Never mind what you might have heard elsewhere. My pajaritos tell me that former O.C. Democratic Party Executive Director Mike Levin tanked the fundraiser that was supposed to feature House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi. He did so by telling folks that Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez was in on it, when in fact she was not. He had neglected to tell her about it.
Jubal/Matt Cunningham, over at Red County/OC Blog, seems to be enthralled by Levin’s version of the story, which maintains that Sanchez ruined the event by going straight to Pelosi in a snit over who was going to get the money raised by the event.
B.S. That is not how it happened. This is, according to my sources, an attempt by Levin to get revenge on the way out. The joke is on Levin though as this thoroughly burns whatever bridges he had left in the O.C. Hasta la bye bye Mikey.
Besides – it is hard to believe that Sanchez have a cow due to, as Jubal put it, “the fund raiser would take money away from her.” Why does she need the money? The O.C. GOP has NO CHANCE of ever defeating her. I don’t care if Van Tran himself runs against her. No se puede!
Even Martin Wisckol, over at Total Buzz, said that, “The reasoning provided by Jubal seems a bit of a stretch.” Yes it does!
Mike Lawson, over at Liberal OC, summarized this mess quite well, “Maybe Matt Cunningham was right when he said that
Jubal,
Boy, you’re right about Umberg’s party. It did end quite soon – but his nightmare hasn’t ended.
I too thought that the race was his or Janet’s to lose.
I do try to use the usual cover words when I am not sure on a story, but I suppose sometimes the stories still come off overly assertive. What can I say? Like most bloggers, I do this as a sideline, not as a profession. Mea culpa.
But I did hear from A LOT of Democrat insiders this week who loved this post. Most asked to remain anonymous, and I will respect that. But trust me when I tell you this, Levin left few fans in the O.C.
Messing with Loretta Sanchez is like messing with Mother Nature. You’re going to get burned…