“Despite all their rhetoric, when the time came to support lower taxes for 98 percent of Americans, Republicans in Congress voted ‘no.’ Not a single Republican voted for tax relief, even in the midst of the greatest recession since Herbert Hoover that they created through the policies of the Bush Administration. By siding with Wall Street, Big Banks, and special interests, Congressional Republicans threaten to reverse this progress and return us to an era of devastating job losses, fiscal irresponsibility, and financial chaos.
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Justice John Paul Stevens announces Retirement from Supreme Court
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Justice John Paul Stevens, one of the oldest members of the Supreme Court, has announced he will step down thsi summer. Elections have consequences and this blog certainly hopes President Obama will find another justice who will carry on in…
Fundraising Fail: Choi doesn’t capitalize on Pelosi smear
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When Rep. Joe Wilson famously shouted “You Lie!” at President Obama’s joint address to Congress on healthcare reform, the South Carolina Republican was able to parlay that classless utterance into hundreds of thousands of dollars for his re-election (his opponent…
AP’s Top News Stories of 2009
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
I would have thought the confirmation of Justice Sotomayor would have warranted inclusion, but per the editors of the Associated Press, here are the top news stories of 2009. Here are 2009′s top 10 stories as voted by the U.S.…
TheLiberalOC’s Top Story of 2009
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
We have had some pretty interesting stories over the past year. Some we broke, others we just covered. From Westminster City Councilman Andy “Smiley” Quach and his DUI to Assemblyman “Open Mike” Duvall’s romps with a lobbyist it has been an eventful year.
Speaker Pelosi’s Address (VIDEO) to the 15th Annual Harry S Truman Award Dinner
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Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi delivered the Keynote Address to the Democratic Party of Orange County’s 15th Annual Harry S. Truman Award Dinner last Friday, December 4th in Irvine. For those who were not there and those who were…
Not a Peep from Probolsky about Choi
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
I’m not sure anyone has complained about Adam Probolsky’s column in the Irvine World News more than I. More often than not, it’s pretty harmless. And there are those moments when Adam goes after the progressives in the Irvine council…

