Matt Kauble

Solution to the School Shootings: How Our Schools' & Society's Moral Deficit is Killing Our Kids

By Matt Kauble | 02/17/08

When considering the recent school shootings in Oxnard and at Northern Illinois University, we must return to places such as Columbine, Colorado to find our answers.  The fact that the students perpetrating these acts of violence used guns is of little consequence, primarily because if they did not use guns they would have used some other sort of weapon, i.e. a homemade bomb which may have caused many more casualties.  No, in... read more »

The VP Sweepstakes

By Matt Kauble | 02/12/08

Seems as if most everyone who writes a blog or has a talk show of some sort has come to the conclusion that McCain is the inevitable nominee for the Republican Party, so he needs to choose a VP who will help him unite the party. As the thinking goes, this VP needs to be relatively young, articulate, accomplished, and be morally and fiscally conservative.  This eliminates Condi Rice & Rudy Giuliani (who are "pro-choice"), Phil... read more »

Crawly resigns from Cerritos City Council, election to follow?

By Matt Kauble | 02/11/08

After 15 years in public office, Cerritos City Councilman John Crawley last week resigned, citing health reasons that also led him to retire from his full-time teaching position at Rivera Middle School in Pico Rivera. At the February 4th Special session of the Cerritos City Council a tentative election date was set to coincide with the June 3rd Primary Election. However tonight February 11th, the Cerritos City Council may reverse themselves and... read more »

Why Huckabee must stay in...Free Media

By Matt Kauble | 02/11/08

In looking at the aftermath of Mitt Romney gracefully and graciously bowing out of the race so the party can consolidate, I had the initial reaction most probably did.  Basically that for the good of the party Mike Huckabee must follow suit. Then upon reflection I had a change in perspective. If Mike Huckabee were to bow out in like manner, it would be looked on favorably by the party establishment, but it would do the party no good for the... read more »

Is China getting at our national secrets by a back door? - article by John Browne

By Matt Kauble | 02/06/08

I recently received this article as an email from NewsMax.  Usually I skim these sorts of articles and then round file them.  However, this article caught my eye and attention.  Seems that Red China is buying up investment banking companies by means of second and third parties.  These Investment banking companies have access to company secrets as a function of determining whether and how much they will invest, such as... read more »

Criticism of McCain on the Gang of 14 Rings Hollow Since 2006 Electoral Debacle

By Matt Kauble | 01/30/08

Found this interesting article on www.realclearpolitics.com: The Base is Wrong About the Gang of 14By Richard Baehr When conservatives lay out their long list of apostasies committed by John McCain, one of them is always his role in the Gang of 14, the 7 Democrats and 7 Republicans in the Senate who agreed to a judicial compromise in 2005. The deal that was struck eliminated the use of the "nuclear option" by the then-GOP-controlled Senate, and... read more »

It's the Cost of Doing Business and Cost of Living Stupid

By Matt Kauble | 01/28/08

Recently, a number of politicians have proposed "Stimulus Packages" which are meant to stimulate the economy in the short and/or long term, because each of them believe a recession is on the horizon.  Unemployment has recently increased and candidates are suddenly talking about the economy as if they are bonafide experts. The difference in how the two political parties are seeking to address this upcoming problem is instructive. The... read more »

MTP: John McCain interview by Russert, with a bit of spin on the end

By Matt Kauble | 01/28/08

As promised here is Tim Russerts interview of John McCain, the round table discussion that follows can be found on the link at the end of the transcript. ---- Jan. 27: John McCain, political roundtable Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Maureen Dowd, Chuck Todd, Byron Yorkupdated 9:23 a.m. PT, Sun., Jan. 27, 2008MR. TIM RUSSERT:  Our issues this Sunday:  A big win for Obama in South Carolina.  The next 2008 battleground, Florida, with the... read more »

TALB Puppet and Long Beach Unified Board Member Michael Ellis: Focus of a Recall Petition Drive

By Matt Kauble | 01/25/08

Seems that Long Beach Unified School Board Member, TALB union lackey and registered Democrat Michael Ellis (pictured left) is facing a recall sponsored by Randy Gordon and the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.  TALB is decrying the chamber getting involved in a recall. However, on Aug. 2 Ellis pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle in Orange County while having a blood alcohol content nearly twice the state's legal limit. And... read more »

Jon Meyer Gets the Recomendation to Endorse From the 54th Assembly District Central Committee

By Matt Kauble | 01/25/08

Last night I was invited as a guest, in my capacity of being the Chair of the Candidate R&D Committee, to the Endorsement Meeting of the 54th Assembly District Central Committee. While it is the Los Angeles County Party that actually endorses, the say of the local Central Committee has tremendous sway over any dispute that may arise.   The 4th seat of the Long Beach Unified School District has two real good &... read more »