DNC Candidates bash white people

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One of the very sad stories this week was stunning racialist hate the Democratic National Committee Chair Candidates expressed at a public forum. Meeting to discuss what went wrong in 2016, they continued with identity politics while ignoring policy differences on issues that matter to the majority of voters.

The candidates blamed a particular scapegoat for the party’s poor showing in November: Political consultancies owned by white people. They praised the riotous group Black Lives Matter.  Continue reading →

Oklahoma State Senate review

The Oklahoma Legislative Session begins on Monday, February 6 and this past week was the bill filing deadline for new law. The Senate filed 831 bills while the House had 1,340.

This session, I’ve filed nearly 20 bills including one to strengthen human trafficking laws by removing the defense of not knowing the victim’s age. Predators shouldn’t be able to avoid charges by pleading ignorance.  Continue reading →

John Doak candidate for FIO, FSOC roles

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, OK Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is under consideration to fill key regulatory positions, including the directorship of a potentially re-imagined Federal Insurance Office (FIO).

In addition to the FIO role, those high-profile positions include the independent member with insurance expertise on the Federal Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and high-level Treasury Department slots. Continue reading →

Bill proposes fee on oilpatch wastewater

State legislation filed today by a Democrat lawmaker would assess a nickel-per-barrel fee on all “deleterious substances” pumped into any commercial injection or disposal well in Oklahoma.

House Bill 1330 by Minority Floor Leader Rep. David Perryman (D-Dist. 56) defines “deleterious substances” to include “any chemical, saltwater, oil field brine, waste oil, waste emulsified oil, basic sediment, mud or injurious substances produced or used in the drilling, development, production, transportation, refining and processing of oil, gas or brine mining.” Continue reading →

Former union leader promotes School Choice

Rebecca Friedrichs is an unsung hero who should be sung about a whole lot more. She is an Orange County public school teacher with 28 years experience.  In 2016, she found herself facing off against one of the most powerful teacher’s unions in the U.S., the California Teachers Association (CTA) as highlighted recently on TheBlaze.

Amazingly, Friedrichs used to be one of the union leaders. Continue reading →