Yeah, it's hard for me to choose the perfect terminology, corporatist, kleptocrat, DINO, vendido, many others, but I decided to…
Chad Bianco up on broadcast with his first spot. Wearing his Sheriff shirt [does he own anything else?] lest we…
I suspect that for most voters the operative motivation will be keeping the other party from winning, even if that…
You're a dog with a bone on this. Equally valid legally, fine (though distinctly defined in law as different in…
The "business Democrat" label is misleading, unless you count kleptocracy, Zionism and cop-loving to the mix. That's been going on…
Spitzer is very particular about who he go after for residency fraud.
Are they one single household now? They apparently claimed to live in separate domiciles and served on different city councils…
Ease of constructing and deploying? You're right that they can both be weighed into the ultimate calculus, but that's also…
You are not licensed to wield the "pink toad" metaphor. Eric isn't either, but he's irrepressible.
van tran Archive
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Memo to Janet and Van – we are tired of your political machines!
Posted on November 12, 2008 | 6 Comments(Picture courtesy of the O.C. Register) Failed Garden Grove City Council candidate T. Linh Ho may be young, but she has figured out why almost all the Vietnamese candidates in […] -
Only two Vietnamese candidates won in Orange County on Nov. 4
Posted on November 6, 2008 | 6 CommentsI reported earlier this week the astounding news that Robin Marcario had defeated two well-funded Vietnamese machine candidates, Trung Nguyen and Andrew Do. But the news for Orange County’s Vietnamese […] -
In Garden Grove, just say “no” to the political machines
Posted on November 2, 2008 | 4 CommentsAlas, what did the voters of Garden Grove do to deserve the ongoing war between the Van Tran and Janet Nguyen factions? Each side has recruited candidates for the Garden […] -
Did Van Tran try to set up Supervisor Janet Nguyen?
Posted on July 28, 2008 | 12 CommentsDo you remember when Assemblyman Van Tran was ripping Supervisor Janet Nguyen for opening an office in Little Saigon? He offered her space in his “Vietnamese Local Elected Officials office” […] -
“Buy a Word” for Ken Arnold, help defeat Van Tran!
Posted on July 22, 2008 | 11 Comments(Assembly candidate Ken Arnold and wife Thanh-Thanh Ho at July 4 parade) So Van Tran, the notoriously corrupt and power-hungry assemblyman for the 68th AD (Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley […] -
Who will lead the O.C. Vietnamese American voters?
Posted on July 21, 2008 | 8 CommentsI wonder which Vietnamese American politician is going to rule the roost in a few months here in Orange County? Assemblyman Van Tran is in big trouble. He angered many […] -
Is Tram Linh Ho the real deal?
Posted on July 18, 2008 | 42 CommentsShe sounds too good to be true. A new, yet for some familiar, face has emerged in Garden Grove’s political scene. Tram Linh Ho has announced her intention to run […] -
Was this the worst thing Mike Carona did?
Posted on July 9, 2008 | 4 Comments“Former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona gave reserve deputy badges to 86 people on a roster known as the “friends list” in exchange for donations of $1,000 to his […] -
Will new Van Tran traffic bill slam Newport Beach & Costa Mesa?
Posted on June 25, 2008 | 3 CommentsCan Assemblyman Van Tran have a mulligan? According to a Daily Pilot editorial, he might need one. Apparently Tran has been celebrating the signing into law of Assembly Bill 2906, […] -
Is Lynn Daucher going to take on Lou Correa again?
Posted on June 23, 2008 | 3 CommentsA pajarito is reporting that former OC GOP State Assemblywoman Lynn Daucher is planning to run against State Senator Lou Correa again in 2010. He was elected by a very […] -
Is Assemblyman Van Tran feeling guilty about his attacks on immigrants?
Posted on June 21, 2008 | 2 CommentsIs OC GOP State Assemblyman Van Tran feeling guilty about his many attacks on Mexican immigrants? You may recall that a few months ago Tran and a planeload of his […] -
“Taxed to the Max” rally at state Capitol
Posted on June 11, 2008 | 7 CommentsEarlier today I joined with over 150 concerned taxpayers from around the state as we gathered on the West Lawn of the State Capitol. This noon rally was to send […]
![Memo to Janet and Van – we are tired of your political machines! (Picture courtesy of the O.C. Register) Failed Garden Grove City Council candidate T. Linh Ho may be young, but she has figured out why almost all the Vietnamese candidates in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/janet-wigging-out.jpg)
![Only two Vietnamese candidates won in Orange County on Nov. 4 I reported earlier this week the astounding news that Robin Marcario had defeated two well-funded Vietnamese machine candidates, Trung Nguyen and Andrew Do. But the news for Orange County’s Vietnamese […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/andrew-do.jpg)
![Pedroza’s attackers include Ware Disposal and Mike Schroeder Well, now we know who launched this week’s very lame attack mailers on me. Apparently Matt “Jubal” Cunningham, the Editor of Red County, coordinated the attacks. The “Legion of Doom” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/legion-doom.jpg)
![The Other Shoe Drops: Janet and Van kiss & make up for DANA! . . . And so it goes, as the rubber meets the road, with Dana facing the fight of his life from Debbie Cook, the masks come off, the old […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/scum.jpg)
![Did Van Tran try to set up Supervisor Janet Nguyen? Do you remember when Assemblyman Van Tran was ripping Supervisor Janet Nguyen for opening an office in Little Saigon? He offered her space in his “Vietnamese Local Elected Officials office” […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/trannies-for-mccain.jpg)
![“Buy a Word” for Ken Arnold, help defeat Van Tran! (Assembly candidate Ken Arnold and wife Thanh-Thanh Ho at July 4 parade) So Van Tran, the notoriously corrupt and power-hungry assemblyman for the 68th AD (Garden Grove, Westminster, Fountain Valley […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/ken-and-thanh.jpg)
Corporatist is good since these types are always affiliating themselves with the big money, the big labor or the big…