In the YouTube below (h/t OCProgressive), Tustin Councilwoman Deborah Gavello asks questions regarding the city investment decision making process and discovers that the decision to withdraw Tustin investments from the County investment pool prior to the 2008 election was politically…
Tag Archive for Republican mistakes
Twittering Twits for John Campbell
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
One of our readers dropped me a note last night: Thought I’d bring this to your attention… As you know, Beth Krom lost her 22-year-old son after he fell off a cliff June 6. For a considerable portion of the…
Help Defeat the Mark Sanford of California
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
On Thursday evening the National Republicans held a fundraiser for Ken “Sanford” Calvert (CA 44) with the goal of raising $100k for him. It’s part of their new Patriot Program which is supporting 10 Republican incumbents across the country they…
Why People Are Leaving the GOP in Droves
by Bill Spaulding • • 1 Comment
Arlen Specter left for strategic political reasons. Some folks have left to jump on the Obama bandwagon. Some are leaving because of the Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin debacles. But others are leaving out of pure shame. Today, North Carolina…
CA-48: DPOC Asks Rep. Campbell to Return Tainted Harkey Donations
by Andrew Davey • • 2 Comments
Yikes. It looks like South County’s infamous “Congressman No” may be in some deep trouble. This just in from the DPOC. Democratic Party of Orange County Calls on Congressman John Campbell to Return Campaign Funds Donated by the Harkeys Santa…
Los Alamitos Mayor to Resign?
by Andrew Davey • • 7 Comments
Via Calitics, I found this from the paper that occasionally notices that we exist whenever we have “big news”: Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose has announced that he will resign over a controversy that has sparked charges of racism from…
CA-44: What Ken Calvert Doesn’t Want You to Have
by Andrew Davey • • 8 Comments
Remember when I told you about how our lovely South County (and Riverside) Congresscritter Ken Calvert (R-Hypocrisy) was trying to take credit for economic recovery projects that he voted against? Well, guess what? Now we can actually see for ourselves…

