Barbara Boxer Million Dollar Home Undisclosed: Boxer Home Bought with $500,000 from Political Contributions

The Foundation for Ethics in Public Service has asked the Department of Justice to investigate Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) for not disclosing a home valued over one million dollars in Oakland, California, and paid for with $500,000 from political campaign contributions. The property is co-owned with Boxer, her husband, son and daughter-in-law. There are also claims that she held 7 mortgages with Countrywide Financial - the mortgage lender at the center of the mortgage scandal.

Barbara Boxer

Corruption for Boxer, whom Senator John McCain says is the most anti-defense, bitterly partisan senator in the Senate, drones on. From Pajamas Media's breaking news:

Despite the fact that Senator Boxer had an ownership in 854 Longridge Road [in Oakland], she failed to report this substantial real property asset on any of her personal financial disclosures between 2002 and 2010.  She had also failed to report the mortgage on the property.  Further, she failed to report the purchase of 854 Longridge Road in 2002.  Each year Boxer was required to have filed a “full and complete report.”

From The Washington Examiner on October 13th:

Deeds of trust compiled by...the Foundation for Ethics in Public Service show that the California Democrat and her husband, Stewart, held seven mortgages with Countrywide, the company which gave VIP mortgage discounts to influential customers, including Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT, and Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND.

If Boxer received preferential treatment, it would be like President Bill Clinton ruling on the definition of "is..." 

The couple sold the home in 2006 for $1.87 million, according to Zillow.com. She did not list the property on financial disclosure records because she didn't have to. Technically it did not generate income. But shouldn't the extra cash generated by refinancing be considered income - especially if they used it to buy another property? 

Boxer's son, Douglas and his wife Amy, live in the house paid for by $500,000 from Boxer's Democrat contributors. Had enough yet?

John McCain on anti-Defense Senator Barbara Boxer

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David Zucker's "Call Me Senator - I'ts Just a Thing"

New video sent by email from someone "near and dear" to my heart. David Zucker is a conservative Hollywood producer and director, morphed from Liberal Democrat. His movies include Airplane, The Naked Gun, An American Carol and Scary Movie 3 and 4. Take a look at what he has done with Senator Barbara Boxer's infamous dress down of a Brigadier General. Zucker's video is first, and the real incident second.

David Zucker

Zucker "came out" about his move to conservatism in 2006 because he sees threats to both the U.S. and Israel "mounting.

"You have people like Michael Moore going into foreign countries saying Americans are the stupidest people in the world," Zucker said. "I want to tell the real America story, that America is a force for good."

That was then. Note that for two years now, Barack Obama has done the same.

"I still can't believe I'm a Republican," Zucker said. "There are just certain things ingrained in our Jewish roots. Our fathers voted for Roosevelt, and we voted for JFK, [Hubert] Humphrey and Clinton. But the Democratic Party has changed."

Viewed first at Proof Positive.







Call Me Senator from RightChange on Vimeo.

Bored Barbara Boxer dresses down a Brigadier General

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Duane Hammond Stagehand Fired for Wearing 'Bush' Shirt and Hat

Duane Hammond, a union worker in IATSE Local 33, has been told he will be brought up on charges for dressing inappropriately. The stage was in the process of being erected for a Barack Obama and Sen. Barbara Boxer rally. Hammond, in a radio interview with Sean Hannity this minute, says he believes  Obama and the White House had nothing to do with this. He believes his own union is solely responsible.

Duane Hammond's Sweatshirt

Hammond was told to remove his hat and turn his sweatshirt inside out. The shirt says "USS George H. W. Bush" with a picture of the ship. Hammond's son is serving on the USS George H. W. Bush. He says he only sees his son for a short time once a year.

The shirt and hat were worn to honor his son. His union supervisor has no honor, and Hammond was fired.

James Wright, a business representative from IATSE Local 33, says the union is still investigating what happened.

"If he was sent home because of the sweatshirt, he will be paid for the day," he said.

Hammond told Hannity he only went to the press when he was threatened with being charged. In the video he says he was humiliated...that he was only wearing his "son's flag, so to speak."

