- Description
- Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-disabled and semi-retired, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally ran for office against jerks who otherwise would have gonr unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that. Corrupt party hacks hate him. He's OK with that too. He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.) His daughter is a professional campaign treasurer. He doesn't usually know whom she and her firm represent. Whether they do so never influences his endorsements or coverage. (He does have his own strong opinions.) But when he does check campaign finance forms, he is often happily surprised to learn that good candidates he respects often DO hire her firm. (Maybe bad ones are scared off by his relationship with her, but they needn't be.)
![. . . This post is written at the suggestion of our commenter Kenlaysnotdead — a sentiment that I suspect, by the way, to be true — at the bottom […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Brea-Police-patch-115x115.jpg "Brea Police! Yorba Linda Council! County Sheriff! Unions! Murder!")
![. . . There is lots, and I mean lots of discussion on the Intertubes today about President Obama’s signing of the NDAA. Many people are talking darkly about […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NDAA-Obama-signing-115x115.jpg "Have you heard the one about Obama’s signing the NDAA?")
![. . . It’s 2012! This is the year when the Mayan calendar rolls over (hopefully not leaving any destruction in its wake), and when Mitt Romney’s polka-band hair (stolen […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Costa-Mesa-Fairview-Park-Race-115x115.jpg "Costa Mesa races towards municipal disaster in 2012")
![. . . I don’t think that it’s quite fair to hold a candidate responsible for the excesses of his or her most absurd supporters, but … wow. One rap […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/chemtrails-star-wars-115x115.jpg "Not All Ron Paul Supporters Are This Dumb, but…")
![. . . Our vicious blog-brethren at Liberal OC have posted “softball” questions and answers for the Democratic candidates for the new Assembly District 69. Speaking for OJB, which I […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/AD-60-Pontiac-Ad-115x115.jpg "A Public Offer to Michele Martinez (& other AD-69iana)")
![. . . Yes, it’s maybe the best of a strong year of political video — and it’s not even partisan. (And no, it’s not Occupy either.) Visit […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/It-Takes-A-Girl-115x115.jpg "Maybe the best political video I’ve seen this year")
![. . . This is just a theory about what’s going on with the payroll tax cut extension fiasco — but, if I’m right, it could mean a more cooperative Congress next […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Boehner-with-smoke-115x115.jpg "John Boehner just goes ahead and lets the kid touch the handle without a potholder")
![. . . We aren’t going to dwell on this development — we’re not unfeeling monsters, after all — but given its role in the history of the relevant events […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Judge-David-Carter-115x115.jpg "“O-O-H Child”: Local bloggers make OC legal news")
![. . . From “4th Safest Big City” Santa Ana’s web page: a list of its “Most Wanted.” Orange Juice Blog would like to remind readers that you are not […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Santa-Ana-Most-Wanted-115x115.jpg "Thoughts on Santa Ana being ranked as 4th safest major city in U.S.")
![. . . The dark green represents the money Occupy OC has cost Irvine, the black is for the bad will generated, the light green is for the money […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Occupy-Irvine-Costs-Money-115x115.jpg "Occupy OC Costs Irvine Blogger Credibility")
![. . . Welcome home, you troops who made it all the way home, and who aren’t being re-routed to Afghanistan or anywhere else. Take care of yourselves and don’t […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Iraq-cannon-fodder-cartoon-115x115.jpg "Iraq War Over(ish): So it’s 1, 2, 3, what were we fightin’ for?")
![. . . Occupy OC protesters (to left of man in red poncho) travel of Long Beach for Port Closure Day. Police threaten them with … dog bites? I’ve known […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Occupy-OC-goes-to-Long-Beach-115x115.jpg "Port Authority: Occupy OC reports for duty in Long Beach")
![. . . I got the inspiration (and leads) for this delicious story from this piece in Alternet, but I’ll try to make it my own. As you may (or may […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mercedes-benz-glittery-115x115.jpg "Cheeks Turn Crimson as Alabama Benz Its Stupid Immigration Law")
![. . . There is an op-Ed in today’s New York Times that everyone — and I mean everyone — ought to read before claiming that they can express an […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Waterfall-bong-diagram-115x115.jpg "Reefer Sanity")
Don't touch the Pink Toad. You will get poisoned and it will just keep going on its ignorantly blissful way.