And that’s scary. The glaring lack of facts is appalling. To this observer, these people represent exactly what it is they themselves fear but somehow cannot recognize. Yet they vote and get others to vote, also. If you want to…
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Orange County Republicans Shed Crocodile Tears Over the Effects of Prop 13 on Local Cities
by Michael D. Fox • • Comments Off
Republican crocodile tears flowed this weekend in Orange County as a group of city officials called F.I.S.T. – “Fight Insane State Theft†– comprised of 14 Orange County mayors and 42 city council members, nearly all of them Republicans –…
When Republicans Raise Taxes They Don’t Call Them Taxes (They Call Them Tolls, Fees or Tuition)
by Michael D. Fox • • 4 Comments
The Orange County Transportation Corridor Agencies, dominated by local Republican politicians such as Jerry Amante (“Toll Road Jerry”) of Tustin and Orange County Supervisors Pat Bates and Chris Norby, has announced that tolls on the 73, 241, 261, and 133…
Foreclosure King Rules Orange County Republican Party
by Michael D. Fox • • 9 Comments
With Orange County’s real estate and mortgage industry-driven economy in shambles and local home foreclosures on the rise, you might think that our Republican politicians would want to distance themselves from those who are profiting from the misery of Orange…
Shameless Republican Hypocrisy: OC Supervisor Pat Bates Takes Credit for Obama Stimulus Package
by Michael D. Fox • • 1 Comment
“And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.†Edmund Burke, Thoughts and Details on Scarcity You might think that Orange County’s Republican elected officials would be…
Democrats Should Be Joining the Tea Parties
by Michael D. Fox • • 10 Comments
Democrats are responding to the growing nationwide phenomena of anti-tax “tea parties†protests by mocking them and by pointing out that they are prompted and run by right-wing organizations. Neither response is a winning political strategy. It is pure political stupidity…
The Charge of the Democrat Light Brigade: California Democrats Caught in Deadly Republican Tax Trap
by Michael D. Fox • • 1 Comment
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. –…