USS George H. W. Bush

My prediction is, Obama will step-in and this man will get his job back. If he doesn't, he is incredibly stupid. A 'thank you' Duane Hammond and his son for supporting and defending the USA. 

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Carly Fiorina on Net Neutrality Video

New ad out from Republican Carly Fiorina on the very important issue of Net Neutrality. In a debate forum with Fiorina and sitting-Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) the two women have vastly differing opinions on: regulate the net, or not? See the video below

Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer

FIORINA: “Net neutrality, in principle, sounds fantastic,” Fiorina said in a ten-question online forum hosted by PDF. “But I grew up in the telcom industry, and I know how bureaucratic, and frankly antiquated, the regulations in the telcom industry have been.”

“I don’t think we should take a regulator structure that was created in the early 20th century and apply it in the 21st century,” she said, adding, “I don’t support reclassifying broadband as telecom as a result.”

Boxer does not appear in Fiorina's ad, of course, but according to Breitbart's Big Goverment, her statement in the debate was this: No regulation is bad regulation. “I strongly believe that we must preserve Net neutrality..." Of course she does. If you are not up to speed on this issue, Warner Todd Huston is, and a couple of times a week he is posting pertinent information. Begin with Huston here.

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Carly Fiorina on Net Neutrality Video

New ad out from Republican Carly Fiorina on the very important issue of Net Neutrality. In a debate forum with Fiorina and sitting-Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) the two women have vastly differing opinions on: regulate the net, or not? See the video below

Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer

FIORINA: “Net neutrality, in principle, sounds fantastic,” Fiorina said in a ten-question online forum hosted by PDF. “But I grew up in the telcom industry, and I know how bureaucratic, and frankly antiquated, the regulations in the telcom industry have been.”

“I don’t think we should take a regulator structure that was created in the early 20th century and apply it in the 21st century,” she said, adding, “I don’t support reclassifying broadband as telecom as a result.”

Boxer does not appear in Fiorina's ad, of course, but according to Breitbart's Big Goverment, her statement in the debate was this: No regulation is bad regulation. “I strongly believe that we must preserve Net neutrality..." Of course she does. If you are not up to speed on this issue, Warner Todd Huston is, and a couple of times a week he is posting pertinent information. Begin with Huston here.

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McCain Destroys Barbara Boxer: Boxer Never Supported Victory Video

Barbara Boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense Senator in the U.S. Senate today. How does John McCain know this? He tells you in the video.

John McCain Destroys Barbara Boxer

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Barbara Boxer's Arrogant "Don't Call Me Ma'am" Spreads Across the Web

Do you remember when Barbara Boxer had Brigadier General Michael Walsh in front of her in a Senate committee hearing, and said:

Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer

You know, do me a favor, would you? Say 'Senator' rather than 'ma'am.' It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title.

More appalling than Boxer's words, was her tone. Carly Fiorina is reminding us of this uncomfortable and shameful moment coming out of the U.S. Senate.



Carly Fiorina on the Arrogant Barbara Boxer (video)

Marcus Stanley Barbara Boxer: Marcus Stanley Brings Pot to Senate

Marcus Stanley, senior aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, was arrested Tuesday as he tried to get marijuana inside the Hart Senate Office building. Stanley serves as a senior economic adviser to Boxer.

Barbara Boxer

According to Babs, Stanley submitted his resignation immediately. He has been employed on Captiol Hill since 2007 and his salary is reportedly "in the 6 figures."

According to The San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. Capitol Police stopped the 43-year-old aide Tuesday morning after he allegedly tried to "remove and conceal" a leafy green substance from his pocket as he was entering the Hart Office Building.

Unfortunately for Stanley, who had worked for Boxer since 2009, the substance tested positive for a chemical compound in marijuana, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.

Senator Boxer is opposing Proposition 19 in California which will legalize pot and tax it. Stanley is the fourth Capitol Hill aide arrested this year.

Chris Matthews Asks to be Told Something He Doesn't Know

Notice the sheer angst on Matthews' face as he is told Democrats may lose the Senate. He asks, "could Barbara Boxer lose in California?" He's in shock - no thrill up his leg, but I've heard from a reliable source willing to speak under anonymity, that the Nation's electorate is causing Matthews extreme and painful constipation.

