Election 2008 Archive
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How did the Democrats blow it in Garden Grove?
Posted on November 14, 2008 | 5 CommentsThe Democratic Party of Orange County had a great chance to pick up a seat or two on the Garden Grove City Council. One seat was being vacated by termed... -
Prop. 187′s legacy – a permanent Latino shift to the Democratic Party
Posted on November 13, 2008 | 6 CommentsI just read an interesting column over in the L.A. Times that makes the case that President Elect Barack Obama should send former California Governor Pete Wilson a thank you... -
Valerie Amezcua hanging on to SAUSD School Board seat by 24 votes
Posted on November 13, 2008 | 7 CommentsValerie Amezcua is hanging on to the last of three open seats on the SAUSD School Board by only 24 votes, as her closest challenger, Roman Reyna, continues to surge... -
Big Libertarian Party event in Fullerton this Saturday
Posted on November 12, 2008 | No CommentsThe California Libertarian Party picked up a few local victories on Nov. 4. This Saturday the party will be coming together at Tony Bushala’s home in Fullerton to celebrate those... -
Future Grim for Republican Centrists
Posted on November 12, 2008 | 6 CommentsAn analysis of the 2008 election from a Centrist-Republican (practical pro-business and liberal on social issues) perspective is especially depressing. For the Republican party as a whole, the bad news... -
Barack Obama rolls out a new website
Posted on November 10, 2008 | No CommentsPresident Elect Barack Obama has “rolled out change.gov, a Web site that promises to be “your source for the latest news, events and announcements so that you can follow the... -
Proposition 8: The Republican Right’s Final “F. You” to America
Posted on November 7, 2008 | 5 Comments. . . . . …and as they saw their worst nightmare come true, the nation about to be led by a black man they’d already convinced themselves was “the... -
Debbie’s Statement
Posted on November 6, 2008 | 18 Comments. . . . . “Winning is not the only way to make a difference. Thousands of volunteers working tirelessly throughout the district delivered a message of opportunity, of change,... -
Magic Moments!
Posted on November 4, 2008 | No CommentsPerry Como was a fantastic talent. He even had his own TV show in the 1950′s. He worn his almost patented Alpaca sweater and never ceased to offer up his... -
“Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” – Could McCain pull a William Henry Harrison on us?
Posted on November 3, 2008 | 3 Comments. . . Just something that popped into my head today, after days of watching Senator McCain’s frequent coughing, brain freezes, and other indications of bad health, and then seeing... -
Vote like Vern! It’s Vivifying.
Posted on November 2, 2008 | 11 Comments. . . . . No, I am NOT the OJ blogger known as Guy Fawkes, but if there is one thing we learned from that film, it’s that we... -
Californians – Vote Cynthia McKinney, Green For President!
Posted on November 1, 2008 | 8 CommentsDon’t get me wrong, I am looking toward the Obama Presidency “as the watchman waiteth for the dawn.” (Psalm 130) But with Barack up 23% in the Golden State, we... -
“Our Greatest Fear” – video by Danny Elfman
Posted on October 30, 2008 | 8 Comments -
Debbie & Dana & Tom & Ernst, pt III: Healthcare, Iraq, and Prop. 8
Posted on October 30, 2008 | 3 Comments. . . . . (Part one here) – (Part two here) In today’s video snippet, Dana defends Proposition 8: “I would suggest that we do not change the definition...
