What if I told you that Green Pioneer Barbara Boxer owned stocks in companies that reemed California during our energy crisis?

What if I told you that Green Pioneer Barbara Boxer owned stock in offshore drilling companies?

Read it and weep – It sucks to be Barbara Boxer, because for the first time in her life she is getting held accountable for getting her fingers SLAMMED in the cookie Jar:

Currently, 2.2. million Californians are unemployed; nearly 600,000 jobs have been lost since the passage of the so-called stimulus in February of last year.

However, Barbara Boxer doesn’t want to talk about her three decades of support for job-killing policies and failure to deliver the “help” and “hope” she promised with the taxpayer-funded stimulus.  No, today, it appears she will be doing an event focused on off-shore drilling.

This is interesting, because it turns out Boxer invested up to $150,000 of her family’s money in a company called… Diamond Offshore Drilling. This is just one of the many controversial stocks she held before the media called her out on her hypocrisy. Today, her assets are carefully hidden away in a blind trust.
 
Boxer Put Her Stocks In A Blind Trust After The Media Criticized Her For Investments In Energy Companies, Including Offshore Drilling Companies:
 
2001, Boxer Put Her Stocks In A Blind Trust After She Received Criticism For Owning Shares In Energy Companies After Accusing Those Same Companies Of Overcharging Californians For Electricity. “Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., put her stocks in a blind trust after catching some bad publicity last year for owning shares in some of the same energy companies she accused of overcharging Californians for electricity.” (Doug Abrahms, “Boxer Sells Stock Of Energy Companies She Criticized, Places Other Shares In Blind Trust,” Gannett News Service, 6/15/02)
 
Halliburton And Diamond Offshore Drilling Were Included In Boxer’s Stock Portfolio. “Boxer sold off a number of energy stocks — including El Paso Energy Corp., Halliburton Co. and Reliant Resources — over the past year, according to her financial disclosure report for 2001 released Friday.” (Doug Abrahms, “Boxer Sells Stock Of Energy Companies She Criticized, Places Other Shares In Blind Trust,” Gannett News Service, 6/15/02)
 
In 2000, Boxer And Her Husband Owned Between $15,001 And $50,000 In Diamond Offshore Drilling Stock; She Also Held Between $50,001 And $100,000 In Diamond Offshore Drilling Stock In A Retirement Account. (Sen. Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senate Public Financial Disclosure Report, Filed 5/15/01)

Lincoln City Council Candidate Stan Nader took the time to send me an email and explain why he was recalled in 1993 when he was on the City Council. Nader also decided to attend the Placer GOP BBQ today to meet some members of the Central Committee.

Gabriel Hydrick declined an invitation to come to the Placer GOP BBQ on Labor Day after sharing with me his aggrivations toward the Republican Party in our phone call a few days ago.

We had recommended Richard Peral for an endorsement – not knowing that he is a consultant whose profession it is to get local tax measures passed – whoops. The Cent Com chose not to endorse in the Lincoln City Council Race.

Below is the text of an email from Stan Nader:

In 1993 the City Council, of which I was a member, voted in a utility user’s tax.  At the time it was not a requirement to put it to a vote of the people.  I felt we were elected to make those difficult decisions.

The City Council was told if we did not vote in the tax we would lose five police officers of the sixteen we had at that time.  I did not feel it was worth jeopardizing the community’s safety for the amount of the tax (average five dollars/month/household.)

A recall of four Council members was mounted by an individual who had previously lost a no-growth referendum (eighty percent defeat.)  He spread alot of mistruths to turn the community against the Council.  It was impossible for the Council to defend itself.

Once the tax was removed the City lost nine officers and that  meant that the City only had seven officers.  It was a very stressful time for the police department and City was very fortunate nothing major happened during that time.

The City Council now is asking for twenty to twenty-five dollars/month/household to save four police officers.  I am not supporting the proposed utility user’s tax, because I believe the City has not sacrificed enough in the way it is spending the taxpayer’s monies before asking for more.  The City has overcompensated top  management and unnecessary consultants.  It’s not that I don’t want to keep our police and fire services, it’s that the city’s
spending has to come under control FIRST.

— so there you have it folks.

Lincoln City Council Race Update Concluded.

A few weeks ago, I got an email about several Tea-Party affiliated candidates who filed for local office here in Placer County.

Dave Brown appears to be one such candidate in Roseville. Read his Ballot Statement here and see how it contrasts to the liberal moonbat, Neil Pople:

DAVID BROWN Age: 41
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Education and Qualifications: My drive to become a city council member stems from my opposition to excessive government spending, taxation and assault on our liberties. I believe success stems from three values; government has to be fiscally responsible, limited in its powers and allow for the free enterprise system to prosper.

My successes in life have not come easy. I served in the US Navy for 9 years as a member of the Special Forces. After leaving the Navy, I created a successful small business that has supported my wife and 2 children for the last 10 years.

My promise to you is, I will not vote for any measure that will increase taxes or fees in any form. I will do everything in my power to reduce
taxes and size of government. My goal is to make the necessary changes to government for the citizens of Roseville.

It is time for the citizens to take back this government. If your values and beliefs are aligned with mine, I know you will vote for me. It is not
too late to correct the direction this country is headed.

David Brown

This is a ballot statement for a church service or an Assembly Campaign! Mr. Brown also forgot to put his website on his statement. I’d love to have a soda with this guy, it will remain to be seen what kind of campaign he can mount.

Kelly Gnile – endorsed by Placer CRA / Placer County Republican Party. Gnile received quite a bit of notariety in the 90′s while a member of the Rocklin USD Board for her opposition to some new-fangled sex-education they wanted to bring in to the district.

Gnile was also a long time member of the previous Placer CRA that existed until 1992. (The Current Placer CRA was re-chartered by Rico Oller campaign operatives in 1996)

Howard Rudd is also a lifelong Republican and a Conservative. Some are suspicious because Rudd is a member of the Sierra College Foundation Board of Directors. (and a past President)

It appears that Howard Rudd is very well respected in the community as well.

I first met Rudd in 1997 right after we moved to Roseville and joined the Chamber of commerce – he is a financial planner and has been so for a number of years.

I asked Rudd about several issues related to Sierra College -

The tremendous burden of Remedial education because High School Students coming in to the Community College System are so far behind… he had a good knowledge of that, and was also aware of the deep cuts to the Ag Program, Shop Program and other Voc-Ed Programs.

Rudd was also aware of the deficit spending problem of The Bill Martin / Dave Ferrari / Elaine Rowen / Barbara Vineyard majority. He characterized it as draining the reserves… and as a financial person indicated that was not his preferred method of budgeting.

He also indicated support for Charter Schools – but at the same time said there is also a role for Government Schools as well.

The Bottom line is that Rudd had been thinking about running for Sierra College Board for a while and filed late.

The Contrast is that Kelly Gnile is a well-known advocate of Charter Schools, Values, Fiscal Discipline and she has record from past service on a School Board.

However, I think Sierra College wins either way.

Not bad, huh.

Deric Rothe is a partisan liberal who masquerades as a newspaper editor.

For seven hours the Placer County Board of Supervisors went through negotiations and hearings about the County Budget.

The Auburn Journal Reported Nothing.

Kirk Uhler lit the Auburn Journal on fire.

A recall is launched by a group of nutbags – the Journal reports it. However, it should be noted that the papers of the recall were drawn so poorly that they will have to be re-filed.

Facts are irritating to Deric Rothe – including the difference between Solar Power Inc and Solar Power Partners, Inc. – but who cares when you’re a partisan whore masquerading as a newspaper, right?