Could a Republican soon claim the seat long held by Speaker Nancy Pelosi? If John Dennis has his druthers, such a thing will happen in the November 2010 election.

A poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California and released on April 28, found that while Californians have become increasingly concerned about cuts to K-12 education, they remain wary of paying higher taxes to fund what is needed to prevent those cuts. 

Dr. Paul argues that Republicans and Tea Party supporters are inaccurate when they ridicule Obama as a socialist.  Instead, Congressman Paul claims Obama, like George W. Bush, should be deemed a corporatist.

On April 20, when an explosion hit the Deepwater Horizon oil rig just off the Louisiana coast, the repercussions might have crashed like a tidal wave on the far off shores of Santa Barbara – home of one of the worst oil rig disasters ever, back in 1969. 

The Coffee Party has Wall St. and K St. in its crosshairs.  With a series of action-oriented proposals, the rapidly growing grassroots movement is urging its supporters to take on the Big Banks and other Wall St. fat cats who contributed to the economic collapse.

Here are some of the action items the Coffee Party leadership is proposing:

1.  Organize informational discussions around Wall St. reform

2.  Organize an action in your community to show your support for Wall St. reform

California lawmakers are pushing a bill that would criminalize the open-carrying of firearms in public places, with a few exceptions. The legislation, authored by Democratic assemblywoman Lori Saldana of San Diego, is designed to relegate the open carrying of weapons to “trained” professionals.

30 years after his first landslide win, President Ronald Reagan remains an electrifying source of inspiration for many leading Republicans. Governor Mitt Romney often cited Reagan as a political hero, and a politician with the right idea.