

You can contact me at my district office (909) 984-7741.

California Republican Assembly Endorses Hagman and Miller

The California Republican Assembly (CRA) have made their June primary endorsements. Locally they endorsed Assemblyman Curt Hagman and Congressman Gary Miller.

Of the endorsements currently reported, the CRA endorsed in nine Congressional races, two state Senate races and twelve Assembly races. I noticed that they endorsed challenger Clay Thibodeau instead of Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack.

Endorsement by the CRA requires a two-thirds vote of the members/delegates voting.

They did make local endorsements in Orange County so check out the list if you are an OC resident.

Most Read Stories: Week of March 8-14

1. Interesting Comment: A 42nd Challenger with Baggage?
2. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su Launches Facebook Page
3. IV Daily Bulletin gets it wrong, SGV Tribune and Whittier Daily News get it right
4. Daily Bulletin forgets about Phil Liberatore, David Su and Michael Bryant?
5 (tie). Rep. Miller, David Su appear in article about Congress' Approval Rating
5 (tie). The List of Possible Political Drop Outs

IV Daily Bulletin gets it wrong, SGV Tribune and Whittier Daily News get it right

The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin has an article by Sandra Emerson today about who filed for the June primary elections. Unfortunately there information is, once again, wrong and incomplete.

In reporting about the 60th Assembly District they report that Curt Hagman is unopposed. However, yesterday Democrat Gregg Fritchle filed his papers in Los Angeles County.

In their coverage of the 42nd Congressional race they only mention that David Su and Lee McGroarty are challenging Rep. Gary Miller for the Republican nomination, forgetting about Phil Liberatore who filed in Los Angeles County. They also fail to mention that Democrat Michael Williamson and Libertarian Mark Lambert are on the ballot.

Maybe the reporter didn't realize that a legislative district can include more than one county and only looked at San Bernardino county filings. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News, owned by the same company as the Daily Bulletin, didn't make the same mistake when reporting about the races. Both mention Fritchle in the 60th and report about all candidates in the 42nd.

In January, the Daily Bulletin published a similar story that failed to mention candidates in the 42nd race and 32nd State Senate race. Maybe the newspapers need to share notes so the Daily Bulletin doesn't make this mistake for a third time in a row on the next story.

Friday March 12 Evening Update

The 5pm filing deadline has passed. Below are the candidates who will be on the ballot. Every incumbent will face at least one challenger.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Phil Liberatore-Rep
Mark Lambert-Lib

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep
Gregg Fritchle-Dem

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
Chris Norby-Rep
Esiquio Ramos Uballe-Dem (Turned in paper work but has not yet been declared as "qualified.")
Jane Rands-Grn

Update: 72nd Assembly Filing Update

Assemblyman Chris Norby will not be facing a primary challenge as James Gerbus, who started the filing process, did not finish it as the 5pm deadline passed.

Norby will be facing Green Party candidate Jane Rands who officially qualified for the ballot today.

Norby may be facing a Democratic challenger, but we will have to wait until Monday to find out. Democrat Esiquio Ramos Uballe returned the paper work today but has not officially qualified for the ballot yet. This probably means that the signatures on the nomination form still have to be verified.

Update (March 17): Democrat Esiquio Ramos Uballe has qualified for the ballot.

Friday March 12 Morning Filing Update

As of 11am no new candidates have filed their nomination forms, which places their names on the ballot.

So the list of candidates that have not turned in their forms are below.

72nd Assemblyman Chris Norby could go from having four opponents to none.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Louie Contreras-Dem
Phil Liberatore-Rep

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Michael Bryant-Rep

State Assembly
72nd (Chris Norby)
Esiquio Ramos Uballe-Dem
James Gerbus-Rep
Jane Rands-Grn
Brian Lee Cross-Lib

Bill Simon Endorses Liberatore in 42nd

Former Gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon has endorsed Republican candidate Phil Liberatore in 42nd Congressional race. The 42nd seat is currently held by Republican Rep. Gary Miller.

Simon said, "I am pleased to add my endorsement to Phil Liberatore for Congress in the 42nd District. All of us long for a breath of fresh air to sweep through our government-both State and Federal – and Phil is just that. As a CPA, USC Graduate, devoted husband, father and successful businessman, Phil brings honesty, integrity and accountability to government. The worst news for Washington is the voters of the 42nd in California are sending a CPA to Washington who intends to scrutinize both the budget and government. Please remember your voice matters and your vote counts! Vote on June 8th!"

