Leaders Lead. You’ve read this axiom a bazillion times in my political lifetime in critiques of the CAGOP Leadership.
It appears that Politico and Newsweek may well have been attempting to sound the alarm to their fellow democrats with articles they wrote in March. Perhaps they recognized the sea change in the CAGOP. Even flaming communists recognize leadership – even as they quote clinical trump haters like Mike Madrid and continue to miss the fact that 2025 Trump is not 2017 Trump.
Enter the Corrin Rankin administration.
The California Democrats blocked a provision in a bill introduced by one of their own assemblymembers that would have made soliciting 16 and 17 years olds for sex a felony. This went national and was a monster embarrassment for the dems.
Why did this go national? The CAGOP went straight for their throat. The democrats went berserk on the floor of the legislature as well making some of the most insane arguments I have seen in favor of leaving solicitation of 16 and 17 years olds a misdemeanor.
you gotta wonder if Mike Madrid was in mourning over this
Yep the CAGOP made news by torching the democrats like Mark Gonzalez (who I believe has major personal issues) that led the charge to water down the sex trafficking bill. Gonzalez made headlines with his insanity.
Wanna buy a Teenager? Ok with me.
It got so bad that the stuff went national. You can see Gay Republican Guy Benson torching Mark Gonzalez for equating buying teenagers for sex with Gay Rights.
The CAGOP’s rapid response on this issue caused headlines everywhere. I do not recall seeing anything like this in 20+ years of doing CAGOP politics. It was so bad that the democrats ran ads accusing the Republicans of doing what they did!
This is what happens when Leaders Lead.
And of course the Sacramento Bee lied multiple times trying to cover for the democrats, but CAGOP Vice Chair John Park tore in to them along with others:
I doubt the Bee makes a correction because they have become and out and proud Pravda-style rag. (Versus some thin veneer of journalism in the past)
And then, the Coup. The democrats realizing that fake ads, the Sacramento Bee and others could not save them, capitulated:
Absent the CAGOP getting ads up and spending real money (make a note, the CAGOP has money and is raising plenty more), none of this happens.
Leaders Lead.
Now, if I was the CRA / others in the opposition, rather than sitting in silence creating the impression that you are upset over the success… I’d suggest the next time the Rankin Administration kicks some ass (pun intended), try a response like this:
The CRA applauds the effort by the CAGOP to embarrass the extreme left on the issue of prostitution
Today, the humiliated democrats had to undo one of many insane votes they took in the legislature, agreeing after all to make buying 16 and 17 year olds for sex a felony. We applaud the CAGOP for their leadership in spending money and earning a million impressions highlighting this issue. When we opposed the current leadership of the CAGOP at the March 2025 convention it was because for years we were told “We’d take the fight to the democrats” only to see them take the fight to conservatives.
It appears that we are seeing something different now than we have for the last generation of CAGOP leadership. We are cautiously optimistic about the future direction of the CAGOP and look forward to more leadership like this from the Rankin Administration.
Instead, the opposition missed an opportunity to show mature leadership. Leaders Lead.
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Meanwhile, republican registration is out pacing democrat registration…. Except in California. Nice Spin Aaron. (did they pay you?)
Oh I was told it is 11 to 1 (except California)
oh….my gawd……are you serious???
Leadership??? (bwahahahahahahah)
So what, you stood behind championing something you SHOULD have championed.
Big whooop, THAT was a no brainer. DUH.
Where were you when ol Gavin stumped for Prop 1, and stuck us with that boondoggle of a bond measure for water storage HE wanted? You said nothing. Well, correction, Patterson said nothing, and YOU stood by her. Congrats. Some leader.
10 MILLION people didn’t vote last Gubernatorial Election, and NOW you’re in the commentary about WHO will run in 2028??? Are you kidding me?? How are WE as a party, reaching out to THOSE people?
LEADERSHIP…………..yea, miss me on this lady.
You took, 50 Grand for a raise…LEADERSHIP……should have said NO.
But again, the thing that gripes my goat?