Chris Matthews - Something He Doesn't Know (video)

Carly Fiorina Leads Barbara Boxer by 5 Points: Jerry Brown Meg Whitman in Dead Heat

Carly Fiorina, a California Republican has a 5 point lead over incumbent and far-left Progressive Senator Barbara Boxer. The same CBS5 poll shows Meg Whitman in a dead heat race with Jerry Brown for California governor.

Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer

From CBS5:

The CBS 5 poll, conducted by the research firm SurveyUSA, showed Fiorina edging Boxer 47 percent to 42 percent, compared to a CBS 5 poll one month ago showing Fiorina over Boxer 47 to 45 percent.

The poll results indicated Fiorina's support was essentially unchanged among men and women, young and old, white and Hispanic while Boxer had lost small ground among men, younger voters, and independents. 

The poll also showed Fiorina tripling her lead in the Central Valley, from seven points one month ago to 21 points in this latest poll. 

Meanwhile, the CBS 5 poll has gubernatorial candidates Whitman and Brown at 44 and 43 percent, respectively, effectively even within the poll's 4.1 percent error margin. Compared to a CBS 5 poll one month ago, Whitman is down two percent, while, Brown is up four percent. 

According to the pollsters, Brown gained ground among women over the past month, while Whitman leads among men. More Democrats have also moved toward Brown over the past month; 74 percent of Democrats voted for Brown versus 64 percent in the previous poll. 78 percent of Republicans vote for Whitman, unchanged from last month. 

A note about Barbara Boxer: As a Senator and a the chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee did an astonishing thing, broke a written committee rule, and passed a cap and trade bill out of committee:

[Jim] Inhofe (R-OK) said this action by Boxer (D-CA) is "history-making...has never been done before" and is "unprecedented."

According to Inhofe, who is the ranking committee minority member, a bill should have two minority party (Republican) members present, before a bill can leave committee and be sent to the Senate floor. The Washington Post reported, before Boxer's action, that she was considering using "a simple majority" which would not require the presence of the minority.

So, a bill got out of committee without the the quorum necessary. It was blatant. It was fraud on the American people. Let's put Carly Fiorina in the Senate and send Babs Boxer home.


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Carly Fiorina Barbara Boxer Ad - Fiorinas Second Barbara Boxer Ad

I have to tell you, I love this one. Did you know Barbara Boxer has authored only 3 bills in her 18 years in Congress: one named a river rapids, one named a courthouse,  and one actually brought some highway funds to the state. Only 3 bills in 18 years???

I'm reserving commentary on the California Senate Race for Boxer's seat, and the three Republicans trying to uproot her, until I know more. I tend to think like Senator Jim Inhofe:

Replacing Barbara Boxer isn't a victory, it's a contribution to mankind.

Fiorina's first campaign, The Demon Sheep wasnt much, in my opinion, but this one hits home using Boxer's own words and the facts of the day. Enjoy. It's like a sci-fi movie with a story rooted in truth.

No one knows from whence it came...







Carly Fiorina Barbara Boxer Ad - No. 2 (video)

Related and Background:

Jim Inhofe On Replacing Barbara Boxer

Barbara Boxer Senate Seat Vulnerable:Rassmussen Poll Shows Babs Vulnerable

Barbara Boxer Assaults a Military General: Ignorant, Arrogant, disingenuous, Underserving to Question a General


Boxer Breaks a Committee Written Rule: Boxer's  complete lack of respect of Senate Rules

Jim Inhofe No. 1 Conservative in Senate: Inhofe on Earmarks and National Defense

Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit spoke by phone with Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) this week. Inhofe was named National Journal Magazine's No. 1 Conservative in the Senate, and the only Senator receiving a perfect score for conservatism. As I often say, Senator Inhofe is MY senator. I am proud that the state of Oklahoma is the reddest state in the union, and with Inhofe's long record, there has never been any doubt that he is the "reddest" senator. In the interview with Hoft, we also see that earmarks can affect national defense...are not a simple subject, and are not something to be easily dismissed.