One more day of Candidate Filing

There is one more day tomorrow for candidates to file for the June primary election.

Below is the list of candidates that have not turned in their papers. If they do not turn them in by 5pm tomorrow they will not be on the ballot.

Five candidates have started the process in the 72nd Assembly district but only one, Assemblyman Chris Norby, has turned in his papers.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Louie Contreras-Dem
Phil Liberatore-Rep

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Michael Bryant-Rep

State Assembly
72nd (Chris Norby)
Esiquio Ramos Uballe-Dem
James Gerbus-Rep
Jane Rands-Grn
Brian Lee Cross-Lib

Thursday March 11 Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot.

Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of 8:00pm.

I highlighted those that have been added to the Registrar of Voters lists since yesterday's update.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Mark Lambert-Lib

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
Chris Norby-Rep

Hagman looks to be unopposed

With just two days remaining to file for the 2010 elections, conservative Assemblyman Curt Hagman looks to be unopposed in the primary and general election. Hagman has done a good job in his first term and his conservative voting record has helped him avoid a recall attempt like neighboring Assemblymembers have faced.

Hagman filed his reelection paperwork on Monday.

Rep. Miller, David Su appear in article about Congress' Approval Rating

The Daily Bulletin has an article about Congress' slumping approval rating and possible reasons for it. It features some interesting quotes from Rep. Gary Miller on how many people contact his office in a week (about 1,000) and how he interacts with them. I was surprised

David Su is the challenger the Daily Bulletin choose to talk to about Miller. He had several quotes including "A lot of people in my area don't even know who Congressman Gary Miller is. I think that's a problem. When he comes back from Washington, he is never at public events."

42nd Congressional Candidate Lee McGroarty's Upcoming Speaking Schedule

42nd Congressional Candidate Lee McGroarty's upcoming speaking schedule.

Thursday, March 11— South Orange County 912 Group at 7 p.m. at the Capistrano Unified School District, 33122 Valle Road 
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675,
949 234-9200.

Saturday, March 13—Rush Limbaugh Club meeting at 8 a.m. at the Costa del Sol Golf Club, 27601 Costa del Sol Road, Mission Viejo CA 92692.

Thursday, April 1—Orange County Federation of Republican Women. Time and Location TBD.

March 10 Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot.

Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of 6:30pm.

I highlighted those that have been added to the Registrar of Voters lists since yesterday's update.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Mark Lambert-Lib

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
None

The List of Possible Political Drop Outs

With three more days of candidate filing left I thought I would look at the list of candidates who may be rethinking their plans.

Below are individuals who took out signature in-lieu (SIL) forms to lower the cost of the filing fee, but have not yet pulled nomination papers. Nomination papers must be filed to place your name on the ballot.

Maybe they are just waiting until the last minute, but this could also be the first indication of a possible drop out.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Lee McGroarty-Rep
Louie Contreras-Dem

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Earl De Vries-Rep

State Assembly
72nd (Chris Norby)
James Gerbus-Rep (pulled, but never returned SIL forms)
Brian Lee Cross-Lib

March 9 Morning Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot. Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of noon today. I highlighted those that have been added to the Registrar of Voters lists since last night's update.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem
David Su-Rep
Gary Miller-Rep

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
None

March 8 Candidate Filing Update

This Friday at 5pm is the deadline (unless the incumbent does not file for re-election) to file paperwork to be on the June Primary Election ballot. Below is the list of candidates that have turned in their nomination paperwork as of Monday evening.

Congress
42nd (Gary Miller)
Michael Williamson-Dem

State Senate
32nd (Gloria Negrete-McLeod)
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Dem

State Assembly
60th (Curt Hagman)
Curt Hagman-Rep

61th (Norma Torres)
Norma Torres-Dem
Ray Moors-Rep

72nd (Chris Norby)
None

Most Read Stories: Week of March 1-7

1. Interesting Comment: A 42nd Challenger with Baggage?
2. Daily Bulletin forgets about Phil Liberatore, David Su and Michael Bryant?
3. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su Launches Facebook Page
4. More on Liberatore Jumping into 42nd Race
5. Norma Torres Draws Republican Challenger

Lee McGroarty Racks Up Another Endorsement

I was reading ChinoHills.com, which is a great webpage for us CH residents, and noticed that they had posted a story about McGroarty getting the endorsement of "The Independence Caucus." Not knowing a single thing about this group I went to their webpage which stated that:

The Independence Caucus operates as an "open-source" organization.

