So, now let me get this straight. Nancy Pelosi and Company say the Republicans are “staging a hoax” by continuing to occupy the House of Representatives during the August recess. Does Nancy even know what a hoax is? I would submit a hoax is what Congress does when it is “IN” session.Besides, what is t

Dear Mr. Herger,I post my opinions on my website, dumbplumber@blogspot.com, but it doesn’t take a Dumbplumber to realize that America is facing it’s biggest threat since 9-11. Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but the current energy crisis is little more than a fabrication by Liberal forces to cram the green a

Sit-ins aren't really the Republican style, but Rep. Wally Herger joined with a group of fellow GOP members who employed a little civil disobedience in Washington today. From AP: WASHINGTON (AP) -- The last House vote before a vacation usually...

California is facing a deficit of at least $14.5 billion, yet rather than slow the growth of state spending, liberal politicians are planning to raise your taxes by thousands of dollars each year.

Would appear to be Maurice and Mariane Johannessen. According to OpenSecrets.org they each gave McCain $2,300 on May 9. Two days earlier they each gave the Republican National Committee $2,700....

From Leah Garchik's column:Jeff Robbins received an e-mail from a pal - who doesn't want to be identified - who was asked to be a flower girl (witness) at a gay wedding last week. Over his black tuxedo he donned a pair of pink fairy/butterfly wings provided by the marrying couple. After the ceremony, there was a

One problem with Stillwater -- it's in California. SACRAMENTO - Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines, of Fresno, today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by AAA they will close all of their call centers in California and...

President Bush cares about the hardships and loss imposed upon our north state communities by multiple fires that have displaced scores of people, destroyed property and taxed fire-fighting resources. That’s the message Bush wants to impart during his visit to the north state, say my sources.

A number of friends have commented on an odd phenomenon that they have observed -- conservative Republicans they know who say they are going to vote for Sen. Barack Obama. It seemed at first to be a fluke, perhaps signifying only that my friends know some strange conservatives. But columnist Robert Novak has enc

Note from Doni: The following column, Wally Herger rides to rescue Ridge, was first published in the Paradise Post on June 28, written by that paper’s editorial board. I thought you might find it interesting. Wally Herger rides to rescue Ridge WAL

Landing Thomas Jefferson as a speaker was a real coup for the Redding Republican Women Federated. The speech last night was enlightening. My favorite part: Jefferson (darned if I can track down the actor's real name) said that public speaking...

Nearly every state Democratic Party has an annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner to celebrate the presidents seen as the original Democrats. But Redding Republicans are striking back. Thomas Jefferson himself -- or at least a very good likeness -- will be speaking...

I was dashing in and out of the hardware store a few months ago when I bumped into a woman I’d first met a number of years ago at a Families Honoring our Troops meeting.  Our sons were both Marine Corps combat veterans in the Iraq War. The

From the Wine section of today's SF Chronicle, excerpts from:10 ways to drink in summerWe round up the perfect partners for warm-weather eventsLaiola Spicy Beer Created for a meaningless romance by bartender Ryan Schooly of Laiola in San Francisco.--

The House of Representatives this afternoon passed a bill that would extend jobless benefits for an extra 13 weeks. (The standard is 26 weeks -- or six months.) Rep. Wally Herger voted against it, according to Thomas. Republicans and the...

WASHINGTON -- The outcome of the vote was hardly a surprise. Democrats knew they probably couldn't overcome a Republican filibuster on a plan to tax billions of dollars in "windfall" profits by the country's biggest oil companies.

Loud charges of carpetbagging filled the air in large parts of California this spring, as two veteran Republican politicians sought to extend their careers by running in areas with open seats in Congress and the state Assembly.

Early turnouts show Republican voters appearing to send former state Sen. Jim Nielsen back to Sacramento over three other lesser-known candidates in the primary race for California's sprawling Second Assembly District.

Early election results show a race too close to call for Democratic candidates Jeff Morris and Dr. Arjinderpal "A.J." Sekhon in the race for their party's nomination to face off against 11-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Wally Herger in the November election.

California conservative icon Tom McClintock looks like he's easily beating Doug Ose in the Republican primary in the 4th Congressional District, in northeastern California, the Secretary of State's Office reports. According to OpenSecrets.org, Ose spent more than five times what...

Early election results show a close race between Jeff Morris and Arjinderpal (A.J.) Sekhon to be the Democratic candidate to face off against 11-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Wally Herger in the November elections.

Early turnouts show Republican voters appearing to send former state Sen. Jim Nielsen back to Sacramento over three other lesser-known candidates in the primary race for California’s sprawling Second Assembly District.

There’s been a whole lot of apologizing going on lately, at very high levels.Obama has been apologizing to Hillary, Hillary to Obama, Hillary to the Kennedys, Reverend Wright to anyone who was offended, etc. etc. Point is there seems to be no end to the apologizing . And usually these apologies goes something like

With campaign war chests practically bulging with contributors’ cash, two Republican candidates running for Congress and state Assembly have blown away competitors in the fundraising races for their seats.