Jim Inhofe

One more thing about my state of Oklahoma. In the 2008 election, McCain received the largest margin of the vote of any state. While almost all of us wished we had a candidate other than McCain, at least we didn't help Barack Obama mount the Oval Office.

Having said that, the interview is about bigger things than being the No. 1 Conservative in the U.S. Senate. Inhofe has some advice on earmarks...what's important and what is not, and it's something we need to be thinking about. Do we really know the bottom line of earmarking? Apparently we do not, and neither does the Republican leadership.

Inhofe sees the Republican leadership's move to ban all earmarks as not very smart (he might have said "dumb"). Earmarks make-up 1-1/2% of spending, and according to the Senator, if the money is not spent in earmarking, it will go to Obama to spend. This puts some defense money in the hands of the President and Democrats:

If you stop an earmark it doesn't save one penney. All it does is take that money and gives it to the President of the United States. That's the way the system works. It goes to the executive branch.

Assuming this is correct, we need to change the way the system works. If money for earmarks - not allocated and spent, goes back into the Executive hopper for distribution...that's nothing short of wrong.  If the money is not spent, it should not be spent.

Update 3-13-10 6:28 EST:
Senator Inhofe was just on FOXNews live with Rick Fulbaum. Inhofe said where the system is going awry is in the authorization and appropriating procesess. Everything spent should be first authorized, and then appropriated. That's not happening. I understood him to say that legislators take to the floor to appropriate an expense without authorizing it first.

He has also introduced legislation to replace President Obama's 20% ban on discretionary spending in the 2011 budget, and replace it with discretionary spending capped at 2008 levels. According to Inhofe, Obama's 20% ban means nothing because the 2010 budget was bloated by 20%. His legislation actually saves 20% by going back to 2008 discretionary spending levels.

On national defense and earmarks:

I'm not about to allow these people with this earmark program to put everything in the hands of Obama and that's what we'd be doing."

Hoft asked about Inhofe's contentious relationship with Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and the senate race heating up in her district with three Republicans challenging her seat. This was Inhofe's comment (an apparently one he has made often):

Defeating Barbara Boxer is not a victory, it's a contribution to mankind.

I hope you'll visit Gateway Pundit, listen to the audio of this interview, and consider Inhofe's comments on earmarking and national defense.

Barbara Boxer Senate Seat Vulnerable: Rassmussen Poll Shows Babs Stagnant

A new Rassmussen poll shows Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) may face some fierce competition for her U.S. Senate seat, and to-date, has not been able to climb her poll numbers to 50%

 

Senator Barbara Boxer

From a Rassmussen telephone poll of 500 likely voters taken February 11th:

Republican Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, and a John McCain adviser in his 2008 presidential bid, Fiorina shows at 47% to Democrat Boxer's 46%, 7% would vote for "other," and 5% are "not sure." The polling is "virtually unchanged from January." In November 2008, Boxer led Fiorina by 9 points and 10 points in September 2008.

In the same poll, when Boxer is polled against Republican Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, Boxer gains 1%, and stands at 47% to DeVore's 42%, 6% would vote for "other," and 5% are "not sure." In January 2010 , Boxer led DeVore by 6% and in November by 10%.

When the polls pits Boxer against Republican former Congressman Tom Campbell, Boxer gets 45% to Campbell's 41%. In this matchup, 4% would vote for "other," and 10% are "not sure."  Boxer has had the same lead against Campbell since he entered the race in January.

From Rasmussen:

Most troubling for Boxer...is her continuing inability to cross the 50% threshold against any GOP hopefuls. Incumbents who capture less than 50% of the vote at this state of the campaign are considered vulnerable.

The fact that Boxer’s support has been stuck in the mid-40s for several surveys no matter which Republican she is matched against continues to suggest that the race for now is about her rather than about those who are running against her. 

This from the LA Times which refers to Babs as "brittle." Love it! And, they muse the chances of her becoming "embattled at home," and becoming the next Harry Reid.

For a Democrat in a Democrat state that gave Barack Obama 61% of its votes in 2008 (and still likes him more than many other places) to be mired in the mid-40's is a sign of real trouble. This is especially so given the fact that disgruntled voters gave Democrats control of the House, Senate and White House in 2008, expecting something to....

