A Little Holiday Reading

This is not an Orange County photo, but it should be. Source: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/recommended-reading/

These articles are interesting and I have to accept that I’m not going to write much about them on my own.  So, if you’re interested, here are some links for your reading pleasure — and your discussing pleasure, if you’re so inclined.  Feel free to add your own in comments. [- Greg D]

(1) Gov. Brown will restrain Dems from getting too frisky

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/09/4972576/jerry-brown-plans-to-restrain.html

A bare 2/3 majority in the Assembly should make that easy — but 29 out of 40 seats in the Senate means that a lot is going to pass at least one legislative house.

(2) Defeated San Diego Mayoral Candidate DeMaio on building a new CA GOP

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/party-377991-republicans-new.html

Republicans lost the San Diego Mayor position for the first time in quite a while.  Their defeated standard bearer writes in the Orange County Register — not his hometown paper — to let his party know that they can succeed by imitating what he did.  Looks like we already have a candidate for statewide office in 2014!

(3) Drew Westen on the Leftward Tilt in the U.S.

http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/americas-leftward-tilt/

Written before election day, too.  Check out his book “The Political Brain” when you have a chance.

(4) Old-style, disgusting racial oppression drives Black family out of Yorba Linda

http://laist.com/2012/11/21/black_family_run_out_of_orange_coun.php

Well, OK — maybe I will have to write about this one more.  I denounce it.  Who’s with me?

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