Judicial Candidate Hasn't Been Following Campaign Rules

July 07, 2008 | 10:17 PM | 0 Comments

I spotted this interesting post by Martin Wisckol over at Total Buzz today on Westminster Councilman and judicial candidate Kermit Marsh: JUDICIAL CANDIDATE VIOLATED CAMPAIGN LAW 26 TIMES Judicial... read more »

Miller Goes After Dems For Strangling e-Verify

June 27, 2008 | 09:11 AM | 0 Comments

I really liked this column by Assemblyman-to-be Jeff Miller from the FlashReport earlier this week.   Anybody who has done their own gardening understands hard work.  Anyone who has fought... read more »

Why Are Scott Baugh's Favorite Slates Silent On Prop 98?

June 02, 2008 | 01:21 PM | 0 Comments

There's a certain bit of irony to a drama that has been unfolding within the Slate Mail world over the past month.About a month ago, OCGOP Chairman Scott Baugh sent out an email to a group of... read more »

Who's With Who - Volume 3: Spitzer and Duvall

May 21, 2008 | 12:35 PM | 0 Comments

Previously, I'd taken a look at who our Supervisors and a first batch of our Assemblymen had endorsed for the different Primary races around the County.Today, it's Spitzer and... read more »

Neil's Real Deal Vol 2: No Show Neil Talks About a Non-Issue

May 09, 2008 | 04:19 PM | 0 Comments

In the eight years he has served on Council, Neil Blais has missed over a year and a half of meetings.  In the three years he has served on the Fire Authority board, he has missed a year of... read more »

A Question for Our Next Sheriff

May 05, 2008 | 09:38 PM | 0 Comments

There have been a lot of reasonable questions publicly posed for anyone seeking to become our next Sheriff.   - How they'd manage the prisons.- What they'd do to clean up the... read more »

Who's With Who? Part 2 - First Group of Assemblymen

April 30, 2008 | 11:45 AM | 0 Comments

Before a lunch appointment pulls me away from the computer for a while, I found the endorsements of these first few Assemblymen especially interesting.   You have Jim Silva exactly mirroring the... read more »

Who's With Who? Part 1 - Supervisors

April 30, 2008 | 11:23 AM | 0 Comments

After each election inevitably comes the water cooler talk of who were the winners and the losers. I thought it might be worthwhile to set a framework for this discussion, an objective look at who... read more »

Blais Endorsed by Log Cabin Club

April 29, 2008 | 06:35 PM | 0 Comments

In the past, Republicans have elected conservatives to the State Assembly who 'grow' into liberals.  On other occasions, the Republicans OC elects to the State Assembly embrace liberal ideas... read more »

Neil's Real Deal: Part 1

April 24, 2008 | 01:00 PM | 0 Comments

Meeting Neil Blais is a nice enough experience, but his candidacy, like reality television, has not aged well.You know what I mean.  For the first year or two, Survivor was interesting, and so... read more »