With the death of long time Republican leader Tom Fuentes last month, the South Orange County Community College District board which Fuentes held a seat, moved quickly after Fuentes passing and voted seek an appointed member to fill Fuentes seat…
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Auto Dealers Ending Their Cash for (Political) Clunkers Program
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The nation’s largest auto dealers association has apparently decided to end its long standing participation in the Cash for (Political) Clunkers program. An historically dependable source of income for Republicans in the House and Senate, the National Automobile Dealers Association…
Orange County Republicans Shed Crocodile Tears Over the Effects of Prop 13 on Local Cities
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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…