The LATimes says Californians are disappointment at the lack of stimulus in the stimulus bill, and drop this little gem: Brittle Babs has Al Gore fundraising for her.

The poll shows that a large majority of California women favor Boxer, but not so with California men. Overall, 26% of Californians have a favorable opinion of Barbara Boxer, and 33% view her unfavorably.

The poll shows a very low job approval for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; 59% trust the judgment of the American people on national issues, more than that of our political leaders; and 67% believe the federal government has become a special interest group. Very interesting poll.


Related and Background:
Barbara Boxer Assaults General: Ignorant, Arrogant, Disingenuous, Undeserving to Question a General (video)

Jim Inhofe and Barbara Boxer - Cap and Trade: Boxer Breaks Written Committee Rule

Barbara Boxer Retort to Jim Inhofe: We won!

Arlen Specter Michele Bachmann Video: Specter to Bachmann Act Like a Lady

In the video below Arlen Specter (D-PA) objects to Michele Bachmann (R-MN) talking about prosperity, so he turns on the Democrat charm, gets personal, and tells this U.S. Congresswoman to "act like a lady." Remember Senator Barbara Boxer excoriating Brigadier General Michael Walsh  for calling her ma'am rather than senator? Bachmann did nothing to deserve this. Arrogant - been in Washington far too long...Specter is running 9 points behind Republican Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania this minute.

Arlen Specter Michele Bachmann Act Like a Lady (video)

Valerie Jarrett Community Jobs Forum: Obama and Jarrett Call for Community Organizing

Last week, President Barack Obama held a jobs forum. Liberals endorsing Obama's expansion of government were invited to solve the jobs problem in the U.S. Harry Alford, the President of the Black Chamber of Commerce was not invited. The National Chamber of Commerce was not invited. Valerie Jarrett, the other side of Barack Obama's brain, wants to know what you think about jobs. See a video below.

Barack Obama and Valerie Jarrett

The White House is asking communities like yours to chime in, and hold "jobs forums" locally - some community organizing coming your way. The administration really wants your ideas:

Hearing from working Americans and communities across the country means understanding what’s really happening on the ground, what’s working, and what’s not.

 Yeah...I don't think the President is too interested in what is happening on the ground. In Union shops and in faculty dining rooms, yes...at your small business...huh uh.

Big Obama donors, union executives and a bevy of the 'learned' were hosted on behalf of you and me, and we both know that none of these people care about either of us.

The National Chamber of Commerce, the Black Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business were not invited. The SEIU (Service Employees International Union) was there. The AAFL-CIO and the American Federation of Teachers was there.

Google CEO, Eric Schmidt - big Obama supporter and contributor - giving $4,000 personally and Google employees shelling out over $800,000, attended. Just to keep things clean, McCain donor, Frederick Smith of Federal Express was invited.

The Bureau of Labor says unemployment "edged down to 10.0 percent" in November 2009, but we had several days over Thanksgiving with unemployment offices closed for the holiday.

From the Washington Times' Critics not invited to White House 'jobs summit:'

"The panel does not include free-market voices who will contend the administration is spending too much or interfering too much in the economy, or that it is hurting job creation by increasing the burden of taxes and government debt," said Josh Barro, a senior fellow on fiscal policy at the conservative-leaning Manhattan Institute. "I expect these economists will generally call for more Keynesian stimulus - more deficit spending and more aid to state governments." 

I saw a comment on a forum board that put it all in perspective:

"Why invite them when you'd rather nationalize them?"

You can sign-up to host or help organize a forum in your local area on the WhiteHouse.gov website.  If you are a community organizer and get involved in this effort, come back and let us know your ideas for job creation. In the meantime, if you need some ideas to kick-start your creative thinking, begin here and be sure to pass it on to Valerie Jarrett.



Harry Alford, Black Chamber of Commerce and Glenn Beck (video)

Jim Inhofe Barbara Boxer: Jim Inhofe Boxer We Won You Lost Video

Superman Conservative Senator Jim Inhofe declared victory over the global warming conspiracy this week and then had the pleasure in a committee meeting, to tell fellow senator, Barbara Boxer, "we won, you lost, get a life." See the video below.

