You have to laugh about the Oregonian trotting out their most egregious hit-piece artist to attack me because I caught Governor Kitzhaber … wait for it … shopping for eggplant! I ran into the Governor while he was at shopping at QFC and YouTubed the bizarre coincidence for laughs, and because …
Dateline Portland Oregon – March 17, 2013: Holy smokes two VIPs in one wekend after running into Mayor Charlie Hales who confronted violent Anarchists over the weekend, Daylight Disinfectant ran into Governor John Kitzhaber in the frozen food aisle while doing his grocery shopping over the weekend! The Kitz gets caught on …
Good for him! KATU News reports: ALBANY, Ore. – The sheriff of an Oregon county sent a letter to Vice President Joe Biden on Monday saying he and his deputies would not enforce – nor allow federal officials to enforce – any new federal firearms laws in his county, according …
The gun-grabbers have been licking their chops ever since the Clackamas Mall shooting. They’re determined to disarm the law-abiding public, on e bill at a time. Portland’s new mayor weighed in on Monday: Portland Mayor Charles Hales is demanding action from the U.S. capital to end gun violence. “We need to get military …
Why should Nike get special treatment? What about the thousands of small businesses and family farms that are struggling to survive under Oregon’s burdensome taxes, regulations and bureaucracy? Don’t THEY deserve a break, too? Or do only Democrat cronies with friends in high places get the relief they …
With federal money comes federal control. Is Kitzhaber finally on the road to his dream of universal preschool for Oregon, separating children from their parents and putting them under the influence of the state as early as possible? The Statesman Journal reports: A $20 million Race to the Top grant …
The Oregon “Conservation” League (i.e., the legalized-theft-and-destruction-of-private-property league) is mass-mailing an email saying Gov. Kitzhaber wants “input” on his 10-year Energy Plan for Oregon. Take a listen: I Spy Minute Thurs July 26 2012 Or read the transcript below. Here are the links mentioned in the Minute: Go here for …
Having solved all other problems, activists in Clatsop County are pushing to ban elephants lions, tigers, primates, and an array of other animals from exhibition or performance. No word on whether they covered hippos. But they left exemptions for horse shows, rodeos, and other stuff that they likely knew would be shot …
Today, we are launching a new feature. Each day, the folks at www.ISpyOnSalem.com produce a one minute podcast. Good info, and it’s only one minute out of your life. Check it out! I Spy Minute April 2 2012 About the Show Do you ever get the feeling that things are …
Crisis in Oregon Budget Rebalance? The rumors in the State Capitol and news media this week were that the Governor had torpedoed the Legislature’s Budget Rebalance Plan and the fragile agreement between the Democrat and Republican Co-Chairs of the Ways & Means Committee was in jeopardy. Nothing could be further …
“Transformation” is the word of the year in the Oregon Legislature. Not only is the Legislature looking for ways to transform Oregon’s healthcare delivery system and jump head first into Obamacare, the legislature is sprinting toward the finish line to transform Oregon’s education system from pre-school to post-grad. The Oregonian …
5440 note: This is Dennis Richardson’s newsletter. He has been very accurate in predicting state revenue declines, and was instrumental in creating a reserve fund (since spent due to reduced revenue) in the 2010 biennial budget. January 25, 2012 I am State Representative Dennis Richardson and I need your help …
Oregon’s governor has a plan to “transform” the delivery of health care in the state. At first blush, it seems that the state will jettison its experiment with the Oregon Health Plan that made headlines two decades ago with its rationing of services. It looks more and more likely, however, that the …
Well, it was inevitable. Oregon’s leftward bent has caused it to make national news again. Dennis Prager writes today for National Review Online: Oregon and the Death Penalty Responding to Governor Kitzhaber’s five weak reasons. Oregon governor John Kitzhaber announced last week that he would not allow any more executions …
Oregon’s unemployment rate remains at a painful 9.5 percent. 1 in 5 Oregonians is on food stamps. Oregon taxpayers and job creators are being squeezed for every last dime to maintain an unsustainable spending addiction. But as the state suffers from a lagging economy, overburdened taxpayers and billions of dollars in …
Oregon’s unemployment rate hovers at a crushing 9.6%. Democrats want to spend taxpayer money to create infrastructure, government and “green” jobs, while Republicans are pushing for government to reduce onerous regulations and “get out of the way” so businesses can thrive and start hiring. With a 30/30 split in the …
13,069 votes. That’s how close we came to finally having a Republican governor. It’s even more disheartening to learn that 19,013 voted for Greg Kord of the Constitution Party and 17,404 for Libertarian Wes Wagner – more than enough to have put us in the winner’s circle. Neither group is particularly friendly to …
Why am I not surprised? Chris Lostaglia reports at the Examiner: If you are not familiar with the shenanigans and brutality of Chicago politics, fear not, the violent politics of the Windy City have finally blown into Portland. Welcome, Portlanders, to the era of thug politics. The event started with …
An Oregon Tea Party activist went to a “Meet and Greet” public event hosted by Democrat Gubernatorial candidate (and ex-governor) John Kitzhaber, and was assaulted when he exercised his 1st Amendment right to film the proceedings. They tried to claim that KOIN (a local news station) had exclusive rights to film (KOIN …