Posts Tagged ‘ Ed Royce ’

One of my biggest complaints about conservative Republicans running for office in Orange County is that they seldom have a record that matches their rhetoric.  Rep. John Campbell decries government spending when proposed by President Obama but votes for the bailout of banks and the automobile industry when the ideas are proposed by the...
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The one who has taken the most hits for endorsing a Republican in a partisan race is definitely John Hanna. John Hanna was a longtime aide to Jerry Patterson when he was a Congressman and served as chair of the DPOC in the late 80’s. In recent years, Hanna has been a Trustee on...
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The right wing blogs are pumping up protesters at heatlhcare town halls as “real Americans” (when we’re all real Americans, thank you very much) when the reality is many of them are nothing more than Astroturfers. Lately, as the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne points out, people are bringing loaded weapons to healthcare twon halls that...
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Before I detail the good, the bad, and rehash the very ugly about Rep. Ed Royce’s August 8, 2009 town hall, I tip my liberal hat in thanks to the Congressman for holding more than 100 town halls during his 16-year tenure. Agree with Rep. Royce or not, he listens and responds to all...
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The LiberalOC contacted Rep. Ed Royce’s office today for comment on the literature passed out at his healthcare reform town hall over the weekend and Audra McGeorge, Royce’s press secretary, issued this statement on behalf of the Congressman. “Individuals who attend my town hall meetings are not allowed to distribute their materials or display signs...
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Federal politics matter on the local level. The votes of our Congressional representatives touch and affect our daily lives. And apparently my Congressional representative plans to stand with his fellow House Republicans in voting against health care reform. I plan to attend Congressman Ed Royce’s town hall meeting this Saturday to ask him...
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I read the Flash Report so you don’t have to. In this post, Jon Fleischman decides to rail against those feel good canvas reuable grocery bags you get at While Foods or Trader Joe’s (I own several).  And Register columnist Mark Lansbaum decides that Fleischman is onto something here. Here’s what Jon had to say: “swab testing...
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