We often say that we view the world as we are, not as it is. Take for example, Thomas DelBeccaro’s piece 10 Reasons Obama will Lose this Fall published today in Breitbart.com. While his reasons are compelling, there are three reasons why Mr. Obama has a good shot at a second term: 1)The Mostly Radical Left & Hyphenated Media (MRLH) and 2) Its target market and 3) Class warfare
Now, effective politicians, regardless of ideology use rhetorical devices to persuade and or manipulate the electorate. Take for instance the President’s insistence on the Buffet Rule, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, other than to have the MRLH media amplify the message. As Shakespeare might say, “fo shizzle my nizzle, it’s the mutton and not the sizzle that count” Worse, President Obama is worth 11 Million, yet he gives daughters $48K in tax free gifts, Joe Bidens give a paltry 0.3%, while Romney gives 10% of his income to charity- but I digress.
A recent editorial by the Orange County Register titled Editorial: O.C. GOP boss warms to union supporter Spitzer County supervisor candidate Todd Spitzer complies with letter, not spirit, of Scott Baugh's edict against on accepting union support makes the argument that Orange County Republican Party boss Scott Baugh is hypocritical in his endorsement of supervisor candidate Todd Spitzer,
”…the former supervisor and state assemblyman who more recently was fired from the District Attorney's Office and is now trying to get back on the board..” according to the editorial. Particularly because “Mr. Spitzer was the lead advocate on the Board of Supervisors for a 2001 pension increase for deputy sheriffs that retroactively increased their pensions to the unsustainable "3 percent at 50" formula – guaranteeing a pension of 90 percent of a 50-year-old employee's final year's pay after 30 years of work. Mr. Spitzer since has said he was wrong on that vote but mainly he blames others for not warning him.”
| Chairman Baugh |
Chriss Street has been warning about the county’s fiscal tsunami using the Titanic as an illustration, painting the board as adept as Italian cruise captain Francesco Schettino.
If you consider that Chuck DeVore is no longer in the running in 2012 against Mr. Spitze and that Mr. Spitzer is well-financed, that he has the support of almost the entire GOP establishment, should the voters board do as captain Francesco Schettino and give the signal of full speed ahead? That is the essence of our question to Councilwoman Deborah Pauly when we asked her why she decided to run against Mr. Spitzer in 2012. After all, that would be a David Vs. Goliath battle, not for a country, but for quickly sinking Orange County.
Councilwoman Pauly in no uncertain terms told us that this is the reason she is running, echoing the Orange County Register’s editorial that Mr. Spitzer is part of the problem and not the solution, to the Titanic disaster facing Orange County and while severely under funded, she expects that voters will a second look at her, once the word gets out that she is serious about this race.
While the Cotobuzz applauded the January 2010 Baugh Manifesto, we thought it did not go far enough. We contacted all of Orange County city council members that February and only Ms. Pauly took a stand. That is to say, when Ms. Pauly speaks, voters listen. And we do as well.
For his part, Mr. Spitzer says in response to our request for comment: “I am eager to take the fiscal crisis head on. I was there in 1996-2002 with a tight fiscal belt working to emerge us from the Bankruptcy debt. I have the knowledge skill and experience to make the tough decisions to right the ship and control government spending “
For her part, Councilwoman Pauly responded: "If Mr. Spitzer considers his irresponsible retroactive pension spiking vote to be a 'tight fiscal belt,' then the dangers of returning him to the Board are even greater than I thought," observes Ms. Pauly.
We have also asked Mr. Baugh to comment for this piece, but have not heard from him.
The question for the Orange County third voters is, does the Pauly v. Spitzer race matter, or is it just another Buffet Rule argument? Do voters care, or are Orange County voters a microcosm of the President’s target market: The 69% dependent, apathetic and or stupid electorate, using the President’s own words.
One thing we know for sure is that like her or not, councilwoman Pauly is a change agent.
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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - We were looking forward to a substantive debate between Mr. Chuck DeVore and Mr. Todd Spitzer as they attempt to make their case for a Third District Board of Supervisors seat in 2012. Given their collective experience in public service, the operative question is whether they have become part of the problem, or part of the solution. We are still looking.
We publicly challenged both candidates to see whether they had any specific bold proposals - emphasis on bold, for what should be obvious reasons- for the fiscal tsunami facing the county, and to make sure they got the memo, we tried to reach them multiple times via their Facebook accounts, asking them to respond by no later than April 29, 2011 at 5:00 pm. Mr. DeVore was gracious enough to respond. We have yet to hear from Mr. Spitzer.
DeVore on ANDRES BOCELI - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA- Candidate Obama rightfully demanded that words must mean something. President Obamaregularly parses words not unlike the infamous "it all depends on what is is". Politicians regularly use the terms accountability and transparency, but when pressed as to what they are ready to do, they deflect, deny or ignore, perhaps even lie - that is, the political game of DIDL.
