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Gunfight at the OC Corral

February 13, 2009 4

There’s a gunfight brewing in Orange County that would make a great John Wayne movie. But the plot of the movie depends on your political perspective and your view on gun control.

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Whither “Bipartisanship”?

February 13, 2009 6

It seemed from the start that President Obama really wasn’t interested in the kind of raw partisan warfare that defined the Bush Era. After all, […]

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State Budget – Work Those Phones!

February 12, 2009 2

As you are reading this, our worthy compatriots are working the phones to Sacramento to tell our electeds that they support  Freddie Krueger’s budget which […]

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Five Ways that Obama Should NOT Emulate Lincoln

February 12, 2009 0

Much has been made of Barack Obama’s identification with Abraham Lincoln. Of course, Lincoln makes a powerful role model for any president, especially in troubled times. But there are at least ways in which Obama should not follow Lincoln’s example, and five corresponding ways in which Lincoln should serve Obama as an example of what NOT to do.

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Yoo Don’t Want to Do This

February 12, 2009 5

Torture counsel John Yoo is now “teaches” at Chapman Law School.  I’m not going to take a soapbox and rail against Chapman Law School for […]

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Moderated Comments

February 11, 2009 35

As I scan the OC blogsphere, a persistent theme pops up that we (The editors at TheLiberalOC.com) delete comments we don’t agree with.  That’s simply […]

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Berardino & Moorlach on the Layoffs

February 11, 2009 0

Below is a message that OCEA’s General Manager Nick Berardino sent out on Tuesday afternoon. On Friday I had the opportunity to debate Supervisor Moorlach. If you […]