A variety of stories lurching forward this morning…
It looks like the most special of all special elections is finally over, and Janet Nguyen is the new First District Supervisor, winning by a total of 3 votes. Superior Court Judge Michael Brenner rejected Trung Nguyen's claim that the election's recount was performed in an illegal manner. The winning Nguyen is scheduled to be sworn in tomorrow at the Board of Supes weekly meeting. There are dark rumblings that th
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out a press release yesterday pointing out that South County U.S. representative John Campbell, by opposing the federal stimulus bill, opposed funding for local transportation projects:Representative Campbell Votes Against Major Road Improvements in Orange County In a remarkable move, Representative John Campbell voted against major improvements that will put Southern Californians to work and upgrade Routes 1 and 73 in Orange County. "Twi
Where would the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) be without crazy congressman Dana Rohrabacher? He can always be counted on for fun and games and it seems like every day we get a press release from them about the guy--almost as many emails as we get from the Republicans bashing Loretta Sanchez. Today's offering is ominously titled "Representative Dana Rohrabacher Says No to Preparing for H1N1 Flu Epidemic."The hook for this screed is today's H1N1--that's swine flu for us non-sc
What did you miss by turning off the Internet and getting a sunburn this weekend? John Gilhooley / OCWDid Sandra piss off some more republicans this weekend?Honestly, not a lot. Something happened with North Korea, yeah. But in Orange County? Fluff fluff and fluff. Here's your recommended reading from OC's media world from the past three days:The Reg has your omnibus Memorial Day ceremonies story. I liked the one with the Chapman prof dressing up like Dwight Eisenhower.Dana Parsons of the Los An
