"I'm not oblivious that there are business considerations for certain Republicans to support Tom Daly, but this is just really blatant."

"Blatant?" Cynthia doesn't have any "business consideration." I know the FFFers thinks this is some kind of plot, but they're crazy and think everything is a conspiracy.

"So for example, would it be kosher if all the sudden I took a liking to Jerry Brown and started posting about all the wonders of what a Brown administration will do to help CA?"

Now you're being ridiculous. It's a huge stretch to take Cynthia's support for Daly in a non-partisan race and compare it to being a pro-Jerry Brown version of Sgt. York: promoting a liberal partisan Democrat in the race for the state's top job.

Ooh, ooh! May I take that one Matt? Allan, your argument exemplifies what is wrong with the Republican Party today, and it is why we have alienated voters. This party line mentality is destroying what was once a fabulous vehicle for efficient government. I support candidates based upon their character and track record. The fact that most of those candidates tend to have an R behind their names is the result of our shared values, I do not vote for them simply because the R is there! Today we see Republicans supporting people who just plain should not be in government, solely because they are Republicans. What is that? It is like a family protecting the “scary Uncle”, because he is family. Sorry, but “scary Uncle” needs rehab folks! I support Tom Daly because long before Mayor Curt came along with his “Freedom Friendly” government (which also sometimes makes for slumlord friendly government, but that is another post), Tom Daly was in there making Government just plain friendly. He made an otherwise intimidating system accessible for everyday folk like me who simply wanted to know my government gave a damn, even though I was not a well-heeled developer. Look at the old videos of Council meetings under Tom Daly. He was fabulous at getting people to talk about their concerns, and finding solutions. He would engage citizens every chance he got. Look at today’s Council videos; we have elected officials rolling their eyes, chewing their cuticles in boredom, Blackberrying under the desk, and getting up and walking out in the middle of being addressed. Tom Daly made residents feel like we had a voice at City Hall. When he moved to the County Clerk-Recorder’s office, I had the chance to see that same attitude in action. I use the C-R office for my work in research. Prior to Daly the staff was rude, their favorite catch phrase was, “It’s not my job”. Questions were diverted to the “Help Desk”, which was not manned once in my experience prior to Daly. Want to know why there is such pushback over on the other blog? Folks now have to do their jobs! They now understand that they are there for the public, not the other way around, and some are not happy about it. Again, isn't that in line with what Republican principles are about? Tom Daly moved in, and re-opened the bankruptcy mothballed Archives so we can do research prior to 1950. Because of Daly’s staff, we now see Historic Property Preservation Contracts going through the roof, and those Contracts represent private investment in private property. Neighborhood revitalization without government funding, how much more Republican does it get? Those Contracts would be nearly impossible on many levels without the access to the C-R office and Archives that Tom Daly created. If Tom Daly now wants to take that same skill set to the Supe’s seat, and make County government as accessible to the everyday citizen as he made Anaheim and the Clerk-Recorder’s office, he has my support. Tom Daly may have a D behind his name on a ballot, but as far as I am concerned, he has a big “S” on his chest! In the meantime, the attitude that we need to oppose a good man because he has the “wrong” political affiliation, while supporting utter morons because they are aligned with the “right” party, is archaic and divisive. The Republican Party needs to realize that the juvenile schoolyard clique thing is not working.