tom daly Archive
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Is the OC’s tumor John Williams leaving or not? Carlson out in AD-74; and Loretta backs Julio!
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 42 Comments. . . A few interesting things that happened in the OC, around the same time as President Obama’s very encouraging Occupy-influenced State of the Union Address: Worst Public Administrator... -
“So who was Michele talking to?” and other political musings
Posted on January 21, 2012 | 17 Comments. . . This was a very interesting day in politics — not only nationally (with the Romneybot requiring serious repair after malfunctioning badly in South Carolina), but to a... -
Deconstructing Art, Part 1 of God Knows How Many: GOP Baby Loretta
Posted on January 8, 2012 | 22 Comments. . . I don’t know whether or not this will be a regular feature, but you’ll notice — especially if you read Scott Moxley’s tongue-bathing in his “Navel Gazing”... -
Should AD-69 be a “Latino seat”?
Posted on October 21, 2011 | 89 Comments. . . Now that Vern has reinserted the headlines from “Art Pedroza’s ‘New Santa Ana’” onto OJB’s front page, I am once again able to see what’s happening on... -
I May Not Know Art, but I Know What I Don’t Like
Posted on October 6, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . “Go for it,” Vern the Proprietor told me in the context of our speaking earlier this week about my joining the motley crew of stringers here at... -
By Their Endorsers Ye Shall Know Them: the AD-69 candidates
Posted on October 5, 2011 | 38 Comments. . . So as not to bury the lede: it was announced today by e-mail that Tom Daly IS running for AD-69. So where do we stand now? With... -
Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California... -
Hard Hiring Freeze at County; Someone Forgot to Tell Clerk-Recorder
Posted on February 19, 2011 | 10 CommentsWell, he’s at it again. County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly appears to be doing the crony thing again. In the past we took him to task for employing the relatives of... -
Fringe Alert: Biggest Boondoggle 2010
Posted on December 23, 2010 | No Comments. . . In a year full of idiotic boondoggles, the nominating committee had a real challenge coming up with the best, or worst, depending on your point of view.... -
Isn’t it time to close Janet Nguyen’s and Tom Daly’s satellite offices?
Posted on June 26, 2010 | 3 CommentsSupervisor Janet Nguyen’s latest newsletter has this to say about the County’s budget woes: While the economic climate is still somewhat bleak, we as a Board have continued to be... -
$1.4 Million – The Cost of Tom Daly’s Cronyism
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsDear Friends, we have just received this essay from one of our long-time readers. Enjoy. If the election for Clerk-Recorder had anything to teach us, it is that the best... -
O.C. public employee unions blew it with lame Primary candidates, again
Posted on June 13, 2010 | 3 CommentsNick Berardino and the OCEA ended up with egg on their faces again after this year’s Primary Election I almost feel sorry for Nick Berardino and his Orange County Employees... -
Tom Daly now primed to run for Bill Campbell’s seat in 2012
Posted on June 12, 2010 | 8 CommentsCongratulations John Lewis and Matt Cunningham. Democrat Tom Daly, a career political hack, is now in prime position to run for Supervisor Bill Campbell’s seat in 2012, when Campbell finally... -
URGENT: Message to Republican Voters… Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly is NOT a Republican.
Posted on June 4, 2010 | 3 CommentsTwo-faced Tom Daly is busy lying to voters and is trying to pass for a Republican in slate mailers. By now I’m sure you have received a slate mailer describing...
