If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
SB 249? It got killed via suspense file in assembly appropriations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB249
Without commenting on your specific stats, I would say that is an excellent question. Maybe you should be a Supervisor.…
Criticizing past elected trustees of the Orange County Board of Supervisors reflects not only their leadership weaknesses but also flaws…
Can someone explain why there are 1 county worker for every 160+ citizens that doesn’t include state, federal, cities plus…
Given how significant this would be in addressing MAGA misbehavior, one would think that Newsom should sign it. What's the…
I'm leaning toward the concept of making the Board, de facto part time by cutting Supervisor's salaries by two-thirds and…
By the way, on the County Board of Education - they have almost no authority over anything and have been…
Huh… Seems more like what our new ‘war’ president is facing….
fred,
Welcome to the ranks of active OJ posters!
You, betcha! Obama got served up a stinky pile of multiple messes by his predecessors, George Bush and Dick Cheney. In fact Cheney’s still cheering the ongoing wars. Trying to scale down a war and GET health care for the nation would be a whole lot easier of the GOP obstructionists would put country BEFORE party politics. jmo
Red V – not that i support the war, cause I don’t but at least the military is an enumerated power of the federal government. Health care is no where to be found in our governing document.
Red,
But Obama has contiued the Bush military strategy…
When will he bring all our troops home?
Why are we still in Germany, Japan, Korea? Those countries are richer than us! Let them defend themselves.
As I see it, Obama is just Bush lite…
The vast majority of our Presidents are nothing more than tools (products) of special interest. Just like the majority of congress, senate (both), assembly, county and city councils members are.
Sad to say, but money talks, we have become a nation of greed, where things have become more important than life. Look at most of the people who get elected and see how much $$$ (special interest) they needed to get elected.
Like the cartoon Red. Too bad it’s so accurate. I say that as a person with M.S.