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- http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/author/daniel-lamb/
- Description
- Daniel is an attorney in Orange County, California. A conservative activist born in Anaheim, he is driven by his dedication to fiscal responsibility and transparency in local governments. "Government does not solve problems—it subsidizes them” Ronald Reagan, first said in 1967 and used many times as governor of California and while campaigning for president of the United States. He loves that quote! Follow Dan on twitter @DanSterlingLamb
![As their respective leaders publicly embrace the opposition, Orange County’s Republicans and Democrats are betting against the City Council Majority governing Anaheim. Americans remain anxious and concerned about spending […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Gail-Eastman-115x115.jpg "Three Frivolous Lawsuits: The Council Majority’s Counter-Narrative on Anaheim")
![I will be the first to admit when I use hyperbole or exaggeration to make a point in my writing. Unfortunately, I am using neither when I describe the City […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mickeycop-e1407300054247.jpg "The Terrorist State: Are YOU on the Right Side of History?")
![Every child in America is taught that our Founding Fathers wisely enshrined checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution. The term checks and balances is credited to the French […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/disneyland-resort-115x115.jpg "Checks and Balances within Local Government: Anaheim Case Study")
![Senator Mimi Walters has long been a fixture of politics in South County. Almost assured of victory, the state legislator is running for a seat in Congress left open by […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mimi-walters-350-115x115.gif "Mimi Walters: Like… A… Rock")
![The Mayor of Huntington Beach, Matthew Harper, is doing big things. His positions on beach fire-pits and the plastic bag ban, for examples, mark this up-and-comer as one who appreciates […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/163080013-WHTZOOM1-e1406628466729.jpg "Fight the Power! Mayor Harper Stands Against CONTROL")
![“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in The Life of Reason, 1905. “I do not support new taxes to [hire more […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fundraising-115x115.jpg "‘Pre-Recession Spending’: Economics Under Anaheim’s Council Majority")
![. . . In recent years, the Anaheim City Council has been dominated by a single narrative: Mayor Tom Tait’s struggle to contain the Council Majority’s out-of-control spending. The city’s […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/n32own-b8813023z.120140326191204000gh1vqr1.30-115x115.jpg "Monuments to Waste: Anaheim’s Summer of Senseless Spending Under the Council Majority")
![Larry Agran ran Irvine for more than a decade. His disastrous tenure was marked by divisive schemes, bullying, and rampant corruption. We are just beginning to learn what his reign […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wf-wht-rainbow-flag-115x115.jpg "Don’t Let Larry Agran Escape Justice By Exploiting Minorities")
![The term netizen refers to a person who regularly engages in internet commentary. A portmanteau, it combines the words internet and citizen. To the extent such a group can be […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HDHJka2yMGBphRuTU_7Ogjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9-115x115.jpg "Beyond the Death of Digital Democracy: Online Astroturfing and Emotional Contagion")
![Late last night, the Costa Mesa City Council voted to give the Mayor unilateral authority to charge disruptive speakers at council meetings with a criminal misdemeanor, as oppose to a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/riggy-censor-115x115.jpg "Costa Mesa’s Epic Free Speech Fail")
![“[T]he move to change the [Anaheim] mayor’s term of office from four years to two years stands out as particularly suspicious.” (emphasis added) Bravo Orange County Register! Our very own […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/no-4536149424_5302d5cf4f_z-115x115.jpg "OC Register Slams Anaheim Council Majority")
![Like any property owner, the Anaheim taxpayer must know the value of a given property before handing it over in what is something of a fair deal. If you are […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/032914-West-Mike-Trout-Arte-Moreno-PI-115x115.jpg "On the Angels and Anaheim")
![“Ms. Hayden’s election to the Superior Court will do much to erase the stain that Judge Johnson has left upon it.” ~ Orange County Register Editorial Board All over Orange […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BindersFullOfWomen-115x115.jpg "Binders Full of Women at OCGOP: Helen Hayden for Sup Ct Judge")
![It was low-stakes drama last week at the OCGOP Central Committee meeting, when presumed frontrunner, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, failed to secure the county’s prized endorsement for Governor in a less-than-stunning […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tumblr_static_diamond-115x115.jpg "The Diamond Affair: DPOC’s Loss is OCGOP’s Gain")
1. Except sometimes there's what's right. and 2. It seems to be outweighed by other issues here and elsewhere. and…