It looks like this group isn't really an organization at all, rather a loose confederation of people with similar ideological views. So what the value there is in this endorsement is unknown. I would be interested to know if Miller sought their endorsement and my bet would be that he has never heard of them. That being said, it looks like Lee is out there and making a real go of it.

Interesting Comment: A 42nd Challenger with Baggage?

As some of you know, all comments are moderated before being posted. This morning I received a very interesting comment. I have been debating for several hours what to do with it. Do I ignore it or post it as a comment like the author intended? I decided that it was note worthy but if simply a comment most of our readers would miss it. So I have decided to post it as a story.

The author does not specifically name the candidate, or candidates, that the three questions (which I highlighted) apply to. It could be a primary and/or general election challenger(s) the author is referencing.

Rep. Gary Miller is being challenged in the Republican primary of the 42nd district by Phil Liberatore, Lee McGroarty and David Su. Michael Williamson and Louie Contreras are seeking the Democratic nomination. Mark Lambert is seeking the Libertarian nomination.

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Now that I am retired, I have extra time to research candidates and look carefully at what they are saying and more importantly what is being said about them. With filing nearing a close, I see that the challengers in the 42nd Congressional District are rehashing 4 year old newspaper allegations against Congressman Gary Miller.

Whatever happened to these allegations? I cannot find any public record of any criminal or legal action that stemmed from them. Why in four years has nothing happened? Most likely because the allegations were sensationalized hype churned by overzealous reporters trying to be the next Woodward or Bernstein.

Why are we hearing these same old, unproven stories again?

Do Congressman Miller’s challengers really think that anyone will vote for them simply because they throw rocks and stir up mud?

If I was advising Congressman Miller, and I am not, the first thing that I would do is take a peek at the available public records on these rock-throwing challengers. Some of the questions that I would look into are:

· How many prior elections did these people actually vote in? (Available at the Registrar of Voters)

· How many times were they and their businesses sued? (Available on-line from various background search engines)

· Were they ever subject to disciplinary action or lose a professional license? (Available from the State of California)

Before these kids start yelling how much the room smells, they should check their own diapers and see how full they really are. I’ve taken the time to do a preliminary look into these candidates and I’ve seen what a mess their diapers really are.

For the next few months, I’m going to sit back and watch these children throw rocks at the Congressman and wait. I’ll wait for the Congressman to get tired of this silliness and pick up a few thousand pound boulders and toss them back.

Not only are these challengers backgrounds so littered with dubious behavior, Congressman Miller has a huge campaign warchest to let every voter in the district know everything about his opponents.

Now it’s time to sit back and watch this election unfold.
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42nd Candidate David Su launches web site but...

42nd Congressional candidate David Su has launched his website but currently has nothing on it except a silhouette of an elephant wearing a necklace and visor. With three months until the election it is surprising Su has waited this long to put up a web site.

Su seems to be going for the young Republican vote using the web address younggungop.com.

Su is challenging Rep. Gary Miller for the 42nd Congressional Republican nomination.

Coffee and Conversation with Curt Hagman

Assemblyman Curt Hagman will be hosting an informal discussion over coffee March 6 in four Orange County cities.

10:00am – 10:45am
Red Robin
The Village at Orange
Orange, CA 92865(in the covered, outside patio)

11:00am – 11:45pm
Java Jean Bar
116 S. Fairmont
Anaheim Hills, CA 92808(at Santa Ana Canyon Rd)

12:00pm – 12:45pm
Borders Bookstore
22401 Old Canal Rd
Yorba Linda, CA 92887(on the outside patio)

1:00pm – 1:45pm
Rockwell’s Cafe
17853 Santiago Blvd.
Villa Park, CA 92861(at Ralph’s Center)

For more information contact Hagman's office at (909) 627–7021.

Frank Pastore Endorses Liberatore in 42nd

Phil Liberatore's campaign site has announced the endorsement of KKLA Talk Show host Frank Pastore. Pastore, a former Major League Pitcher, has hosted the Frank Pastore Show since 2004.

"I’m thrilled to endorse my friend Phil Liberatore for Congress. Especially these days, we need men and women of not only honor, character, and integrity to run for political office, but men and women who have the right values when it comes to family, limited government, fiscal responsibility, and strong national security. Phil is one of the most beloved employers in Southern California, not just by other business leaders, but by his employees, both current and former. I think the 42nd Congressional District deserves a truly conservative candidate who will serve them well in Washington, D.C. Phil is such a man."

