Kern County Democratic Party NewsOfficial Website of the Kern County Democratic PartyLibertarian Barr Says GOP Is Played Out- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, a former Georgia congressman, said today that the Republican Party has utterly failed to present a "new program, new leadership or vision." "What's wrong with John McCain is symptomatic of what's wrong with the Republican Party in these first years of the 21st century," Barr said on "Fox News Sunday." "They talk one thing but do something different, and that's become very obvious to the American people."http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/29/libertarian_barr_says_gop_is_p.html Novak; Powell will endorse Obama- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Robert Novak, in a column on "Obamacons" (Obama-backing Republicans), says he expects a high-profile defection: Neither Powell, first-term secretary of state for George W. Bush, nor Hagel, retiring after two terms as a U.S. senator from Nebraska, has endorsed Obama. Hagel probably never will. Powell probably will enter Obama's camp at a time of his own choosing. The best bet is that neither of the two, both of whom supported President Bush in 2000 and 2004, will back John McCain in...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/26/novak-powell-will-endorse_n_109329.html Climate change disclosures gain steam- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Investors and some California state legislators are pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission to require full disclosure of the risk that global warming poses to corporations. The investors appeal to federal regulators could get a boost if a disclosure bill is approved by the California State Assembly and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. State Sen. Dean Florez, a Democrat, and a group of 20 institutional investors and environmental groups expect the bill to create climate...http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11345.html Florez laughs off latest Republican ploy- (Found July 8, 2008 ) SACRAMENTO Senator Dean Florez, D-Shafter, issued the following statement today in response to false allegations by the Republican Party and Assemblymember Nicole Parra, D-Hanford, that Florez worked against her in her bid for State Assembly: Nicole Parras latest accusation is the type of silly politics people are tired of. We may not always see eye to eye, but I have never endorsed or assisted any Republican to defeat her. Ive endorsed Nicole, Ive VOTED for her, and I appeared in her...http://kerndemocrats.com/2008/06/20#a2632 Kern Democrats rip Parra for support of Republican candidate- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Democratic Assemblywoman Nicole Parra should be stripped of her credentials as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, as well as committee assignments and staff, according to the Kern County Democratic Party. In letters mailed Tuesday, the party chastised the incumbent assemblywoman, in her last year before being termed out, who has been supporting, introducing, promoting everything but officially endorsing Republican Danny Gilmore of Hanford to take her place. Below is the full.http://www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/476715.html |