Red-faced County Publisher Chip Hanlon is no fan of Steven Greenhut – or Chris Norby
Red County publisher Chip Hanlon launched another diatribe against columnist Steve Greenhut, in the wake of Greenhut’s recent and excellent column regarding the race between carpetbagger Linda Ackerman and Supervisor Chris Norby for the 72nd Assembly District.
Hanlon wrote a lot of stupid things but chief amongst them was this excerpt:
“because politics is a relationship business, we can also be pretty darned confident Norby won’t have any impact up there, either. Like most GOP members, Assembly Dems would give him a broom closet-sized office in the basement somewhere, and because of his “quirkiness,” as Greenhut harmlessly refers to it, few of his fellow Republicans would come down there to find him.”
I get it. Norby leans Libertarian so he won’t be terribly popular with either the red-faced contingent of the Legislature or the blue guys. So what? We don’t need him to pass laws up there – we need him to go up there to fight waste, corruption and taxes.
What exactly would Linda Ackerman do in Sacramento? We know from her record and that of her termed out husband Dick, that they support eminent domain abuse, redevelopment, pension spikes, etc. Is that the agenda that the voters in the 72nd Assembly District want their legislator to pursue? I truly doubt it.
Hanlon also has the nerve to dredge up the bogus harassment accusations against Norby that Ackerman has been screeching about. This from a guy whose blog shilled for the pervy Mike Carona – and for Mike Duvall, before his open mic episode…
I know Greenhut won’t care what Hanlon has to say – nor will most folks. Hanlon keeps bragging about his readership, but he won’t post his numbers. What does that tell you? Maybe they should acquire the fading Liberal OC blog…
I’m guessing here, and maybe some of you big Norby partisans on this blog can correct me if I’m wrong on any of this, but here I go:
Neither Norby nor Hackerwoman will vote to institute an oil extraction tax (here in the only oil-producing state in the nation that doesn’t have one)
Neither Norby nor Hackerwoman will vote to reverse the huge corporate tax cuts Arnold pushed through in the summer.
Norby and Hackerwoman will both oppose any prison reform.
Norby and Hackerwoman will both oppose any election reform.
Norby and Hackerwoman will both oppose any environmental protection.
Norby and Hackerwoman will both oppose legalization and taxation of marijuana.
If I’m not wrong about any of the above then I fail to see any substantial differences (although Norby is undeniably prettier.) I’d say if we want any real change in this state the only choices are John MacMurray or Jane Rands.
Vern,
I read MacMurray’s take on prison reform in the Register today. “If a business found that a large percentage of its products were defective, it would correct its processes. We should ask ourselves honestly why so many of our citizens are ending up in prison, and make necessary changes upstream in the process.”
Huh?
The Green Party candidate, Jane Rands, had a much better answer – “Reform California’s Three Strikes Law to incarcerate only violent criminals instead of filling prisons with nonviolent personal drug use offenders. Decriminalize marijuana for personal use. (I do not accept funding from the prison guards union).”
Norby probably is not going to oppose legalization and taxation of marijuana, but Ackerman will.
As for this oil extraction tax, won’t the oil producers just pass that on to us consumers? Aren’t we paying enough gas taxes already?
The reason I support Norby is that he will fight waste, corruption and new taxes. I don’t think the other candidates will do that. But I must admit I like Rands. She says it like it is…
The reason I support Norby is that he will fight waste, corruption and new taxes.
I know all Republicans will oppose all “new taxes” – including the necessary ones I mentioned above. As far as waste and corruption, all politicians say they’ll fight that… and surprise, there’s not really that much.
As for this oil extraction tax, won’t the oil producers just pass that on to us consumers?
Not noticeably, the oil market is worldwide, and they pay extraction taxes everywhere else they get oil. We need that revenue.
Norby probably is not going to oppose legalization and taxation of marijuana
Sounds like wishful thinking, has anyone asked him?
Not a very clear answer on prison reform from my friend John I must admit. Maybe I better interview him and get some better answers. Yes, Jane is really cool. Can you give us a link to that Register article?
Rank and file Republicans should be disappointed by Hanlon’s comment. He says, in essence, that he supports Linda Ackerman because she will play ball with the lobbyists and insiders like Dick Ackerman did (while Norby will not). In short, he proves Greenhut’s argument that the GOP is a corrupt organization that does not reflect the interests of (fiscal) conservatives (who support limited government).
Greenhut pointed out that (Dick) Ackerman claimed that his wife had garnered the establishment’s support because of her “character”. Hanlon proves this point. She is endorsed because she is devoid of character.
Vern,
Here is the link to the Register’s Q&A with the candidates for the 72nd:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/state-care-health-2616389-water-national
Shame on Chip for selling out so often. I’d say this is another case of you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours but with the Republicans of late (Can you say Duvall/Desiree/Eye Patch Calzones), they are scratching well below the back area if you know what I mean!