DEMAND THE 100% AUDIT OF THE CA GOP, WITHOUT STIPULATIONS, WITHOUT INTERFERRENCE, FROM A 3RD PARTY.
THAT, would be “Leadership” in action.
Until such time that that happens, you are in charge of an organization which accepts millions (200 Million by last count), spends it on THINGS, and has zero accounting of WHERE it all went, WHO got it, and WHAT it was supposed to do.
9 Year with zero auditing, is criminal negligence. Not a mistake, not an OOPSIE but criminally negligent when it comes to financing.
Sorry lady, on that topic, you’re just more of the same crap we’ve had to endure for the past 30+ years.
And this rant, Leo symbolizes why you are not qualified to be Governor of California.
Actually sir, it DOES provide the example of why I should be Governor of California.
Because I want to ensure THOSE people in charge of the State level organization, ARE clean and NOT corrupt.
Contrary to popular belief.
Your quick to respond denial of MY statement, is EXACTLY the reason of WHY I’m running. Why be afraid of an Audit, unless you DO have something to hide.
THAT, is Leadership.
Great stuff California State GOP!!! Keep it up! Robert Wilson
I’m stoked!!
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Good morning, Leo.
I work for Mario Giuliani, the City Manager of Benicia. He would like to schedule a call with you. Listed below are some dates/times that work for his schedule. Kindly let me know what aligns with your schedule and I’ll be happy to send over a Zoom calendar invitation. I look forward to your response.
Tuesday, 5/20
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Thursday, 5/22
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Thursday, 5/29
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Thank you,
Brittany
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Leo – The assumption in your comment is they are corrupt and have to prove themselves clean. Wrong answer.
You are hellbent to get your ass kicked in 2026 however.
No sir, the PRE-sumption is they ARE hiding something and are too embarrassed to come clean.
The ASS-umption THEY have, is they are legally responsible to say nothing to anyone, period.
However, let’s go with YOUR logic:
“The assumption in your comment is they are corrupt and have to prove themselves clean.”
“Wrong answer.”
Actually, I say they are criminally negligent in NOT having an Audit, especially after 9 years and after acquiring over 200 million or more, as you claim…
“Absent the CAGOP getting ads up and spending real money (make a note, the CAGOP has money and is raising plenty more), none of this happens.”
YOU say they have nothing to hide, nor prove. YOU claim, with your assertion, that they ARE clean.
WRONG ANSWER.
Now, let’s see which is right or wrong.
THEY took in over 200 MILLION dollars, so it’s claimed. From WHO? From WHOM?
What did THEY do with the money? Where did IT GO?? Only 50 K spent on recruiting?
Why are YOU SO RESISTANT to a simple, 100% Audit???
WHO is paying YOU to silence a simple request?
WHY is this such a big deal, if it’s NO BIG DEAL???
Could it BE true? ARE there problems in the books??
200 Million, and ZERO accountability? Seriously dude?
Hell of a thing, being challenged in the CASH department, by someone who’s played with CASH most of his adult life.
But the “RESISTANCE” from such a simple thing, leads me to believe there COULD be a problem, in the book keeping. Matter of fact, didn’t an LA UNION just get blasted for that very thing? Credit card issues??
Yea…..thought so.
You also said:
“You are hellbent to get your ass kicked in 2026 however.”
That’s in perspective. Your man Dahle got his kicked in 2022. What’s your point?
You thought I was being funny, when I said I said:
“People will Hate me, dislike me, challenge me, discourage me, disapprove of me etc….and we aren’t even talking about the DEM’s yet!” My FIRST opposition WILL BE from my own fricken party.” Why is that Aaron? Cause I ‘don’t conform?” Cause I bring up embarrassing questions like this one?
Keep acting like “there’s nothing to see here”. There is……..YOU people are just hiding it.
WHY? hmmmmmmmm……….
The question stands……the request stands….the call is getting louder. No matter HOW much you want to spin it…….it is, what it is.
