Author: Leslie Eastman

My husband and I made a wager. He insisted that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (Democrat) would be forced to resign once the women in Democratic Party leadership began clamoring for his ouster.  I said that he would never leave office willingly -- he would need...

I was once a big fan of the show American Idol, cheering on a variety of contestants during each season. I was especially impressed with Jennifer Hudson, an African-American beauty who went on from her appearance on the show to fame ...

Last week, after the first accuser came forward with the story of the sexual harassment she endured from San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, the local Democratic Party's central committee had a contentious meeting during which they deadlocked 24-24 on asking the mayor to resign. However, now...

At Legal Insurrection, it sometimes is worthwhile taking a look at the fruits of American justice. I have some intriguing updates to share on two of our country's most notorious idiotic criminals. Readers may recall that the son of Mike Kernell,a Democratic congressman from Tennessee, hacked Sarah...

As two new victims come forward, it looks like San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (Democrat) was engaged in a one-man "War on Women". Earlier this week, I reported on a press conference in which Victim #1 offered details on the "Filner Headlock" and other examples of...

While news of a myriad of sex scandals in major American cities offers summer distractions, a few other items caught my eye: With the US Postal service bleeding money after the explosion of social media, the agency is looking to end at-your-door mail delivery: The U.S. Postal...

The saga of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner continues, as the ink is now drying on the sexual harassment lawsuit brought by attorney Gloria Allred on behalf of her client, Irene McCormack Jackson. A few hours after the press conference with Allred and her client, in...

There was a major development in San Diego today, as notorious civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred just finished a press conference with her client, a woman charging Mayor Bob Filner with sexual harassment: Irene McCormack Jackson, Mayor Bob Filner's former communications director, has filed a sexual...

Bryan Jacoutot ably explored the core reason for the Motor City's recently fiscal crash: unfunded liablities. As a former citizen of the Detroit area, I simply shake my head, as the city's race-based politics and poor business environment caused me to flee to the Golden State...

As Professor Jacobson's recent pictorial essay noted, there is something for both the left and right to hate about the Obama Administration's use of drones. As the co-founder of San Diego's first Tea Party group, I love the grassroots initiative displayed by the citizens of one...

By its very name, you know that any lawsuit sponsored by Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) will do three things: Target some successful, American corporate entity. Be based on anything other than science. Go counter to any interest that I, as an informed American consumer,...

In my last report on San Diego mayor Bob Filner, I noted that he brought Washington, D.C.’s sense of teamwork and fair play with him. At that time, Filner crashed  a press conference held by City Attorney Jan Goldsmith responding to the mayor’s call for a...

At College Insurrection, I recently covered a West Virginia professor who ranted that his state was a "national laughingstock" while deeming NRA members traitors. The presumption! California is the nation's laughingstock! And to prove my point, here is a story about one of  our most powerful bureaucratic bodies...

I am still chuckling over Glenn Reynolds' lede into a story about California: WHAT IS GOOD IN LIFE? Dems Enraged Over Perry ‘Raids’ on Out of State Businesses. “Texas Governor Rick Perry has angered some Democrats for his high profile visits to blue states, inviting businesses...

A real eye-opener about the feminist cultural demonization and trivialization of men, and the consequences....