Jeff Solsby

Campbell, Bernanke and State of the Times

By Jeff Solsby | 07/16/08

Coupla mixed news items from today:Rep. John Campbell (R-Irvine) was one of the few in Congress to have a one-on-one with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, noted in my post at Flashreport and reported in The Hill.Also of interest, LAObserved has a brief snippet from longtime LA Times OC reporter David Haldane about his layoff from the Times amidst downsizing.  Gustavo Arellano from OCWeekly and LAOBserved have also noted Bill Lobdell's... read more »

OC/DC: Smashup on Nannystate 1

By Jeff Solsby | 07/11/08

Sorry for the bad play on the title of a bad Buddy Ebsen movie.  But if you can't get corny titles here, where can you get them?H/T to RTumble for having this clip from the Chron today.Follow me on this for a minute:California's newest member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Speier (D-Hillsborough) thinks the solution to the our nation's gas price "problem" is to drop the speed limit.  She's not alone, my own Senator John Warner... read more »

BLOGOLICIOUS: Orange Coast & LA Observed H/Ts Red County

By Jeff Solsby | 07/07/08

H/T to LAObserved and Orange Coast magazine for the props on RedCounty being named tops in the blogosphere.  More here.  Kudos to FlashReport too.  It's all in re Orange Coast's new launch, which is over yonder.Here is an excerpt from Orange Coast magazine:Best of MediaFor those who enjoy reading, writing, and ribald rhetoricConservative BlogsWhen the shouting-head format of Fox News grows tiresome, thinking conservatives can find... read more »

OC/DC: Lincoln and Succession?

By Jeff Solsby | 07/07/08

Bob Novak's column in the Washington Post today lays the marker on the issue of weakening GOP base support of party leadership--profiling the OC Lincoln Club.  It's here. read more »

OC/DC: Reflections on Reflections

By Jeff Solsby | 06/17/08

Some random comments about the media, Russert et all:California's first lady was exceptional commemorating Tim Russert on Sunday morning--even more so because it was refreshing to hear a (in her case former) journalist talk publicly, on air, about faith.  The sky didn't fall, and the media was (and is) better for it. Patriotism was and is alive among key media voices.  The touching moment for me, was when Tom Brokaw commemorated... read more »

OC/DC: Impeachment, Nicholas Esquire, One and Same?

By Jeff Solsby | 06/06/08

I can't confirm this beyond the name similarity, so it could be a co-ink-ee-dink.  If someone was actually in court yesterday, confirm or deny this and let me know.Thus far, it appears the defense attorney for Broadcom billionaire Henry Nicholas III is none other than Gregory Craig, a well respected Washington, D.C. attorney with Williams & Connolly.  Craig was on the team defending former President Clinton during the impeachment... read more »

Commie's Back

By Jeff Solsby | 06/05/08

LA Observed reports late last night that Rebecca Schoenkopf late of OC Weekly and author of the "commie girl" column will revive the piece at LA City Beat.  The link is here. read more »

Celebrate the Day After By Eating

By Jeff Solsby | 06/04/08

Since the political posters will predominate today, I'll take this opportunity to highlight one of Orange County's oldest and still best-kept local food secrets: Pearsons Port in Newport Beach.  You seen the wooden shack under the PCH bridge?  That's the place.  Hidden in the parking lot of a marine / rv storage facility near a kayak rental spot, this seafood shop is a throwback.Not only do the Pearsons own the place, but they... read more »

OC/DC: Former LA Journalist Joins Obama Camp

By Jeff Solsby | 05/21/08

Politico is reporting online in its blog coverage that former KNBC-TV journalist Linda Douglass, later with ABC News and National Journal, has joined the Obama campaign.  Not disclosed in the blog is that the story was broken The Atlantic's blog, which shares a parent company with National Journal.   Links here and here. read more »

OC/DC: Too Early Choose?

By Jeff Solsby | 05/16/08

While the Democratic presidential candidates continue to bludgeon each other in the proverbial race to the left, Republican attention is now shifting to the number two slot: vice president.  Although Sen. McCain may be keeping a tight lid on his search process, that doesn't mean the rest of us can't play the tables!One name consistently atop the list of contenders is Florida Governor Charlie Crist.  A Southerner, he is overwhelmingly... read more »