Senator Jim Inhofe

From the Senate floor:

I proudly declare 2009 as the 'Year of the Skeptic,' the year in which scientists who question the so-called global warming consensus are being heard.

Inhofe also recalled his most famous comment in which he suggested that man-made global warming would turn out to be "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people." "Today, I have been vindicated," he said.

The comments came in the wake of the cancellation of the Copenhagen conference, "which previously was viewed as a chance for nations to make some kindof a binding agreement on greenhouse gases." According to Inhofe:

"the reality, of course, is that Copenhagen will be a disaster."

 Senator Jim Inhofe and Senator Barbara Boxer (video)

 Thanks to my hubby, who reads the Tulsa World and then rants, and to Hot Air.

More on Inhofe and Boxer:

Jim Inhofe and Barbara Boxer on Cap and Trade: Boxer breaks written rule

Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer: Fiorina to run against Boxer? 

Boxer not going to send the troops in.

Barbara Boxer Assaults Genneral: Ignorant, Arrogant, Disingenuous and undeserving to question a General

EPA silences, suppresses opposition: EPA Lies

Jim Inhofe: America Loses Economic Freedoms

Jim Inhofe Barbara Boxer Cap and Trade: Barbara Boxer Breaks Committee Written Rule

Senator Jim Inhofe was on Fox News this morning with Martha McCulloum. He was shocked that Senator Barbara Boxer actually broke a written committee rule to pass a cap and trade bill out of committee yesterday. See video below.

Jim Inhofe

Inhofe (R-OK) said this action by Boxer (D-CA) is "history-making...has never been done before" and is "unprecedented."

According to Inhofe, who is the ranking committee minority member, a bill should have two minority party (Republican) members present, before a bill can leave committee and be sent to the Senate floor. The Washington Post reported, before Boxer's action, that she was considering using "a simple majority" which would not require the presence of the minority.

I just got off the phone with Matt Dempsey in the Environment and Public Works Committee who confirmed there is a specific "rule" and it is not a matter of simple etiquette. Republicans have the right to boycott a hearing, and they did so. I see nothing in the rules that allows for a "simple majority." In fact, without a quorum, there is no avenue for conducting committee business. From the committee's webpage, here's the rule:

Rule 2. Quorums:

(a) BUSINESS MEETINGS: At committee business meetings, and for the purpose of approving the issuance of a subpoena or approving a committee resolution, one third of the members of the committee, at least two of whom are members of the minority party, constitute a quorum, except as provided in subsection (d)

(d) REPORTING: No measure or matter may be reported to the Senate by the committee unless a majority of committee members cast votes in person.

Democrat Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) is the only Democrat to vote against the bill, and according to Senator Inhofe, Baucus is chair of the Senate Finance Committee and  clearly understands that this bill is the largest tax increase on the American people in the history of the country. Inhofe believes the bill is "dead" on arrival.

Jim Inhofe on Barbara Boxer and Cap and Trade (video)

Carly Fiorina Barbara Boxer: Carly Fiorina Chuck DeVore: How conservative is Carly Fiorina?

Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, announced today she will run in the California primary against Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, to face Senator Barbara Boxer in the 2010 senatorial race. The question is: how conservative is Carly Fiorina? See two videos below.

Carly Fiorina

If Fiorina (R-CA) wins the primary against conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore in June, she will make history if she unseats Boxer.

Barbara Boxer

Both women are controversial. An online news source, Mercury News, describes them:

...Boxer has stood out with a scrappy — some say abrasive — political style. Although her defenders say the senator has a warm, grandmotherly side that's often overlooked, the reality is that her poll numbers rarely have topped 50 percent since she joined the Senate 17 years ago.

Fiorina's outsized persona and aggressive management moves at HP likewise have drawn admirers and critics. She carries a commanding stage presence, holding forth in public appearances and media interviews in a manner that suggests a keen analytical mind. 

"Clearly Barbara Boxer is a very energetic and aggressive campaigner, but she hasn't had to face anyone who matches her intensity on the stump," said Republican strategist Adam Mendelsohn. "Having someone who matches her in that arena could prove to be a lot more challenging."

