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Perfect Christmas gift…
A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog-
- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- Ronald Reagan would be smiling
- OCTA: Power Politics
- Loretta Sanchez is upset about how Vietnamese bloggers are being treated
- Polling shows a majority of CA voters support legalizing marijuana
- Indictment of 18 current or former LA Sheriff’s Deputies could doom Sheriff Baca
- CA Senate Republican Leader proposes statewide ban on public transit strikes
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
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- The Liberal OC
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bankruptcy Archive
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Pension “Reformers” get whipped in 2 city elections
Posted on November 6, 2013 | 7 CommentsIn the myriad of conservative think tank writings, including newspaper columns, so-called research papers, and hand-wringing diatribe, one would believe that the status of public pensions and their funding is... -
A Primer on Pension Politics
Posted on October 28, 2013 | 22 CommentsWhat follows is an attempt to provide a general overview of the public pension controversy that seems to be in our media and various blogs continuously. If you are sick... -
Retiring Baby Boomers and the like….
Posted on January 19, 2013 | 6 CommentsLet’s start off by saying that Robert L. Citron has gone on to greener pastures. Poor Bob, a really eclectic full time USC Trojan Fan, Astrology Devotee and best of... -
The National Debt (since 1776) and our Annual Federal Deficit Confusion – updated with invaluable chart!
Posted on January 12, 2013 | 23 Comments. Politicians are cute – they love to confuse everyone and then laugh heartily amongst themselves; “The people are just so dumb! – Let’s get lunch!” What is the National... -
Corporate Welfare: Pretty soon you are talking real money!
Posted on January 4, 2013 | 8 Comments. Let’s start with our National Debt – $16.4 Trillion dollars. The new 2013 Congress says we need cuts to Entitlement Programs. The new 2013 Congress says that the National Debt... -
Rolling Jubilee Update: Give the Gift of Debt Demolition!
Posted on December 20, 2012 | 2 Comments. Remember the Rolling Jubilee? Where us rebellious/generous types who have a little bit of money (just a little) help to demolish our fellow Americans’ medical debts, at the bargain... -
What IS that mighty righteous thunder? – It’s the ROLLING JUBILEE!
Posted on November 15, 2012 | 19 Comments. The Telethon for this is going on right now (Thursday evening) so before I write all this (which I’m writing fast) click HERE so you can see what’s... -
The Euro – The Dollar and the Beach Boys!
Posted on October 5, 2012 | 3 Comments. Mitt Romney was reportedly the big winner in the First Presidential Debate with Jim Lehrer. Next week Vice President Joe Biden will be tested against the Republican Vice President contender... -
Where is the Outrage???
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 4 Comments. Back in the mid-90′s when mismanagement by the County Treasurer, coupled with the Board of Supervisors being asleep at the switch (or worse), every meeting of the Supervisors was attended by... -
New Dominos…….?
Posted on July 15, 2012 | 13 CommentsVallejo, Stockton, San Bernardino, Scranton, PA. Everybody seems to be jumping on the BK (Bankruptcy) bandwagon. We thought San Diego was going to be the next victim. Uncertain economic times... -
Billions in UnFunded Pension Liabilities must now be reported by Local Governments – per the Great GASB! (Gov’t Acctg Standards Board)
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 27 CommentsWe’ve known for more than 25 years that the government employee Pension crisis would be a disaster because of the various gimmicks built into it, and through all of the... -
J P Morgan Chase takes it in the shorts
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 7 CommentsJamie Dimon is starting to gray a bit. The classic “wunderkind of Wall Street” has replaced an literal army of “Failed State Investment Banks” that have gone the way of the... -
Which Fullerton Recall Candidates Will Rule Out Municipal Bankruptcy?
Posted on May 6, 2012 | 30 CommentsThe Friends for Fullerton’s Future blog has two stories out since Friday on Democratic reactions to the Fullerton recall — one of which you see cross-posted just before this story.... -
A complete MAUK-ery: The Misrule of Orange County’s CEO.
Posted on April 17, 2012 | 31 CommentsDamn, this county has been run badly these last few years. I mean, hell’s bells. Who’s been in charge? Are they asleep at the switch? That would be our County...
