The Buzz

“Which council members voted lifetime healthcare benefits for themselves?” It’s a question Mission Viejo voters frequently ask when the topic of a city election comes up. In November 2012, the council member up for reelection who voted to give the benefits to himself is Frank Ury. Council majority members have given themselves lifetime medical insurance when no election is on the horizon and removed it when facing the voters. If Ury is reelected, he and Trish Kelley could do it again with Dave Leckness’ vote to seal the deal.

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With a year to go before the November 2012 election, should Mission Viejo residents expect Ury to change his self-serving behavior to troll for votes to stay in office? Currently, he’s firm in his majority votes with Kelley and Leckness. He could become the swing vote if he occasionally voted with Cathy Schlicht and Rhonda Reardon, who vote on behalf of citizens (against more high-density housing, more traffic, depleting reserves with feel-good projects, etc.). Both Kelley and Leckness are under the thumb of city administrators and unlikely to change.

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Excerpts from a message by Robert Zubrin: “Since the United States imports 5 billion barrels of oil per year, the current price of nearly $90 per barrel will hit us for $450 billion this year alone, a huge tax on our economy. As a result, millions of jobs and thousands of businesses are being lost. If this wealth-draining process is allowed to continue, fiscal necessity will require us to withdraw the military forces protecting our national interests abroad, without a shot being fired. Instead of seeking to exploit this catastrophe by placing its blame on their opponents, or posing with empty promises of salvation contingent upon their promotion to higher office, politicians need to take action. Two-dollar gas is not just a nice idea for inclusion in a campaign speech. It’s a critical necessity for economic recovery. Either we break the cartel, or the cartel breaks us. The Open Fuel Standard bill needs to be passed.” Here’s the link, forwarded by ACT for America: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/277246/achieving-2-gas-robert-zubrin

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From Tea Partier Capt. Jim Kinney, USN (ret.): “To their cause, the signers of the Declaration of Independence risked everything, committing together “our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. At great personal expense, their courage carried the fledgling colonies to victory and established the greatest nation in world history. What of today’s leadership? One example will suffice. In a time of economic crisis, when our president calls for shared sacrifice and vilifies the excesses of the rich, the first lady has spent at least $10M vacationing around the world this year. It has been a truly inspiring example, Mr. President.”

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People who are so excited about voting in the next presidential election can count the days, hours and minutes. As of this writing, 372 days remain. Here’s the link: http://libertynewsforum.homestead.com/presidential-election-countdown-clock.html. For the Rasmussen daily presidential tracking poll, go to http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking _poll