Good afternoon folks, let me start by saying this:
Aaron? Mr. Parks? I apologize. For letting my passions interfere with my dialect. I let my temper lead the moment, instead of ME leading the moment. As a Christian? I’m still, a work in progress, saved by GRACE delivered by our Lord Jesus Christ.
Last night, I gave much thought on THIS topic. Aaron Parks, has taken a stance. I get it.
Perhaps, he has to. Perhaps he’s paid to, who knows. Only himself and GOD know the truth. WE, can only speculate.
This, is what I’ve been ‘informed of, told, had explained to me’, on the issue of:
THE CA GOP getting a 100% Clean Audit of their books.
Person A:
(smirks)…..are you kidding me? pfffffft, never happen, YOU know why……..
Person B:
Look, no one wants to find out what they’ve been doing for so long with the money. Too many people will get embarrassed….it won’t happen any time soon.
Person C:
(Pulls me off to one side)…Leo? Let me tell you about that………too many people have been eating from the trough, so to speak. We’ve spent on things (sighs)….we’ve put out way more than we probably should have with little return to our output. We could have fines levied against us………and yes, there could be legal ramifications as well. But over all, that’s one of the many reasons they will not allow that to happen. After a decade, you can bet there are problems, no one wants to address.
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Those people were NOT, “JOE BLOW AVERAGE” Republican members just talking crap.
There is one thing I am trying to establish in MY campaigning:
Transparency and a Fresh Start. The party? Intent on keeping horror stories hidden in the dark, believing it doesn’t matter.
Your proverbial, DORIAN GRAY picture on the wall.
Nearly TEN YEARS………..of no auditing of the books; of spending cash not their own, on projects/items/stuff/whatever for WHO? For what benefits to the Party or to a Candidate?
WHY, is there such a fight AGAINST coming clean?????
Isn’t this what Republicans rail against on the DEM’s??? Transparency? Coming clean?
Tidy book keeping….LET”S DOGE CALIFORNIA!!!!!
Mr. Parks, was quit astute in his remarks towards me:
“And this rant, Leo symbolizes why you are not qualified to be Governor of California.”
“You are hellbent to get your ass kicked in 2026 however.”
“The assumption in your comment is they are corrupt and have to prove themselves clean.”
There IS no assumption Aaron…..I know it…….YOU know it…..others KNOW it.
The assumption, is that NOT ONE OF YOU has the courage to FACE IT and put it to rest.
YOU of all people, should be on this like a dog on a bone that hadn’t eaten in years!
Instead, you’re taking a different approach. You’re deflecting. You’re denying….you’re protecting.
Protecting WHO? Yourself, others? Protecting them from WHAT?
Charges? Fines? Both? IS there something that bad, that would put someone in jail?
(sighs) You’re right. It well COULD cost me a race I haven’t even officially jumped into yet.
And what does THAT tell you? That an UNofficial candidate, can cause people like yourself, such ANGST over a simple question to a simple issue??
Thank you, for the credit you give me, as a potential candidate.
Thank you, for the credit you give me, as a threat to the establishment.
Thank you, for the credit you give me, for taking a position on a topic which the Republican Party seems to fear. (worse than the Abortion issue)
This won’t go away. It gets worse, as time passes. Deal with it today. Deal with it NOW!
That, is political leadership. Not the article you posted above.
I pray for you sir, that you do the RIGHT thing, and call it out for what needs to be called out. I’ll pray for you and your soul too. I hope you didn’t sell it, just to get “into the IN crowd”.
smh
Aaron, for the record, I dont see any Republican (of the candidates now) winning in 2026 for Governor. However, $8 a gallon gas might prove me wrong and we see a seismic shit if California politics. So there is always hope.
Charlie? For the record……IMHO………..you have FOUR who are ‘dedicated/confident/committed’ to running:
Bianco, Hilton, Zacky, Naranjo
MINUS the “shadow behind the curtain”, that NO ONE is whispering about.
That’s it.
I’ll be talking with Benicia’s City manager 20 MAY 2025, on the VALERO problem.
