It was just a few years after I moved to the OC that then-Irvine Mayor Christina Shea had launched this initiative to make Irvine a more romantic city. She started a task force to come up with recommendations on ways…
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Dinosaur Farts?
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
I’m back from a very successful trip to San Francisco with a smattering of musings: 1. Voters in San Francisco don’t care about the Mayor’s affair; the only question that no one seemed to have an answer about was whether…
That’s *Senator* Al Franken to You
by Dan Chmielewski • • 5 Comments
OK, so it’s not OC, but this is great news. Before you dismiss Al Franken, the man knows his issues and has context behind a number of incidents that have happened over the past six years. His wit will cut…
Molly Ivins Dies; Spoke Truth to Power
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
I’m heartbroken. We’ve lost a wonderful common sense voice who was never afraid to speak truth to power. Molly Ivins is dead of breast cancer at 62. Godspeed Molly.
Adam Problesky’s Confession
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
GOP consultant Adam Problesky confessed publicly to something I’m sure Republicans do all the time. Adam confessed in this post on the Flash Report. He admits to going to the OC Democratic Party website to cast a vote for Rep.…
Greenhut on Senator Webb’s Response to the SOTU
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
Stephen Greenhut’s blogged about Senator Jim Webb’s response to the State of the Union; and is doing so proves that even facts can’t get in the way of his own conservative (please don’t call it libertarian) conviction. Here’s Steve’s post.…
A CBS News Story Available Only on Their Website: Bad to Worse in Iraq
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
HT to Crooksandliars.com for this…. Here’s the video… From: lara logan Subject: help The story below only appeared on our CBS website and was not aired on CBS. It is a story that is largely being ignored, even though this…
