OCDA Rackauckas to Lead Victim’s Rights Rally

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/14/09

   On April 27, 9:00 am, Orange County  District Attorney Tony Rackauckas will host  a Victim’s Rights reception at the Orange County District Attorney's Office and then lead a march to Old Orange County Courthouse followed by a  remembrance Rally at the Old Orange County Courthouse. With the passage of Proposition 9, "Marsy's Law", in California in November 2008, the nation and especially victims... read more »

21st Century Cybersecurity Measures Allow President to Turn Off the Internet in general, Red County Specifically

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/12/09

Timothy Franz Geithner, of “I forgot to pay my taxes” fame, previously the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and  currently the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury, serving under President Barack Obama has asked for unprecedented powers to regulate the National Macroeconomic system. Now, under the guise of cybersecurity, introduced legislation gives the  Commerce Secretary the power to access... read more »

Operation (Kenyan) Tugboat Serendipity

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/11/09

For too long, the current US administration has been consumed with trying to clean up an inherited mess, as the President so eloquently repeated at every possible opportunity during his recent trip to Europe. Providence however does not disappoint, as a major global catastrophe has emerged to showcase the administration’s multiple talents – the pirated US ship off the coast of Kenya. Right wing extremists are already crying... read more »

Why Would DeVore and Boxer Run?

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/10/09

If you were told that the political office of your choice was available and if you were to run, you would not only be competitive, but victory could  be assured, would you not run?  Whether Chuck DeVore  can emerge victorious in his bid to unseat Senator Boxer in 2010 is open for debate.  However, he says he is interested.  He is running for the United States Senate in 2010, because “California deserves... read more »

Marriage, The Hawkeye State Fight Song & HJR-6

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/09/09

The Hawkeye State  Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Friday overturning  state law protecting marriage has triggered a number of request to modify the  Hawkeyes fight songs.  One proposed revision reads: On Iowa proudly at the fore On Iowa on for evermore Ev'ry loyal HOH will give A Rousing toast to you Ev'ry loyal HOH loves you true On Iowa with your wealth untold A heritage to us you did unfold Love of family,... read more »

Gay Marriage Headlines Reality Check

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/07/09

Sean Penn celebrates as Iowa becomes the first state in the Midwest and only the third state in the nation to approve gay marriage. A four-year long court battle ended April 3, 2009,  when the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously declared a 1998 law limiting marriage to a man and a woman unconstitutional.  Certainly a major shift, given that just a few years back I was adviced in no uncertain terms to NOT hire Joan Cui  Rong as... read more »

D’Obama (Armenian) Deception – it Depends on What "Is", Is

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/07/09

When is genocide not genocide? In response to the North Korean Rocket launch over the weekend despite warnings of serious consequences, President Obama said  that Pyongyang must pay a price for the launch. "Rules must be binding, violations must be punished, words must mean something." In his speech Monday before the Turkish Parliament, President Obama mentioned certain terrible events of 1915 and suggested Turkish and... read more »

US to N. Korea: Serious consequence if rocket is launched.

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/05/09

US to N. Korea: Serious consequence if rocket is launched.  Seriously…we mean it.  No, really, seriously…we mean it.  Don’t believe us? No really, we mean it.  Really mean it.  No seriously. Question: Like, you  mean, REALLY?  or just really THIS time? Answer: But of course we mean it:  For instance, there is no more War on Terror, or Enemy Combatants, right? The President... read more »

California The Golden State – For Lobbyists, Unless Chuck DeVore is Elected?

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 04/01/09

The corps of lobbyists is California's third house – Registered lobbyists outnumber lawmakers in Sacramento 8-to-1, then there are the government funded unregistered lobbyists! In January,, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called the state's massive budget deficit a "rock upon our chest" and said the crisis must be resolved before other policy issues are addressed. "The truth is that California is in a state of... read more »

Implications of TRO against Laguna Woods Third Mutual

By JL "Buzz" Aguirre | 03/29/09

In addition to questions raised by the process used by the Laguna city council to appoint Ms. Cynthia Conners  to fill the vacant seat left by the death of Mayor Pro Tem Brenda Ross, now the Third Mutual board  aka The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight, is in  a hurry up and wait mode in the process to name a replacement left vacant by the recent political assassination of Ms. K. McDaniel.    The Third Mutual... read more »