Jim Righeimer writes from his heart - a great weekly read...
Posted by: Jon Fleischman | 12/23/2007 12:25 PM
If you were to ask Jim Righeimer about his being a regular columnist
for the Daily Pilot, he'll tell you that while he enjoys it
tremendously, each week's missive is a challenge for him to
create. Yet, by the time he is done, for the rest of us, we are
treated to yet another glimpse of local, state or national politics
through the experiences of someone who is remarkable for his passion
for life, but unremarkable in that he is a 'regular guy' like the rest
of us. Jim's seen the world, its ups and its downs, and maintains
a humility that is refreshing, and that comes across in his columns.
Jim's like most of us. He's comfortable with the idea that we are
all part of God's plan, but that He expects us all to work hard in our
lives. He appreciates every day that his greatest gift is a
loving and beautiful wife, and his amazing children. Jim
maintains a realistic and optimistic view of the world. He's a
Republican because is a conservative.
In the year 2000, Jim ran for the State Legislature when Scott Baugh "termed out" of the State Assembly. Jim actually garnered the most Republican votes, which any other year would have resulted in his winning the GOP nomination -- but that year was the only one with the "open primary" law in effect (subsequently the United States Supreme Court tossed it out). Then Huntington Beach Councilman Tom Harman courted Democrat votes who crossed-over and voted for him, and thus for Jim, defeat was clutched out of the jaws of victory.
Jim was a dedicated conservative activist long before his Assembly run (among other notable causes, Jim was a co-author of 1998's Proposition 226 - the paycheck protection measure which narrowly lost). Since that run, Jim hasn't skipped a beat at continuing to be an activist. These days, much of his time is spent toiling in his home town of Costa Mesa, where he currently serves as a planning commission member.
Anyways, this post was supposed to be more an introduction to Jim's regular columns in the Daily Pilot, and it's turned into a expository about Jim!
His last two columns are below, and you can see the rest of them by going here.
And one of my favorites from last summer...
Jim's sometimes frustrated by the demands of producing an original column on a regular basis -- especially since he really "pours his heart" into each of them. But they are all worth a read! I look forward to it each week.
Jim's like most of us. He's comfortable with the idea that we are
all part of God's plan, but that He expects us all to work hard in our
lives. He appreciates every day that his greatest gift is a
loving and beautiful wife, and his amazing children. Jim
maintains a realistic and optimistic view of the world. He's a
Republican because is a conservative. In the year 2000, Jim ran for the State Legislature when Scott Baugh "termed out" of the State Assembly. Jim actually garnered the most Republican votes, which any other year would have resulted in his winning the GOP nomination -- but that year was the only one with the "open primary" law in effect (subsequently the United States Supreme Court tossed it out). Then Huntington Beach Councilman Tom Harman courted Democrat votes who crossed-over and voted for him, and thus for Jim, defeat was clutched out of the jaws of victory.
Jim was a dedicated conservative activist long before his Assembly run (among other notable causes, Jim was a co-author of 1998's Proposition 226 - the paycheck protection measure which narrowly lost). Since that run, Jim hasn't skipped a beat at continuing to be an activist. These days, much of his time is spent toiling in his home town of Costa Mesa, where he currently serves as a planning commission member.
Anyways, this post was supposed to be more an introduction to Jim's regular columns in the Daily Pilot, and it's turned into a expository about Jim!
His last two columns are below, and you can see the rest of them by going here.
And one of my favorites from last summer...
Jim's sometimes frustrated by the demands of producing an original column on a regular basis -- especially since he really "pours his heart" into each of them. But they are all worth a read! I look forward to it each week.
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Jon,
I have a couple of questions for you.
First are you now or do plan to be a paid consultant to Jim R for his next bid for the State Assembly when Van Tran terms out?
Second, why do you not allow Democrats to post comments on Flash Report?
So Jim was active in Prop 226. I can assume he was active in Prop 75 as well.
I would like the conservatives who champion the cause of personal responsibility to justify their intentions of inflicting a regulation upon a group of people that is completely outside their influence. To the best of my knowledge there is no groundswell of support for these issues from inside a union's rank and file. These issues are intended to blunt the influence of a group not approved by folks like Jon F and Jim R. I could easily support this if it were coming from inside the affected group. But never will as long as the origin is from the outside.
I guess Mr Jon does not have the intestinal fortitude to answer my questions.
LOL - Dear "Anonymous" - since when do those who don't post under their own name have the standing to challenge those of us who do?
Anyways, to answer your questions -- no to the first, and we do, to the second.
Happy New Years!