Liberatore is challenging Rep. Gary Miller for the Republican nomination in the 42nd Congressional district.

42nd Congressional Candidate David Su Launches Facebook Page

42nd Congressional Republican candidate David Su has launched a campaign facebook page. He currently does not have a campaign web site.

He currently has 23 fans, 4 more than fellow 42nd Republican candidate Lee McGroarty's campaign facebook page, but 500 less than 42nd Republican candidate Phil Liberatore's campaign facebook page.

Most Read Stories of February

1. Conservative Party Endorses in 42nd Republican Party Primary?
2. More on Liberatore Jumping into 42nd Race
3. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su speaks at Chino Hills Council
4. Daily Bulletin forgets about Phil Liberatore, David Su and Michael Bryant?
5. Liberatore Uses Book Endorsements for Campaign?

Most Read Stories: Week of Feb 22-28

1. Top Political Facebook Pages from Three Corners Area
2. Norma Torres Draws Republican Challenger
3. Liberatore Launches Online Campaign Ad
4. 42nd Candidates on Birthright Citizenship
5. 42nd Congressional Candidate David Su speaks at Chino Hills Council

James Gerbus out of 72nd race? Su out of 42nd race?

This past Thursday was the deadline to file signatures in-lieu (SIL) with County Registrar of Voters. Each signature a candidate receives on these forms lowers the cost of the filing fee required to run for office. While not required, most candidates pick up these forms to not only make their fees cheaper, but to send a message about their support in a district.

There were two candidates in the Three Corners Region that did not return their forms by Thursday. This is a good indication of who may be getting out of a race.

James Gerbus was issued SIL forms for the 72nd Assembly Republican primary on January 8, the first week the forms were available, but never returned them. He was also issued SIL's during the Special Election in which Chris Norby won the Republican nomination, but didn't return those either. So it wouldn't be surprising if he has decided once again not to run for the Assembly. Gerbus, so far, is the only Republican to give any indication of a run against Norby for the Republican nomination. He has not filed any campaign finance paperwork with the California Secretary of State or created a campaign web site.

David Su was issued SIL forms for the 42nd Congressional Republican primary on January 8, but didn't return them. Su has made appearance's at the City Council meetings of Diamond Bar and Chino Hills stating that he was thinking about running against Rep. Gary Miller in the Republican primary. He has not filed any campaign paperwork with the FEC or set up a campaign web site.

Only time will tell if these candidates are in or out, but chances are that they are out.

Norma Torres Draws Republican Challenger

Assemblywoman Norma Torres has drawn a Republican challenger. Ray Moors, owner of Joey's B-B-Q, pulled nomination papers today from the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters. Filing these nomination papers would place Moors on the June primary ballot.

Torres has not yet pulled nomination papers but she is expected to seek re-election. Her most recent campaign finance reports showed Torres had about $150,000 cash on hand. If able to raise funds Moors could be a very competitive challenger for Torres.

Liberatore Launches Online Campaign Ad

The campaign of 42nd Congressional candidate Philip Liberatore has launched an online campaign ad. Titled, "Real Solutions for Real People," it runs nearly 3 minutes and introduces Liberatore, his reasons for running and his qualifications.

Liberatore is seeking the Republican nomination for the 42nd Congressional seat. He faces Rep. Gary Miller, David Su and Lee McGroarty.

Most Read Stories: Week of Feb 15-21

1. More on Liberatore Jumping into 42nd Race
2. 42nd Candidates on Birthright Citizenship
3. A Ban on a College Tuition Break for Illegal Immigrants?
4. McGroarty campaign website runs false support list?
5. Local Members of Congress on Birthright Citizenship

Top Political Facebook Pages from Three Corners Area

Below are the top Facebook State and Federal political pages for the Three Corners area, as of tonight.

1. Bob Huff, currently 1,431 friends
2. Curt Hagman, currently 782 friends
3. Liberatore for Congress 42nd District CA, 320 fans
4. Chris Norby, 239 friends
5. Gary Miller, 160 fans (Note: Doesn't appear to be controlled by Miller)
6. Earl De Vries, 144 friends
7. The Next Generation for Phil Liberatore, 139 members
8. Norma Torres for California State Assembly, 98 members (Note: Doesn't appear to be controlled by Torres)
9. Jane Rands Green for State Assembly, 93 members
10. Recall Bob Huff, 25 members
11. Lee McGroarty for Congress, 17 fans

I searched for all active candidates but if I missed one please let me know and I will add it.