Both women are wealthy. Boxer (69) is estimated to have a net worth of between $1.2 and $5.3 million in 2008. Carly Fiorina's (55) net worth is alluding me somewhere on the web, but  in 2005 she received a $21 million severance from Hewlett Packard, plus "at least $200,000 a year compensation" not included in the severance package. In the 2008 presidential election, Carly Fiorina was an economic advisor to John McCain. Her career has spanned from secretarial and receptionist jobs, including a temporary employee at Hewlett-Packard, to Boards of Directors and CEO positions. Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 company, and the first woman to head a Dow 30 company. Assemblyman Chuck Devore made headlines as a principled conservative in February. He resigned his position as Chief Republican Whip in opposition to "a massive tax increase deal brokered by Republican legislative leaders."

The St. Valentine's Day deal to raise taxes on hardworking Californians will neither close the budget deficit nor control spending. I believe leadership thinks they are doing the right thing - but I cannot be a party to this agreement as I believe it will harm California."

Read the letter Assemblyman DeVore wrote to the Republican Assembly leader, Mike Villines here. In the first video below, George Stephanopoulous interviews Carly Fiorina about eliminating tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas. In the second, Senator Barbara Boxer, the arrogant elitist instructs Brigadier General Michael Walsh to call her "Senator." It appears California conservatives may actually have two committed conservatives to chose from, Chuck DeVore and Carly Fiorina. How conservative is Carly Fiorina? We should be hearing a lot about that now.  Carly Fiorina and George Stephanopoulous on Tax Breaks  

Bored Barbara Boxer admonishes a Brigadier General

Sue Myrick CAIR: CAIR Claims Myrick Investigating Muslims on Capitol Hill

Rep. Sue Myrick and three other congressman called for an investigation into CAIR's involvement in placing two interns on Capitol Hill in 2007. CAIR claimed Myrick and the other Congressmen were investigating Muslims on Captiol Hill, but Myrick actually called for an investigation into CAIR.

Sue Myrick

Myrick released an op-ed today. This is an important issue, and Myrick tells us how to support Muslims who are "committed to countering Muslim extremists. Don't miss No. 4 below. Here is her powerful response in full [emphasis mine - see links to background below]:

Rep. Sue Myrick op-ed:

Last week, I held a press conference on Capitol Hill attended by three of my colleagues in the House of Representatives to call for a federal investigation (s) into a non-profit group called the Council on American Islamic Relations (C.A.I.R.)

Here are the facts:

1. CAIR has documented ties to the terrorist organization HAMAS. This is stated fact by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

In an April 28, 2009 letter to US Senator Jon Kyl, the FBI wrote the following:

“As you know, CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development in the United States v. Holy Land Foundation et al. (Cr. No. 3:04-240-P (N.D.TX.). During that trial, evidence was introduced that demonstrated a relationship among CAIR, individual CAIR founders (including its current President Emeritus and its Executive Director) and the Palestinian Committee. Evidence was also introduced that demonstrated a relationship between the Palestinian Committee and HAMAS, which was designated a terrorist organization in 1995. In light of that evidence, the FBI suspended all formal contacts between CAIR and the FBI.”

In case you are not familiar with the Holy Land trial referenced above, it was a Dallas, Texas trial that ended with guilty verdicts on 108 counts of funneling money ($12 million) to HAMAS.

2. The purpose of our press conference was to make public an internal CAIR memo that documented CAIR's stated goal of placing CAIR interns in the offices of members of Congress, especially the members who serve on the Homeland Security, Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.

Let me be clear here, CAIR, a group whom the FBI says is affiliated with the terrorist group HAMAS, is trying to place their interns in the offices of those members who serve on the three committees that handle national security related issues. National Security is the first responsibility of the federal government.

3. Following our press conference, CAIR, immediately labeled we four members as bigots and started their public relations campaign to discredit us by claiming that we were against Muslims working on Capitol Hill. We never said that. At no time during our press conference did we even insinuate that we were investigating Muslims being interns on Capitol Hill. Go to http://www.youtube.com/suemyricknc09 and watch the press conference yourself.

