College Board Trustee Candidate Doesn’t Want Students to “Have An Easy Life”
On the ballot in November are candidates for Orange County’s community college board. And every now and then, something on the campaign trail flashes up […]
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Voice of OC Launches
Today, March 31, 2010, Hard News Has Found a New Home in OC. With the launch of the long anticipated Voice of OC there are new reporters on the beat in Orange County.
A New Voice in Orange County
H/T to Peggy Lowe over at the Register. A New Online Investigative News Site Coming to Orange County. A group of Orange County Democratic and […]
Could You Have Killed Nick Adenhart?
The death this month of 22-year-old Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart – killed by a drunk driver just hours after making a spectacular […]
Iowa’s Same Sex Marriage Decision: What it Says and What it Means
In 1998, the Iowa legislature, capitulating to a well-funded national campaign against gay marriage, amended the state’s marriage statute to define marriage as a union […]
Why I Love Conservative Talk Radio’s John and Ken Show
If you’re happy that Rush Limbaugh has been giving headaches to Republican leaders trying to find a popular political stance for their shrinking party, you’ll […]
End California’s Hostage Crisis
On this morning’s radio talk shows, following the early morning passage of California’s budget, Democratic legislators have finally taken up the political fight against the Republicans and are urging revision of the state’s dysfunctional budget process. This is a budget the GOP can be proud of, because it’s a profoundly conservative budget. Because they hold a conservative veto over it. And they get the best of both worlds – they don’t have to vote for the budget en masse so they don’t have to own it. In short, the hijacking worked. This is the most important issue facing California – and it’s time for a change.
Five Ways that Obama Should NOT Emulate Lincoln
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.
Who’s the Girlie-Man Now?
Back in July 2004, when the California legislature was 17 days late in voting on the state budget, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger mocked Democratic legislators by calling them“girlie-men.†But who’s the girlie-man now?