Can’t DO much unofficially…can’t SAY much unofficially, can’t offer a thing, except proposals and commitments.
WE will suffer as a State, up to 8.00 dollars of Gas, IF it all fails as predicted.
THEY as a City, face 112 MILLION dollar deficit, not the 12 MILLION they’re announcing right now. (as provided by their OWN details).
Nation Defense?? THIS is a problem for our West Coast aspect. WE have an issue, with National Impacts, that are YET to be discussed.
PERSON A informed me: When asked, “What is your number one concern for California?” as that question was poised to Mr. Zacky…the response was: “Water”.
PERSON A, knew in his mind/heart/gut feelings…..he’s done.
There IS hope…….not from CA GOP politics, they’ve got issues. Not from certain GOPers….they are stuck on Hilton or Bianco to carry the day!!
oh….and the word about an AUDIT is getting out……..I imagine the CALL for one will soon rise in it’s intensity after a spell. It’s still early, but it WILL happen.
Clean it up TODAY, before tomorrow hits….then, it’ll be uglier.
ps…….California Confederation of Republican Women and I are working out details for a conversation. Should be fun. So far/ They want an “Official” candidacy. 17 more days to go, before that happens….) Stay tuned!
Leo, Blanco took a knee…he is dead in the water (and doesn’t realize it) Hliton is a great speaker but refused to dress the part (also dead in the water). Zacky has money, but they will have to spend $40 million since they are only known for chicken. And like I told you…you need $40 million since you have no name ID or experience. But $8 gas might change everything.
BTW rumor mill has it Rankin will get $30K a month if we win the Governer….but $21K a month if we lose. $21 K a month to lose???? We are idiots!
Hilton is a great speaker?? lol, omg Charlie, you really need to get your ears checked.
HAVE you ever seen a Las Vegas Magic Show?? Yes?? If you have, then you’ve witnessed the same performance with Mr. Hilton. You’d probably say the same thing of me if you heard ME speak…..except, your biased would come in and you’d find 1000% fault in every word….
Socialism isn’t what we were fighting for, back in the 1950’s, 1960’s nor the 1970’s. I don’t believe we’ve ever fought FOR it…….but we HAVE fought AGAINST it. What changed?
Oh…..right, this election, my bad. What were we talking about again? Hilton or Socialism?
(Which to me, seem to be one of the same).
$8.00 dollar fuel potential. Can you even IMAGINE what that will do for prices everywhere? Even with YOUR income level Charlie, I’d venture to say, you’d be on your way out of California. The rest of us?? Well, we’re gonna be screwed in sooooo many ways, if that costs of gasoline holds true.
Gray davis was a putz…and when he soured with the DEMO’s, it was a done deal. (IMHO)_The DMV problem, the energy catch/embarrassment caught on mic….yea, finished.
Newsom?? lol, oh my, where to start? 12 BILLION in the whole; he wants to fast track stealing the DELTA’s water supply for Los Angeles….wow, that area was ALWAYS sacred ground, so what’s changed? He’s closing yet ANOTHER PRISON in Oct 2025. Closing refineries nilly willy driving up Fuel costs (Charlie? You bought that EV from TESLA yet? You better!! HE said too!)Driving up prices everywhere….running deficits in Counties but still, SACRAMENTO just announced, they’re STILL giving their mayor a near 12% pay raise, in the face of a 44 MILLION dollar budget hole.
hahahaha, oh my……Anyone with a good plan, has a chance! Anyone with a good “Substantive plan” has a chance! The Party as a whole, has a chance!!!!!!!!! YIPPPEE!!!!
BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CA GOP will screw it up, as they have done for 30 years. Is your rumor true? WILL Ranking be paid to lose?? 9k difference between the two, and easy money at that level normally wins. WINNING means efforts….RINO’s (ie, MUNGER and his storyline) will take LOSING as the preference, since no work is involved, and you get paid regardless. AUDIT THE CA GOP!!!! 100% AUDIT THE CA GOP!!!!