Shasta County Supervisor Glenn Hawes, a Democrat? He's not, but the registered Republican's name is listed among Democrats in a political mailer titled "Voter Information Guide for Democrats."

We're not even past the 2008 primary, let alone the November election, but the north state's political players are already looking ahead to 2010. The Chico Enterprise-Record has a good editorial today parsing that Assembly district's nasty Republican primary and...

I don't know how many Republican voters were waiting for the Sacramento Bee's liberal-leaning editorial board to sound off on the 2nd Assembly District race, but the paper endorses Jim Nielsen this morning. Nielsen has political experience, to be sure,...

Columnist Peggy Noonan, in assessing the dismal state of affairs in the Republican Party, reports: "Members and pundits . . . fail to understand the deep seated antipathy toward the president, the war, gas prices, the economy, foreclosures," said Rep....

Wired's Brandon Keim is stumped: Why are less-educated Republicans more likely to agree with the global scientific community than their more-educated political counterparts, and vice versa among Democrats? Oddly enough, the majority of Republicans might not believe in global warming,...

Blogger Michelle Malkin, in the midst of ripping congressional Republicans for their new "Change You Deserve" slogan, makes this observation: The crack research staff at GOP HQ somehow missed that "Change You Deserve" is the marketing slogan for Effexor, an...

A couple of weeks ago, I noted that even as the population in Shasta and Tehama counties has grown, the number of Democrats has fallen. The region grows more Republican by the year. Somehow I missed, until reading Dan Walters'...

Along-simmering feud among California Republicans boiled over in the past week.

Republicans in the state Legislature have a slate of proposals that would make state regulations on business a bit more friendly and flexible, the Bee reports. They're trying to roll the changes into the negotiations over the state budget. On...

When it comes to this year's north state Assembly race, the candidates are as diverse as the issues they're debating. Balancing the state budget, protecting the north state's water resources and maintaining the area's roads and bridges are among the top issues for the four Republican hopefuls in the 2nd Assembl

WASHINGTON — The electoral road to the White House favors Democrats this fall — either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton — and has Republican John McCain playing defense to thwart a presidential power shift.

RED BLUFF -- The north state's Republican state lawmakers used a public meeting here to blast Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's leadership in the state's budget crisis.

A musician, a Trinity County supervisor and a U.S. Army Reserve doctor say they have what it takes to unseat 11-term Republican U.S. Rep. Wally Herger.

The to-and-fro over Gail Rich's nomination to the Redding Planning Commission is another reminder that in Shasta County, even the environmentalists and "liberals" are Republicans. But recent figures about voter registration drive home the point. The secretary of state's office...

What do we need to do to get our country back on track economically?  The first thing we need to do is to recognize that we have a willful family member with an unlimited credit card who is entirely out of control.  That family member is the Pentagon.  In the guise of protecting the country, it is undermining

There's a fluffy article in today's NY Times about determining who you'll vote for by the contents of your shopping cart.You might be a Clinton supporter if:Your exercise regimen involves an elliptical trainer.You like Boca burgers.You use honey as a sweetener.

It's well-known that Ronald Reagan was a Democrat before, as he put it, the party left him, and he became a Republican. Still, it's striking to hear this 1948 speech on behalf of Democratic candidates. Reagan in '48 sounds a...

"I think we need a constitutional amendment so that a foreign-born (person) can run for president, but not against gay marriage. That would be a total waste of time." Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, speaking to a gay-Republican group. It never ceases...

First Mr. Tony, then Dan Patrick, now ESPN radio will also disappear. All we are left with is oldies music, country and western, angry Republicans, Murray in the Morning, and a (K)PIG. Good grief, talk about a vast wasteland.

That's what my mother called the Moral Majority during the 1980 presidential campaign. And in those days, she was a Republican and voted for Reagan. Well if Jerry Fallwell was the lunatic fringe, then these people certainly are. And it...

That's what my mother called the Moral Majority during the 1980 presidential campaign. And in those days, she was a Republican and voted for Reagan. Well if Jerry Fallwell was the lunatic fringe, then these people certainly are. And it...

The Bee reports that a bill that would permanently allow volunteers to work on public projects -- building park benches and playgrounds, cleaning up creeks, etc. -- died on a party-line vote in the state Senate's labor committee. The Republicans...

A Tehama County man filed a court complaint Monday questioning the residency of 2nd District Assembly candidate Jim Nielsen, whose opponents also suspect their fellow Republican doesn't live within the district.

Assemblyman Rick Keene, a Chico Republican, has proposed a bill to amend disability-access laws to encourage repairs and discourage frivolous lawsuits. Judging from history, it will go nowhere in the Democratic Legislature.

Republicans believe you can cut taxes and bring in more money. Democrats believe you can turn mortgages that people can't afford to pay into ones that they can and it won't cost anyone a cent. Alas, Michael Kinsley did....