Where’s the Fresh Content?
You may (or may not) have wondered why the front page hasn’t changed substantially since the election. The easy answer is “nothing important has happened.” The harder answer is “I ain’t feelin’ it.” It’s a lame do-nothing-Congress, a bat-scat crazy President, the Supreme Court’s been silent, the economy’s still slipping, […]
Posted on December 13th, 2006
GOP vs 14th Amendment
92 members of the House GOP want to end jus soli by amending or subverting the 14th Amendment. Discuss.— The Los Angeles Times is running a front-page article on Saturday and Sunday with the headline “GOP Faction Wants to Change ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Policy“. In a nut shell, some GOP politicians […]
Posted on December 10th, 2006
Election 2006: Voters Have Confidence in Sacramento, Not in Washington DC
Unless campaigns and candidates fire up their lawyers, the results of the 2006 midterm elections are in. Click ‘read more‘ to see a race-by race breakdown for Greater Long Beach. Nationally, Democrats swept the House of Representatives and slugged out a one-vote majority in the Senate. Get used to the […]
Posted on November 8th, 2006
The “Immigration Problem”
The United States has been in feverish consern about immigration recently. It’s entirely too emotional a discussion for me to have felt comfortable weighing in. Immigration is a logical system. We always talk about it in emotional terms, but it really is a rational process which is easily predicted and […]
Posted on November 3rd, 2006
Googlebomb v.2
Local Blogging Counts – Traditional dead-tree and vacuum-tube media has dropped the ball and failed to hold elected officials accountable. The fifth estate has become the fifth column of American Democracy by facilitating malfeasance, pandering to power and enabling incumbents while dismissing challengers out of habit. It’s bloggers and online […]
Posted on October 30th, 2006
CA-46: Dana Stays the Course, Cuts and Runs in OC
Update: Welcome to our visitors from the OC Weekly: Rohrabacher Cuts and Runs. This article is cross-posted on DailyKos. Also see atdnext‘s CA-46: The Brandt-Rohrabacher Debate at Golden West. Jim Brandt’s campaign site and ActBlue page. While waiting for Monday’s debate between Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and challenger Jim Brandt, I […]
Posted on October 24th, 2006
Governor Vetos POLB/LA Trucker’s Right to Unionize
At YearlyKos I got the opportunity to ask some Teamsters reps about the the un-organized drayage operations that serve the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles (POLB/LA). As the choke point for imports into the United States, it seemed like a logical place to get leverage for other organizing […]
Posted on October 19th, 2006
Manhattan Beach: Skateboarding is a Crime ($2000 Fine, 1 Year in Jail)
The criminalization of youth continues, same as it ever did. Relying on the same tired excuses of protecting public property from use by under-aged citizens and protecting kids from the risks of physical activity, the Manhattan Beach city council banned jumping “on or over objects” on a skateboard. Violating the […]
Posted on September 12th, 2006
opendna is a jerk
This diary started out as an “I’m worse than Kos” comment mated with a Carnacki comment. Maybe it was inspired by mentaldebris. It went from an egotistical rant to, well, just a rant I guess. Feel free to rant in the comments and add tags as you see fit..I had […]
Posted on August 28th, 2006
+$26 Billion in Privacy Act Fines for Feds in 2006
The Federal government cannot be trusted to keep your information secure. Period. One by one federal agencies are proving that they are not competent to handle sensitive, private, personal or confidential information. They should not be trusted with any information about anybody, anywhere, for any reason. The recent wave of […]
Posted on August 25th, 2006
Brits Intercept Terrorists; US Ignores Victory
Yesterday an anti-terrorist sweep by the British police forces disrupted planned attacks against trans-continental airlines. The sweep, triggered by a warning from under-cover agents, netted over 20 would-be airplane bombers under government surveillance. It is understood that terrorists intended to board flights to the US with component liquids which could […]
Posted on August 11th, 2006
California Defects from US on CO2, Joins EU
One thing I didn’t expect when UK Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Long Beach, was for the Governor of California to launch an assault on the powers of the U.S. Congress. I guess after decades of federal encroachment on State’s Rights, I never anticipated a real rebellion from a Republican […]
Posted on August 1st, 2006
Off-Peak Immigration Series
It’s been over a year since I resigned my job enforcing US law, and I’m ready to break my silence. I’ve commented here and there on the whole immigration debate, but I haven’t put my thoughts down in ASCI. This series discusses several Republican proposals and explains why they’re bat […]
Posted on July 17th, 2006
YearlyKos and A Local Election Surprise
The election of Suja Lowenthal to the Second District City Council seat came as a shock to many of our political cognoscenti. While everyone had their favorite candidate (or three), Suja Lowenthal rarely came near the top of the list of the weird people who talk about this sort of […]
Posted on June 18th, 2006
CA: NO on Prop 81
The following was posted to LongBeachPolitics.org on 05/14/2006. It is being reposted for the benefit of California Kossacks trying to make sense of the June 6 Election.The three arguments I’ve read against Prop 81 were all too emotional for me to accept, they sounded like nativist/Right Wing AM radio. I […]
Posted on May 31st, 2006
The Great Troll Wars of 1994
How delightful! It’s troll hunting season on Dkos!We must have a large number of new users, because troll hunting is again a popular past-time. It makes me smile, it really does. I’ve been battling trolls since 1992. [Tip To All: CHILL. It’ll be ok. Really.] Join me below the fold, […]
Posted on May 29th, 2006