The Buzz

A reader joked about Frank Ury’s false claims during his campaign, “The basis of Ury’s campaign was the phony city survey in which 125 percent of 400 residents said they were 775 percent happy with 999 percent of everything.”

***

Reader comment from L.C.: “The city administration seems to operate as a separate identity, with its own agenda and activities. The residents of Mission Viejo merely serve as a source of funding for all the dreams and schemes of the non-residents who occupy the building and conduct the carnival behind the Grand Facade of City Hall.”

***

Blog staffers started a betting pool on how far the float will travel along the Rose Parade route before something major goes wrong. Given the weight of the gigantic tub, some predict it will move downward (but not forward), sinking a foot or two into the ground as the road beneath it collapses. Given the slosh factor, some predict the water will reach the finish line at least an hour ahead of the float. Those who miss seeing the float on TV during the parade might be able to catch it later on news programs.

***

Orange County Republican Party Chairman Scott Baugh is taking the heat for his party’s decline. Among those not buying Baugh’s excuses for failure, Elliott Alhadeff has a post in OCR’s Total Buzz. Alhadeff credits Hugh Hewitt by saying, “He mentioned that the selection of candidates determines the vote. Since we don’t communicate any message, OCGOP voters have to depend only on a candidate’s party affiliation. Plain English – ‘Selection of candidates determines the vote’ means OCGOP needs a system to find, identify, endorse and support ideologically conservative candidates.” For the rest of Alhadeff’s post, go to http://totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com/2008/11/20/republican-frustration-with-local-gop/8848/#more-8848.

***

Unless Republicans throughout Orange County stand up and shout, their Central Committee will continue endorsing council incumbents like Trish Kelley and Frank Ury as the “Republicans” to vote for. Kelley and Ury have been consistent in their drive for bigger government, more spending and more giveaways while raising “fees” – a/k/a taxes.

***

Mission Viejo residents should demand to know why the Republican Central Committee endorsed Kelley’s handpicked candidate, Richard Atkinson. Atkinson gave his “record” of service to the Republican Party in his interview with the Central Committee. According to a witness, it seemed the only thing he could think of was to say he’d campaigned for either Nixon or Ford. Good grief! – Atkinson was born in 1960! Can somebody do the math? And what about the last 35 years? Prior to Atkinson’s failed council campaign, had anyone ever heard of this guy?