How easily politics is conflated with governance.
Like I answered you at Anaheim Dems last night, there’s always something you can say has never happened until it…
Here’s a challenge: can anyone name a truly successful politician who didn’t hold elective office until after turning 70 —…
Fullerton’s decrepit streets pre-date Fred Jung. Only so much can be paved at a time.
Yeah but Pell does seem worse than Sheth-Sagel.
An endorsement by Barnes IS bad news.
All right all right. Sagel it is. Sheth doesn't sound all that "ethnic" to me, but I guess in Pell's…
Connor Traut is worse than just another establishment Dem. He's been a political climber hack since he was a teenager…
Sounds like Zahra or one of his unterminions.
“The OC” Archive
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![. A lot of us OC progressives – a lot of us who had become pretty accustomed to being disappointed with the votes of our one Democratic State Senator, Lou […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/correa-train-115x115.jpg "Senator Correa explains his splendid High Speed Rail vote to the Orange Juice Blog!")
Senator Correa explains his splendid High Speed Rail vote to the Orange Juice Blog!
Posted on July 12, 2012 | 6 Comments. A lot of us OC progressives – a lot of us who had become pretty accustomed to being disappointed with the votes of our one Democratic State Senator, Lou […] -
![. One of our irregulars here sent me the complaint in the case brought by Max Madrid (generally presumed to be acting as a catspaw for Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez) to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Claudia-Alvarez-sleeping-under-sheets-115x115.jpg "Did Claudia Alvarez Sleep on Her Rights? An Introduction to ‘Laches’")
Did Claudia Alvarez Sleep on Her Rights? An Introduction to ‘Laches’
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 25 Comments. One of our irregulars here sent me the complaint in the case brought by Max Madrid (generally presumed to be acting as a catspaw for Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez) to […] -
![. Former Costa Mesa Mayor Sandy Genis is definitely one of a kind. A no dummy, Stanford University grad, that goes her own way in everything is heading back to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Genis-51-155x148.jpg "Sandy “La Femme Wonkita” Genis throws her purse and Prada shoes into CM Race!")
Sandy “La Femme Wonkita” Genis throws her purse and Prada shoes into CM Race!
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 25 Comments. Former Costa Mesa Mayor Sandy Genis is definitely one of a kind. A no dummy, Stanford University grad, that goes her own way in everything is heading back to […] -
![. The Series: I Went to the Trans-Pacific Parnership Event and All I Got was this Lousy Pen! 1. The Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter 2. Protecting Intellectual Property Even […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/imagesCA12K6YW-115x115.jpg "TPPA Part 4: GMO Proponent Claims “Yo Soy un Hombre Sincero”")
TPPA Part 4: GMO Proponent Claims “Yo Soy un Hombre Sincero”
Posted on July 10, 2012 | 7 Comments. The Series: I Went to the Trans-Pacific Parnership Event and All I Got was this Lousy Pen! 1. The Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter 2. Protecting Intellectual Property Even […] -
![. I am painfully aware that the Presidency of Barack Obama is not all that I would like it to be. Talk to Democratic Party regulars about it and you’ll […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/puking-pumpkin-and-romney-115x115.jpg "This Should Make You Vomit.")
This Should Make You Vomit.
Posted on July 10, 2012 | 12 Comments. I am painfully aware that the Presidency of Barack Obama is not all that I would like it to be. Talk to Democratic Party regulars about it and you’ll […] -
![. There is exactly one thing that is in exactly one respect funny about the whole Carlos Bustamante situation and that is this: Tom Mauk permitted Busta to quit and […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Elmer-Fudd-and-Bustamante-115x115.jpg "The Sole Funny Thing About the Whole Disgusting BustaMauk Situation")
The Sole Funny Thing About the Whole Disgusting BustaMauk Situation
Posted on July 9, 2012 | 39 Comments. There is exactly one thing that is in exactly one respect funny about the whole Carlos Bustamante situation and that is this: Tom Mauk permitted Busta to quit and […] -
![. Years from now, future residents of Orange County may spit at the memory of those like you and me — alive today, exposed to the facts regarding global warning, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ocean-levels-rising-in-OC-115x115.jpg "The Waters of Huntington Beach and Other Coming Surprises")
The Waters of Huntington Beach and Other Coming Surprises
Posted on July 9, 2012 | 18 Comments. Years from now, future residents of Orange County may spit at the memory of those like you and me — alive today, exposed to the facts regarding global warning, […] -
![. Living in Newport Beach has always been a live and let live type of existence. We have 7 or 8 distinct so-called Villages. Hillary Clinton probably thought of us […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/newport-docks-115x115.jpg "What’s up Dock? And OCTA’s Glaab spins 405 Toll Lanes in the Daily Pilot!")
