Doug Elliot takes credit for expanding the council and district voting in Irvine and admits he is not really an…
Here is the footage of the agenda item. https://irvine.granicus.com/player/clip/7324 Identify one pro speaker that is a resident of Irvine and…
"Something about it just doesn't make me feel experienced and the smartest guy in the room."
If it’s such a great idea how about the city let the voters decide if they want it. The progressives…
Typical Dan C argument: I don't understand it, so it is bad. I refuse to study it in any detail.…
Progressives are afraid of the electorate.
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:…
Republican Party Archive
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Benito Acosta and the ACLU fight back against Allan Mansoor and the City of Costa Mesa
Posted on December 2, 2009 | 9 Comments“Opening arguments in a Latino activist’s freedom-of-speech lawsuit against Costa Mesa is expected to begin this morning in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana. The American Civil Liberties Union is […] -
So Who Does The Red Bottom Blog Support in the 4th Supervisorial Race?
Posted on December 1, 2009 | 1 CommentToday Matt Cunningham deigned to visit our humble blog with about eleven hundred comments. Hell, I’m honored, I guess. What dedication! Now that he seems to be following us I […] -
Dobbs/Palin in 2012?
Posted on November 28, 2009 | 5 Comments“Lou Dobbs, he of the not making sense on CNN, and Sarah Palin, she of the not making sense always, are both contemplating runs for the presidency,” according to an […] -
Is Tom Daly pulling out of the Supervisors race in the 4th District?
Posted on November 25, 2009 | 24 CommentsAdios Daly! Multiple sources are reporting that Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly is pulling out of the race for the 4th Supervisorial District – perhaps as soon as next week. […] -
California Public Policy Conference featuring Mitt Romney in Newport Beach on Dec. 5
Posted on November 24, 2009 | 4 CommentsCome join us for the Claremont Institute’s California Public Policy Conference at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California, on Saturday, December 5, 2009. You will hear candid discussions of […] -
Schwarzenegger punks the state GOP again by nominating Maldonado to be Lt. Governor
Posted on November 23, 2009 | 9 CommentsArnold picked State Senator Abel Maldonado to be our new Lt. Governor Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has picked Sen. Abel Maldonado to replace Democrat John Garamendi as our Lt. Governor, pending […] -
Will Sarah Palin cost John McCain his seat in the U.S. Senate?
Posted on November 22, 2009 | 6 CommentsWill U.S. Senator John McCain pay the ultimate price for putting Sarah Palin on his presidential ticket? A telephone survey of 570 likely Republican primary voters conducted by Rasmussen Reports […] -
The real rogue is Levi Johnston
Posted on November 22, 2009 | 11 CommentsWhat’s most interesting about Sarah Palin’s new book, “Going Rogue,” isn’t the book itself but rather what she left out of it. She did not mention Levi Johnston, the hockey […] -
Who Is Mimi Walters and How Did We Get Stuck With Her?
Posted on November 21, 2009 | No CommentsMimi is the senator representing most of Fullerton in the 33rd State Senate District – so bequeathed by Dick Ackerman who made sure that some (but not all) of Fullerton […] -
Tom Daly is already done, as Chris Norby endorses Shawn Nelson
Posted on November 19, 2009 | 26 CommentsFullerton Councilman Shawn Nelson got Chris Norby’s endorsement to replace him on the Board of Supervisors [poll id=”234″] The biggest news to come out of Chris Norby’s victory party on […] -
More pictures from Chris Norby’s victory party!
Posted on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment“I wonder if anyone wants Linda Ackerman’s autograph?” Chris Norby’s victory party was so chock-full of politicians and wannabes that we could not fit all our pictures into our last […] -
72nd Election Recap: Validation & Valediction
Posted on November 18, 2009 | 3 CommentsOver at the otherwise dreadfully tedious Red County blog, our Friend Allan Bartlett opines on last night’s impressive Norby victory over Ackerwoman in the 72nd Special Election Primary. He almost […]
![Benito Acosta and the ACLU fight back against Allan Mansoor and the City of Costa Mesa “Opening arguments in a Latino activist’s freedom-of-speech lawsuit against Costa Mesa is expected to begin this morning in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana. The American Civil Liberties Union is […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Benito-Acosta.jpg)
![Dick Cheney for President in 2012? Never mind Sarah Palin and Lou Dobbs. Would you believe that some folks in the GOP are actually talking about running Dick Cheney for President in 2012? “Why? Because Cheney […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Darth-Cheney.jpg)
![Dobbs/Palin in 2012? “Lou Dobbs, he of the not making sense on CNN, and Sarah Palin, she of the not making sense always, are both contemplating runs for the presidency,” according to an […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Lou-Dobbs-and-Sarah-Palin-2012.jpg)
![California Public Policy Conference featuring Mitt Romney in Newport Beach on Dec. 5 Come join us for the Claremont Institute’s California Public Policy Conference at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California, on Saturday, December 5, 2009. You will hear candid discussions of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Mitt-Romney.jpg)
![Republicans and Democrats are both terrible for health care Tired of Republican rhetoric about health care? Neither the Republicans or the Democrats have a handle on this issue. For comparison’s sake, here is the Libertarian Party’s take on national […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Statue-of-Liberty-crys-about-national-health-care.jpg)
![Will Sarah Palin cost John McCain his seat in the U.S. Senate? Will U.S. Senator John McCain pay the ultimate price for putting Sarah Palin on his presidential ticket? A telephone survey of 570 likely Republican primary voters conducted by Rasmussen Reports […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/John-McCain-and-Sarah-Palin.jpg)
![The real rogue is Levi Johnston What’s most interesting about Sarah Palin’s new book, “Going Rogue,” isn’t the book itself but rather what she left out of it. She did not mention Levi Johnston, the hockey […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Levi-Johnstons-playgirl-picture.jpg)
![More pictures from Chris Norby’s victory party! “I wonder if anyone wants Linda Ackerman’s autograph?” Chris Norby’s victory party was so chock-full of politicians and wannabes that we could not fit all our pictures into our last […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/CIMG0621.jpg)
Footage of IRVINE’s rcv agenda item last Tuesday https://irvine.granicus.com/player/clip/7324?view_id=68&redirect=true