Our focus was and is on CAIR and CAIR alone, not Muslims.

Likewise CAIR tried to make this a Republican vs. Democrat thing, because the four members at the press conference happened to be Republican.

How then does CAIR explain Democrat Senator Charles Schumer’s call earlier this year for a government-wide ban on CAIR in the federal government due to their ties to HAMAS? Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer has likewise made public her opinions of CAIR and any Google search will find her remarks.

4. CAIR is spending time, money and energy to position themselves as the spokespeople for the moderate Muslim community. Problem is CAIR is not a moderate Muslim organization. It is a radical front group for HAMAS. So who is CAIR competing with for this designation? The real moderate Muslim groups/individuals in America. Groups and individuals like the following who are committed to countering Islamist extremism:

Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi – President World Organization for Resource Development and Education (WORDE) 

Zeyno Baran – Director for the Center for Eurasian Policy at the Hudson Institute 

Farid Ghadry – President of the Reform Party of Syria 

Manda Zand Ervin – Founder and director of the Alliance of Iranian Women

Omran Salman – Arab Reformists Project, 'Aafaq (Arabic for “horizons”). 

Dr. Zuhdi Jasser – American Islamic Forum for Democracy 

Karim Bromund – Director of Inter-Religious Affairs for the Islamic Supreme Council of America

I SUPPORT the Muslim individuals and groups mentioned above. These groups renounce terrorists and their radical ideology. They are trying their hardest to be heard and recognized in America, but are being overshadowed and out-funded by CAIR.

Today, when something happens that impacts the Muslim community, the media calls CAIR (an unindicted co-conspirator to terrorism and a HAMAS front group) for comment on behalf of American Muslims. What an insult the media is performing on the Muslim community.

Instead they should be calling Muslim groups/individuals like those named above. This is part of the reason we are focusing our attention on CAIR and exposing them for who they are. For one they pose a threat to our national security, and two, they deny the ability of legitimate Muslim groups to gain credibility.

5. In July of this year I held a summit on Capitol Hill where I introduced the leaders of eight moderate Muslim organizations to the heads of several US Agencies, Members of Congress and congressional staff.

For example, they met with representatives from the State Department, USAID, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. How can I be against Muslims working on Capitol Hill and hold such an event? Go to http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.3881/pub_detail.asp and read for yourself about this summit.

See through the lies and realize what is really going on here.

We are trying to expose a HAMAS Front Group (CAIR) for who they are, and they are crying we are anti-Muslim hoping that media outlets will ignore the terrorist claim and instead pick it up as a race/religion story. When those claims don’t work, they claim it’s a Republican political thing.

Americans, on this subject we need to stop the Republican vs. Democrat, Conservative vs. Liberal, Christian vs. Muslim division and unite on one simple point…. CAIR is a front group for HAMAS.

It was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator in a terrorism case that lead to 108 convictions of funneling $12 million to HAMAS. Because of the evidence produced in that case, the FBI severed all ties with them.

This same CAIR, by their own admission, is trying to place people inside the offices of members of Congress who deal with national security issues (judiciary, homeland security and intelligence committees).

I serve on one of those committees, Intelligence, am the co-chairwoman of the House Anti-Terrorism Caucus, and have spent the better part of the last four years working every day on terrorism related issues.

If we Americans fail to set aside our political, religious and ideological differences and unite when we encounter the enemy in such stark and plain terms, then God help us.

See background here:
CAIR and Sue Myrick: CAIR buys Interns
Keith Ellison and CAIR: Keith Ellison Hakin is CAIR Fundraiser
Keith Ellison Defends CAIR Interns

Barbara Boxer not Going to send the troops in: Abdullah Abdullah Quits Obama Silent

Senator Barbara Boxer tells Fox, "No, I'm not going to send the troops in," and Hamid Karzai's opponent in Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah quits his opposition election bid. Obama is silent on General McChrystal's request for at least 40,000 more troops. See video blow.

The administration's stall on a decision for troop escalation no longer depends on Afghanistan election results. What's next?

Hat tip to Hot Air

Barbara Boxer - Not going to send the troops in (video)