Change is hard, for old farts.
They passed it without knowing how much it will cost. 4-3 vote. Carroll, Mai and Agran voted no. The only…
Wait, it PASSED? Agran joined the other Dems? And it didn't need a vote of the people? I see this:…
Ironic that the council members who passed rcv this week in Irvine refused to let the voters decide if they…
It’s real simple Joshy. The new oak creek proposal if not placed to a vote of the people violates state…
The Republican Party doesn't even pretend to be conservative anymore. The "leaders" have completely capitulated the their worst voters. It's…
This article about this poll will make you feel better about the OC, although the headline is deceptive (and I…
I like Vanity Fair, I even subscribed to them in the 80’s, but they put out a really irritating little…
Why are you throttling my response with the case law cite, Vern???
budget Archive
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![. . . . . Unusually, I am not trying to advocate any position in this post, but simply pointing out that few if any of us are willing to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/usgs_chart_pie1-155x155.png "Budget Talks Strangled By Self-Interest")
Budget Talks Strangled By Self-Interest
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 50 Comments. . . . . Unusually, I am not trying to advocate any position in this post, but simply pointing out that few if any of us are willing to […] -
![. . . Hey independents! Just offhand, which of these two major Parties are you more inclined to support? I mean, granted all humans and groups of humans will eventually […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mel-kiwi-animal-noises-155x155.jpg "Two Contrasting Parties, and a remarkable Kiwi Girl!")
Two Contrasting Parties, and a remarkable Kiwi Girl!
Posted on May 4, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Hey independents! Just offhand, which of these two major Parties are you more inclined to support? I mean, granted all humans and groups of humans will eventually […] -
![. . . Donald Trump is an offensive, ego manic self-centered so and so. Truck drivers without breeding have better sense of propriety than Donald Trump. Trump is not a very […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trump-in-wind-155x155.jpg "Obama speaks and doubles down on Trumps again!")
Obama speaks and doubles down on Trumps again!
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . Donald Trump is an offensive, ego manic self-centered so and so. Truck drivers without breeding have better sense of propriety than Donald Trump. Trump is not a very […] -
![. . . The message coming from Americans despite our federal government’s fiscal problems and all the noise coming from Washington about how to bring down spending is that the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/yosemite-sam-155x155.jpg "Don’t Touch My Entitlements!!")
Don’t Touch My Entitlements!!
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . The message coming from Americans despite our federal government’s fiscal problems and all the noise coming from Washington about how to bring down spending is that the […] -
![. . . . . Finally. We were able to convince big spenders that the piggy bank for high-speed rail funding is empty. when we interviewed Representatives Tom McClintock and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/HSR.bmp "Thank you Rep. Tom McClintock, Rep Darrell Issa and President Obama for killing HSR funding")
Thank you Rep. Tom McClintock, Rep Darrell Issa and President Obama for killing HSR funding
Posted on April 20, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . . . Finally. We were able to convince big spenders that the piggy bank for high-speed rail funding is empty. when we interviewed Representatives Tom McClintock and […] -
![. . . Geoff over at A Bubbling Cauldron has the best story on the Costa Mesa “Toes-Only-Moderately-Toasted” Forum . This was one of those fascinating events where you get […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Roy-reynolds-155x155.jpg "Roy Reynolds, Podcar Booster Turned Pollster, and Our Report from “Feet to the Fire”")
Roy Reynolds, Podcar Booster Turned Pollster, and Our Report from “Feet to the Fire”
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . Geoff over at A Bubbling Cauldron has the best story on the Costa Mesa “Toes-Only-Moderately-Toasted” Forum . This was one of those fascinating events where you get […] -
![. . . (hit play for soundtrack) The wave of populist, democratic revolutions across the Middle East began in Tunisia, and THAT began with the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/tunisian-young-man-burned-himself-alive-155x155.jpg "Tunisia in Costa Mesa.")
Tunisia in Costa Mesa.
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 25 Comments. . . (hit play for soundtrack) The wave of populist, democratic revolutions across the Middle East began in Tunisia, and THAT began with the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the […] -
![. .. . . . . As the state budget is on the front burner, with the GOP virtually united in the last piece of the puzzle, shutting down our […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/city-hall-handout-155x155.jpg "City Hall handouts revisited")
City Hall handouts revisited
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 13 Comments. .. . . . . As the state budget is on the front burner, with the GOP virtually united in the last piece of the puzzle, shutting down our […] -
![. . . The Guild and Trade Systems of the 13th Century ended with lost jobs for the lion share of Europeans and the great beginning of outsourcing to the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/baby-in-bath-155x155.jpg "Babies, Bathwater and Unions")
Babies, Bathwater and Unions
Posted on February 24, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . The Guild and Trade Systems of the 13th Century ended with lost jobs for the lion share of Europeans and the great beginning of outsourcing to the […] -
![The following information is taken directly from the DOT text in president Obama’s 216 page proposed 2012 budget. While I will not provide the entire text, it is important to keep […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/deficit-155x155.jpg "President Obama’s 2012 budget includes misguided High Speed Rail funding")
President Obama’s 2012 budget includes misguided High Speed Rail funding
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe following information is taken directly from the DOT text in president Obama’s 216 page proposed 2012 budget. While I will not provide the entire text, it is important to keep […] -
![. . . Under California law children who are U.S. citizens by birth, but who have immigrant parents who are not here legally, are eligible for CalWORKS and other welfare […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/poor-mexican-children-155x155.jpg "Welfare for Immigrant Children Deemed Unsustainable")
Welfare for Immigrant Children Deemed Unsustainable
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 40 Comments. . . Under California law children who are U.S. citizens by birth, but who have immigrant parents who are not here legally, are eligible for CalWORKS and other welfare […] -
![. . . WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), the most senior female member of both the House Armed Services Committee and House Homeland Security Committee, today issued the […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Loretta-Sanchez-and-Barack-Obama-155x155.jpg "Our Loretta responds to Obama’s SOTU")
Our Loretta responds to Obama’s SOTU
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 12 Comments. . . WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), the most senior female member of both the House Armed Services Committee and House Homeland Security Committee, today issued the […] -
![. . . While the advocates for cutting or even eliminating public employee pensions salivated like Pavlov’s dog over the news in 2008 that the City of Vallejo, California had […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/it-wont-work-out-155x152.jpg "Vallejo Pension / Bankruptcy Strategy FAILS.")
Vallejo Pension / Bankruptcy Strategy FAILS.
Posted on December 26, 2010 | 9 Comments. . . While the advocates for cutting or even eliminating public employee pensions salivated like Pavlov’s dog over the news in 2008 that the City of Vallejo, California had […] -
![. . . Forecasts of the future cost of public pension programs offered by states, cities, counties, school districts and other government entities have for the last few years been […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/broke-guy-155x155.jpg "California’s Public Pension Debt About to Worsen?")
California’s Public Pension Debt About to Worsen?
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 5 Comments. . . Forecasts of the future cost of public pension programs offered by states, cities, counties, school districts and other government entities have for the last few years been […]
Progressives are afraid of the electorate.