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The Buzz Reminder from blog reader G.H.: “Cell phone numbers go public this month, with cell phone numbers being released to telemarketing companies. By calling (888) 382-1222 from your cell phone, you can add your phone number to the National Do Not Call List.” Call the number above or get the same result in 20 seconds by registering cell or other phone numbers on https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx *** From OC Supv. Shawn Nelson’s Dec. 16 newsletter, “California’s High Speed Rail Off the Tracks: At Monday’s OCTA meeting, the Board of Directors voted to send a letter to the California High Speed Rail Authority (CaHSRA) regarding concerns over the rising cost, prolonged schedule and dubious funding sources within the authority’s business plan. Among these crucial issues mentioned during the meeting, Supervisor Nelson added that the CaHSRA also failed to address the rail gap existing from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, which currently requires bus service to connect passengers between Northern and Southern California.” *** The latest poll among Republican presidential candidates as of this writing is Gallup Tracking, Dec. 11-16, which shows (in percentages) Gingrich 28, Romney 24, Paul 10, Bachmann 8, Perry 6, Santorum 4 and Huntsman 2. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html *** Message from Tea Party Patriot Rick Farinelli, “I hope we have not forgotten our goal of getting 700,000 signatures to the office of Assemblyman Tim Donnelly (another Patriot) by the end of the month [to stop the Dream Act]. I have been told that over 3,000,000 petitions have been sent out; please do not let them collect dust.” In Orange County, the Republican headquarters in Tustin is a collection point. On Monday, Dec. 26, the momentum will increase to get all petitions in, either by mailing them to the address printed on the petition or taking them to the GOP office, 1422 Edinger, Suite 110, Tustin 92780, (714) 453-0900. *** From Bob G. of Mission Viejo, “Don't buy or refinance a house next year. You will be paying for your own payroll tax cut. It will cost you $17 per month on a $200,000 loan or $34 per month on a $400,000 loan. Instead of borrowing from China, this time they are stealing it from homeowners. So if you got a $17 per month increase in your paycheck because of the temporary payroll tax deduction and you refinanced your house, YOU are paying your payroll increase back. Except the payroll tax increase will end after two months or maybe a year if it is extended. But your 30-year mortgage won't end until you have paid on it for 30 years at $17 or more per month. So if you paid for 30 years at $17 per month that's $204 per year or $6,120 for a cut that would only be for a year unless it is extended for 10 years - chances of that are zero.” *** Mission Viejo residents who believe the fictional accounts they read in Saddleback Valley News can now buy a bridge. Not the Brooklyn Bridge but the one being proposed at Camino Real at the south end of the city. The Planning Commission will take up the issue in February. Taxpayers should question the purpose of the bridge, including who it will benefit. The project is emerging alongside Laguna Niguel’s super high-density apartment project. *** When Frank Ury began running for a council seat in early 2002, he abruptly ended his campaign when he moved several months later to take a job in Northern California. Those who were supporting him learned he was simultaneously looking for a house while saying he would live in Mission Viejo until he “pushed up daisies.” By itself, it was an odd statement for a 40-something person, but his charade gave him a few more weeks in the limelight as a phony candidate. He moved and then returned late in 2002, only to start campaigning again for the 2004 council race. A few of his 2002 supporters resumed campaigning for him, only to be burned a second time. He spit in their face after they carried him on their shoulders, and they branded him “a fake and a fraud.” |
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