What’s up Dock? And OCTA’s Glaab spins 405 Toll Lanes in the Daily Pilot!
Posted on July 8, 2012 | 22 Comments. Living in Newport Beach has always been a live and let live type of existence. We have 7 or 8 distinct so-called Villages. Hillary Clinton probably thought of us […] -
![. The stakeholders that I met at the TPPA event seemed to be mostly composed of people hoping to express their concerns to sympathetic delegates. The really big players like Halliburton, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Smoking-Baby-115x115.jpg "TPPA, Part 3: Truckin’, Smokin’, and WalMartin’")
TPPA, Part 3: Truckin’, Smokin’, and WalMartin’
Posted on July 6, 2012 | 2 Comments. The stakeholders that I met at the TPPA event seemed to be mostly composed of people hoping to express their concerns to sympathetic delegates. The really big players like Halliburton, […] -
![The time has come to take the final measure of the race in AD-69. Secrets to be revealed include: what motivated incumbent Assemblyman Jose Solorio in choosing his successor what […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Martinez-and-Solorio-flyer-115x115.jpg "AD-69: A Month Later, Reflections on the Election, Part 1")
AD-69: A Month Later, Reflections on the Election, Part 1
Posted on July 5, 2012 | 32 CommentsThe time has come to take the final measure of the race in AD-69. Secrets to be revealed include: what motivated incumbent Assemblyman Jose Solorio in choosing his successor what […] -
![. This came over the transom from Daniel Chavez, campaign manager for State Sen. Alan Lowenthal in his race against Long Beach City Councilman Gary DeLong for the 47th District […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DeLong-holding-terrified-puppy-115x115.jpg "In CA-47 Race, Gary DeLong Campaigners Start Lying to OC Voters Early")
In CA-47 Race, Gary DeLong Campaigners Start Lying to OC Voters Early
Posted on July 4, 2012 | 36 Comments. This came over the transom from Daniel Chavez, campaign manager for State Sen. Alan Lowenthal in his race against Long Beach City Councilman Gary DeLong for the 47th District […] -
![. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) If you listen to the highly-paid OCTA staffers defending the idea of converting free car pool lanes to toll lanes, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scam-alert-2-115x115.jpg "Tolls on the 405 – Cooking the Books with Two Very Different Sets of Numbers")
Tolls on the 405 – Cooking the Books with Two Very Different Sets of Numbers
Posted on July 3, 2012 | 6 Comments. (E-mail ALL the OCTA Board Members by clicking HERE.) If you listen to the highly-paid OCTA staffers defending the idea of converting free car pool lanes to toll lanes, […] -
![. New friend of the blog, progressive Anaheim councilwoman Lorri Galloway, asked us to post this statement in response to a Voice of OC article that came out yesterday morning, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Galloway-grain-115x115.jpg "Anaheim’s “Let the People Vote” movement lives on – Lorri Galloway’s statement.")
Anaheim’s “Let the People Vote” movement lives on – Lorri Galloway’s statement.
Posted on July 3, 2012 | 8 Comments. New friend of the blog, progressive Anaheim councilwoman Lorri Galloway, asked us to post this statement in response to a Voice of OC article that came out yesterday morning, […] -
![Well, events have clearly overtaken my carefully prepared report on the brewing and seamy Carlos Bustamante scandal, and I look forward to hearing more gruesome details of the following […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mauk-busty-campbell-115x115.jpg "Did OC CEO Tom Mauk cover up Bustamante’s ravages for months? And what did Supervisor Campbell know?")
Did OC CEO Tom Mauk cover up Bustamante’s ravages for months? And what did Supervisor Campbell know?
Posted on July 2, 2012 | 106 CommentsWell, events have clearly overtaken my carefully prepared report on the brewing and seamy Carlos Bustamante scandal, and I look forward to hearing more gruesome details of the following […]
This is a typical Endorsement Picks, you always pick the ones that have no 'fucking' chance of winning. Your "feel…