This is a tale of a former Irvine Mayor and a candidate who wants to be. And a tale of character — of who has it and who lacks it. As the economic hub of Orange County, Irvine plays host…
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Register Editorial: Over the Top on State Of The Union Address
by Chris Prevatt • • 4 Comments

I usually try to ignore the rhetoric spewed across the editorial pages of the Orange County Register, but the following from yesterdays editorial Obama’s focus on fairness, not on a foul record, requires rebuttal.
LA Times: The Bailouts Worked
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
Daily, I get chain emails from Republican friends ranging from the socialism and Marxism of the President and the Democratic Party. Usually, these notes are accompanied with photos and suggestions to “forward this to all your friends.” I will be…
The Trial of John Yoo
by Michael D. Fox • • 4 Comments
I have just returned from a debate on presidential power at Chapman University Law School. In retrospect, the event should more properly have been called “The Trial of John Yoo.†And strikingly, it was Yoo who cast himself in the…
A Great American Hope: Time to Pardon Jack Johnson
by Michael D. Fox • • Comments Off
O my Lord What a morning, O my Lord, What a feeling, When Jack Johnson Turned Jim Jeffries’ Snow-white face to the ceiling. Adaptation of the spiritual “My Lord, What a Morning” by William Waring Cuney, 1910. While I’m skeptical…

