So, good thing he was killed, you're saying?
Daniel DID do drugs. Report below shows he had METH in his system and an extensive criminal history that included…
Greg, You can think what you want. Criminals, illegal immigration and neighboring countries can all erode countries sovereignty. But war…
My definition is ... irrelevant to this discussion, counselor. (I'd look up case law if I needed one.) You're the…
Wait what is your definition of sovereign nation? And I don’t think you understand what independence is. Entering into treaties…
But maybe you did mean (1) "Completely independent" and (2) "authority over its borders" as two separate things. In that…
I'll presume that you meant to write: "Completely independent authority over its borders." OK, by that definition, is the USA…
Completely independent and authority over its borders. That sounds about right. Not wrapped in tin foil.
What exactly do you think that the word "sovereign" means? Maybe we're getting to the root of the problem here.
LibOC Archive
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How “Anti-Union” is Anaheim’s Mayor Tom Tait? OJB’s Diamond Asks Him the Hard(hat) Questions
Posted on February 13, 2017 | 11 Comments. . . Vern here. I noticed this great (although not entirely completed) interview with Mayor Tait, sitting among Greg’s “drafts” from last September, and thought it was still well worth […] -
“Democratic” Pringle Puppet attacks progressive, working-class candidate. Will Vandermeir speak up?
Posted on September 2, 2016 | 49 Comments. . . [Ed. Note: Please see my reply to the first comment for some new emergency ground rules for discussion given a conflict that appeared here. (Sorry to horn in […] -
Angels to stay in Anaheim, and We Told You So.
Posted on August 13, 2016 | 49 Comments. . . I know, it seems like a dream now. But believe me, it really did happen. Two to three years ago. Actually, think of this as part two […] -
Chumley’s Misguided Views on Sticking Arms Up Other People’s Asses to Make Them Talk
Posted on September 17, 2015 | 40 Comments. . . Anaheim map-maker Oscar Reyes, whose submitted map is now the official recommendation of the panel of judges, has a post up on Chumley’s painful blog; I’m […] -
A Defense of Brandman! Then a Vicious Tusk-Rattling Counterpunch to the Snout.
Posted on August 6, 2015 | 12 Comments. . . [You will simply have to get used to the prospect that the next 15 months — or maybe 15 years, or 15 decades if life-extension technology for those […] -
Chumley Prints Pro-Disney Dem’s Leak of Dr. Moreno’s ‘DPOC-Only’ Email on ‘Tax-Free-Disney’ Vote
Posted on July 6, 2015 | 9 Comments. . . I wear both the hat of a Democratic Party of Orange County (“DPOC”) Committee Member and the hat of a local political blogger, which means that there […] -
An Orange Juice Christmas Tradition: The True Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
Posted on December 24, 2014 | 16 Comments. . . [First published Christmas 2009] * Actually, it was the 23rd of December in the Year of the Great Fog – not literally “one foggy Christmas Eve” – […] -
Is Pettibone’s Blogger Defamation article a shot across the bow at Chmielewski and Cunningham?
Posted on December 7, 2014 | 20 Comments. . . Who knew? Doug Pettibone, business attorney, much-slandered former Anaheim council candidate and friend of Tom Tait, has a very entertaining and informative law blog, which he runs […] -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 59 CommentsSpoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful Dan Chmielewski of […] -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 63 Comments. . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […] -
The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 33 CommentsWe all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […] -
The Truth about the Great Park Audit lies somewhere between Moxley and Dan C (pt 1)
Posted on January 12, 2014 | 24 CommentsThe truth about the implications of Irvine’s “Forensic Audit” — technically the “Great Park Forensic Contract Performance Review,” but I’ll call it “the Audit” — lies somewhere between what you’d […] -
Galloway versus Tait: Cynthia’s retort to Dan Chmielewski.
Posted on November 14, 2013 | 67 CommentsThe Liberal OC recently ran an article in which they accused Mayor Tom Tait of “taking credit where it wasn’t due.” I understand most of our readers don’t visit that […] -
O Frabjous Day: Our Alt-Weekly correctly identifies our Scariest People! We elaborate…
Posted on November 5, 2013 | 26 Comments“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!” As this past Halloween approached, the county’s alternative weekly, the estimable OC Weekly – whose motto LIKE […]
From the "Fear and Loathing / Closer to the Edge" substack blog https://closertotheedge.substack.com/p/what-else-could-a-russian-asset-possibly : Senator Jeff Merkley walked into the…