California's Triple Threat - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - We assert that the sucking sound you hear are all the jobs California is losing to Nevada, Texas and Utah, in large measure do to what we refer to as California's Triple Threat: 1) Public sector organized labor, 2) un-elected, un-checked parasitic bureaucracies and 3) lobbyists.
Economic Freedom and the Triple Constraint - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - The Heritage Foundation & The Wall Street Journal compared 183 countries across ten specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, property rights, investment freedom and others, to come up with the so called The Link Between Economic Opportunity and Prosperity: The 2009 Index of Economic Freedom. Such index ranked Hong Kong at the top, while the United States was relegated to the number six slot
A view of Senator Obama Using a Disgruntled Homeowner Prism During a recent blogging exchange with Assemblyman Todd Spitzer , he referred to a particular constituent as a disgruntled member of a homeowners association. Now, we have heard the term disgruntled employee regularly in employer-employee spats and usually in whistle blowing scenarios. We have also hear the term disgruntled resident in the context of an argument between representatives of a homeowners’ association and the resident itself. Never from a politician to characterize a constituent.
A Winning the Future Moment, or Simply: WTF? - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – President Obama has ditched the car in the ditch metaphor and the Hope & Change slogan in lieu of taking the engine off of an airplane metaphor and Winning the Future slogan . Critics say that the new metaphor does not work, since the airplane is heading to China to mortgage future generations of American, when the airplane has no fuel, while Governor Sarah Palin characterizes the new slogan as “What Were They Thinking” (WWTT) or in the vernacular: WTF?
The 2010 Union Voting Guide - Use at your Own Peril - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - There is a lot of truth in the old adage that "we should not judge a book by its cover." But what if we have access to the Cover, the Table of Contents and the Appendix? Can we get a good idea as to the contents of the book? In other words, using another adage "tell me who you associate with and I will tell you who you are?" and applying the latter to political elections, if we know the candidate's supporters, we should be able to have a good idea about how that candidate will govern. Take for instance Van Jones, Reverend Wright, the National Representative of the Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, terrorist William Charles " Bill" Ayers and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel all supporters of candidate Obama. Should this not have been a good indicator, largely ignored, of the contents of the now Presidential Book?
The California Air Resources Board acknowledges that "no direct public health impacts" are expected from Prop 23. The proposition delays control of greenhouse gas emissions, implicated in global warming. It delays implementation of AB 32 (the global warming solution), which penalizes sources of emissions, especially refineries and fossil fuel power sources.
The 2010 Union Voting Guide - Use at your Own Peril
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - There is a lot of truth in the old adage that "we should not judge a book by its cover." But what if we have access to the Cover, the Table of Contents and the Appendix? Can we get a good idea as to the contents of the book? In other words, using another adage "tell me who you associate with and I will tell you who you are?" and applying the latter to political elections, if we know the candidate's supporters, we should be able to have a good idea about how that candidate will govern. Take for instance Van Jones, Reverend Wright, the National Representative of the Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, terrorist William Charles " Bill" Ayers and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel all supporters of candidate Obama. Should this not have been a good indicator, largely ignored, of the contents of the now Presidential Book?
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - There is a lot of truth in the old adage that "we should not judge a book by its cover." But what if we have access to the Cover, the Table of Contents and the Appendix? Can we get a good idea as to the contents of the book? In other words, using another adage "tell me who you associate with and I will tell you who you are?" and applying the latter to political elections, if we know the candidate's supporters, we should be able to have a good idea about how that candidate will govern. Take for instance Van Jones, Reverend Wright, the National Representative of the Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, terrorist William Charles " Bill" Ayers and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel all supporters of candidate Obama. Should this not have been a good indicator, largely ignored, of the contents of the now Presidential Book?
2010 California Propositions Voters Guide
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - While heuristics indicate that a NO vote in any California's direct special interest democracy is a wise move, following the money may be even better. Below is a list of the 2010 California propositions, their main supporters and our recommendations, including a brief rationale.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - While heuristics indicate that a NO vote in any California's direct special interest democracy is a wise move, following the money may be even better. Below is a list of the 2010 California propositions, their main supporters and our recommendations, including a brief rationale.
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WAKE UP ORANGE COUNTY, WE'RE SINKING!!!!!
Don't just stand there and hope that things will change, we can make it happen.
Not just the OC
Voters can change the direction of OC and the country
This is not only our future but our kids and grandkids. Let's do it!
Leopards Don't Change Their Spots
By itself, Spitzer's pro Big
orange
CA Triple Threat & US Economic Freedom
Ms. David and Golliath
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