This year I was searching for life in Orange County. I regret to inform you that OC is dead without a pulse and lacking any life. Vem and vitality have left the building. What was once a thriving Republican party is now replaced with scandal control and the “Over the Transom” OC Blog. Having a forty year old white guy who lives in the City of Orange tell you why freedom is being lost because the tax rate for rich people is moving from 36% to 39% is a prime example of what a dead and soulless outfit the Orange County Republicans have become. “Sure Ken Calvert is a drunk who chases prostitutes, but he really fought for the toll road.” The OC GOP and the Red County/OC Blog have been relegated to complaining about Obama but is anyone listening? I doubt it, cause they are dead.
As to the OC Democrats, they are on showing little life as well. Most of the labor and Democrat Party hierarchy were either for Hillary or Edwards. Edwards is dead and so 1997, (remember Monica). They are sending Hillary (and hopefully Bill) on a world tour that will end in eight years. She will return to lose again in Iowa in 2016 cause she too is dead. That fact that both Edwards and Hillary are dead didn’t stop the OC Democratic establishment for going full bore for both. Wiley Aiken was in Iowa for the Edwards and Melahat was still purring about being tight with Edwards. Problem was Edwards was being tight with some hussy and was on the way to being politically doa. Nostalgia for the “safe” Clinton years enthralled most of the other Democrats in Orange County. Miguel Pulido and most of the other Democrats went with what seemed like a sure thing. Wrong……… cause did you see the Hillary crowd in Iowa, literally old school and also DOA.
But the Orange County is not on the cutting edge far from it. It is hard to be up to date when you are dead. So now you see a bunch of OC Democrats trying to cozy up to Obama’s success, but it is hard for them cause they too are dead. Live people win Elections and most of the Democrats lost in the OC.
—The OC Shadow——
Shadow,
What you are talking about is the chronic condition in OC POwer structure known as Star **cking.
Every elecetion, no matter how many times, and how loud people tell the “leaders” of the DPOC, they will bend over backwards to be the ATM Machine for Presidential and or Gubernatorial candidates who swing through OC to withdraw a grip of cash, and then establish absolutley no ground campaign in OC for the even smallest effort of coordinated campaign.
Then the “Leaders” of the party will stand up at the Central Committee and tout how they were succesful in getting X elected President, or Governor, constitutional Office etc etc.
Its a perenial occurance.
I missed a line in my above comment;
I meant to include that no matter how many times people try to convince the leaders that The State of california will go democratic, they bend over backwards to become the ATM
I was hoping that this headline meant Bobby, Phil, Mickey and Billy we’re planning on returning to Irvine Meadows.
“I try my level best to be just who I am…..
Everybody wants me to be just like them”
Paul,
Your point about the party not being responsive to local candidates is true. But you received a $1,000 from ECCO, and a $60,000 IE from the Central Labor Council, plus a wide range of help from others and yet you took 6th place. Perhaps your own actions and not the party’s usual ineptitude were the reason you fared so poorly. –The OC Shadow —
Hey Shad, you’ve got some good criticisms of us OC Dems, but the fact that a lot of us backed either Hillary or Edwards during the primary is SO neither here nor there.
Vern,
There is nothing wrong with backing Edwards or Hillary. But it seemed to be the safe, conservative pick that seems to be typical for the doa OC.
Hm, back when I was backing John Edwards, he seemed LESS safe and conservative than Hillary or Obama. He seemed the most radical we could get and still be viable (i.e. next best thing to Kucinich.) Glad he dropped out when he did.