With NO word/whisper/mention of ANYONE else behind the curtain to jump into this race? OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH YYYYYYYEEEEAAAAAAAAA….40 million or not……
YOU HAVE JUST provided me with the 50/50% chance for a win in the top two seats, CURRENT candidates as they are. TYVM people out there!!!!!
Who else is getting paid to do, whatever it is they do? (besmirch Conservatives, that is)
QQing at the Blogger…………hmmmmmm, I’m hearing rumors too………but hey, they’re only rumors, right??
100% Audit of the CA GOP Aaron……once upon a time YOU”D have been demanding that action…now? Funny, how you DEFEND against doing it, and harshly too!
Yea………rumors…….reminds me of a song…………..lol
Leo why do you keep giving speeches in empty barns?
Same reason you keep sticking around to hear em.
lol
Oh….the barn maybe empty, but the EARs are always active.
You notice the looney toon bunch is silent?? really? I doubt they stopped reading.
Your “rumor” about Rankin? SOMEONE is trying to find out about it.
MY demand for an audit of the CA GOP? SOMEONE is keeping tabs on the effort and making sure it DOES NOT happen.
lol……..the barn isn’t 100% empty, Charlie. Just like there “isn’t someone in the wings” for the CA GOP who’ll be running for Governor.
YOU figure out the metrics:
Bianco, Hilton, Zacky, Naranjo
all the others (imho) aren’t INTO the race, but they’re there. Ok,….lots of ‘ran-befores but never got past 2%” present. Some looking for jobs from whomever WINS, so they don’t count, and some on ego moments.
What’s left? Us four. Two top named, one middle named, and one no named.
A magic act;
An overpaid, kneeling public official;
A failed business owner;
A retired Vet with common sense to declare changes, not impress with BS song/dance conversations.
Nice field huh? If you have doubt, just say it plainly: THE DEMO”S CAN HAVE IT, WE YIELD.
No shame in surrendering Charlie. Only if you didn’t even put up a fight, exhaust your means and will to resist…..THEN, you can surrender. YOU of ALL people, should know that! smh….Marines generally don’t JUST surrender….Belleau Woods mean anything?
Fight with what you have, not wait for what you want. Guadal Canal, mean anything?
Again, unless there IS someone in the wings, and you know WHO it is, this is the field and the players in it.
And WHOMEVER is reading this knows it as well……..lol, that’s why they are scrambling to FIND someone to pop in at the last moment. I know this, just like you know this.
Oh….and Aaron knows it too…unless………smh..(shooing away the gnats)….rumors, ….like gnats ,they are everywhere……………
Plus I only have 15 more days before I retire from Federal Service.
soooooooooooooo……(smile)………
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0ORHpSi9Wg0
Which one of these is YOU?
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https://rumble.com/v6tfwj3-california-craves-a-republican-governor-leo-zacky-and-daniel-mercuri.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
Interesting comments about the CRP/ CA GOP
Leo is right. The government is always guilty until proven innocent. What are audits? What are Inspector General reports/investigations? How is public opinion influenced by announced investigations? This applies to politicians at all times as they work for the cirizens and full transparency should be the norm, not the exception.
Opposing the move to make this a misdemeanor was like shooting fish in a barrel. Even smells fishy. How could Rankin miss? Softballs being lobbed her way in order to build her up? Hmmm… Where else do I see this happening in California? Gavin? Paging “centrist” Newsom.
Rumor has it, CA GOP has to “evaluate the potential for an audit, but not compromise how we spend our money so as to protect our way of doing business.”
According to Jack G., ca gop treasurer.
Soooooooo, we have “ top secret” dealings in the CA GOP?
Smells like jack is hedging for a compromise.
WOW!!!
A 40 minute conversation with the City Manager of Benicia, went good!
Valero declined to attend.
We had a very interesting and engaging discussion on topics about the City and their future.
Surprisingly enough, “something” will be announced about the Refinery at some point near 1-8 JUL 2025. The State may/may not have a hand in that event.
