One of the things I love most about blogging is the ability to engage in a free and open debate about political issues. My first experiences in political debate were with my father at the dinner table. We never agreed,…

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Since I spent most of my blogging time on Friday addressing the flaws in Matt Cunningham’s arguments against establishing tobacco smoke-free Orange County beaches, I had not had the chance to read and view Keith Olbermann’s Special Commentary from Thursday…

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Please check out this post in the OC Register’s Buzz Blog on the money raised by candidates for Irvine Mayor and City Council. The story coincides with a mailer than arrived to my home on Mr. Duong, only a three…

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This is their press release. If folks have questions, ask them. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2006 Contact: Marion Pack or Scott Russell (949) 640-4400 Young Tightens 48th House Race In Right-Leaning Precincts Poll shows statistical tie, unhappiness with Bush,…

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Despite the Commission debut of Political Hack Matt Cunningham Last night the Orange County Harbors Beaches and Parks Commission took a positive step in protecting the health of both the environment and visitors to County owned beaches. In a 4-3…

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I was driving back from a client meeting in San Diego today and wound up catching OC’s own Hugh Hewitt’s radio program from KCBQ in San Diego. His guest was Ken Melhman, GOP chairman. They were in lock step that…

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I wonder if Tan Nguyen is still so proud of this shot. It’s still on his website.

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High-five to the Orange Juice Blog for this encouraging news. Poll shows Democrat Steve Young “very competitive” The following is a summary of key findings from a survey of General Election voters in the 48th Congressional District of California. These…

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Here are some of my favorite pictures from the Truman Dinner. Nicole Peardon took these pics for Orange County Employees Association. I cannot wait till next year’s dinner. If you missed it this year, you won’t want to miss Lucky…

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The Democratic Party of Orange County is hosting a debate-watching party at the International Association of Machinist Union Hall in Huntington Beach (5402 Bolsa Avenue) this Saturday from 5 – 7:30 p.m. The “debate” between Arnold and Phil doesn’t start…

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The DPOC’s Harry S Truman Award Dinner was a success. 300 + in attendence. I was worried we might violate the fire codes, but things worked out well. From my perspective at Registration, some of my comments might be limited,…

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R. Scott Moxley adds to the great reporting he’s been doing on this local Republican child molestation scandal over at The OC Weekly’s page. To block testimony of a second rape victim featured in a Sept. 28 Weekly article, accused…

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