Topics ranged from:
Divestment, and the length of time before any realized gains from it;
Valero’s departure and it’s immediate impacts;
Valero’s ‘disposition’ towards CALIFORNIA, based upon it’s ‘disposition’ towards Mr. Newsom;
The urgency of a 112m hole in their budget (News sources) or the 12M hole in their budget (Mayor sourced)….currently? The call is for: a bail out and tax increases.
The impacts of tax increases for a 112M (Per the news)/12m budget deficit (per their mayor) on a city with a population of 30,000 people;
The impacts of a 70% surge in fuel prices across the State and it’s impact towards everything else increasing 70%+ due to those increases;
The impacts of 400 Union members leaving or losing their jobs;
The impacts of “Environmental concerns with California and reality”;
The impacts towards having local Communities be in control of their own decisions, school situations, etc.;
The need to work towards a “successful conclusion” amicably, instead of by fiat or mandate.
We both see, that ‘outside influences’ wish to see California implode, before it can be fixed.
My question to that was:
“How does that help the Citizens of California, if everyone wants to see it fail before it can be repaired?”
My statement is/was:
IF, you believe in that concept? We’re going to have problems. That is defeatism, mediocrity and throwing your hands in the air, in resignation to defeat and indifference.
IF, that is the mindset? Then why are we here at all, on any level? You’ll just push MORE people out of the State, and to what end?”
At the conclusion, we were both cordial. We both were in a position to offer nothing to the other. We both represented ourselves. I believe he ‘kind of’ represented his community, tho he said he wasn’t sanctioned by their City Council.”
Ok, if he said so. Not once in my Union days, have I ever heard of such an official, meeting with “someone” on their own, without their Council’s knowledge. Plausible deniability, I get, which is what I believe happened here.
That was MY day!!! Oh, then there’s this:
Aaron Melody: “Leo is right.”
WTF?!?!?!?!??! Stop the presses!!!! Since when??
(one person at a time………that’s how it starts)
Leo, ‘Stop the Presses’??? Get with the times, it’s “Freeze the Internet’….lol (And I have hear lots of hearsay about CRP spending-payment-Quid Pro Quo…, an audit is in order)
David Sherpa announced his run for Gov, 2026.
I’ve been told, Mr. Guerrero is calling for a “partial” audit, so as to protect “ what and how the Republicans Party spends cash on so as not to jeopardize party business.”
In laymen’s turns: protect us from the scandal.
A CRA leader stated: too many people at the “ trough”, overspending, under production, and could end up causing massive fines and/or felony charges.
So, WHO do we believe?
According to Mr. parks, why, Corey Rankin of course!
According to Mr. Parks, you DO NOT listen to the “conservative opposition”, because they can’t hold water.
10 days left till I retire from the Feds………..can’t wait.
For you know it all’s? I’m taking crap about Mr. Paul Adler, Valero rep, for their dismissal of our conversation concerning Beneicia and Valero.
Leo I have known Carl Brickey for 3 decades… Use to be my county vice chair when I was chair. He is as honest as they come and sharp as a tack. (Eagle Scout as a ked too) And the other person…well she was a bail bondsman…speaks for itself…don’t need to say anything else.
Now you know who to listen to!
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Who said anything about Mr. Brickey?
Interesting.
Oh, and btw?? Ms. Bisch is going up against Craig Deluz again, for that Congressional Seat Mr. Berra holds..
NOW, who you gonna support????
Leo, Carl Brickey is State Pres of the CRA. Maybe you wrote CRA instead of CRP by mistake….but if you make these types of mistake with the Press….they will ‘Deep Six’ you. Words matter when you seek high leadership.
Charlie?
I said, “a CRA leader”. You defined what I said.
No mistake on my part.
Thank you for the name drop tho.
Leo “A CRA Leader” in a innuendo. (unfounded hearsay) Leaders name names or stay silent. They or Them or A is not the mentality of someone who wishes to lead. In my not so humble opinion.