I am a delegate
Went to the California Democratic Caucues today and was elected a Dean delegate for my congressional district (37). I think for me to actually get to go the Democratic State convention in Sacramento,...
View ArticlePeople Across the Political Spectrum Are Outraged
I am a member of an online group of retailers who share information online about managing and operating retail businesses. It is not a political forum at all and usually anytime political topics are...
View ArticleI'm running for City Council.
Fellow kossacks! My name is Joe Shaw and I have decided to run for Huntington Beach, California City Council. I am a downtown HB business owner and I want to make our city more friendly to small business.
View ArticleCampaign Report: I spoke at the City Council last night
A few days ago I posted that I was running for City Council in Huntington Beach California. Last night I stood up to speak about an important issue that will be facing our voters in November.
View ArticleI'm Crashing the Gates at the Local Level
This is not Lamont vs. Lieberman. Olberman vs. O'Reilly. I am not a Fighting Dem running for Congress. This diary is not about Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff or North Korea.
View ArticleThrow the Bums Out in Surf City USA!
As I read the latest GOP woes as they fight what increasingly looks like an uphill battle to keep Congress, I can't help but hope that some of that rubs off at the local level, even in a red area like...
View ArticleA Bake Sale for Change: Campaign Update
My name is Joe Shaw and I'm running for City Council in Huntington Beach, California. Today some of my employees and friends donated their time and their cookies to throw a bake sale fundraiser for me,...
View ArticleDrinking Liberally in the O.C.
The Orange County (California) Chapter of Drinking Liberally had its first Drinking Liberally event this past Thursday at the Memphis Bar in Loretta Sanchez's backyard, downtown Santa Ana (blue...
View ArticlePut a Kossack on the Council!
Hi fellow Kossacks. I've written here before about my race for City Council in Huntington Beach, California. It's exciting! My campaign manager is Laura Riechelt, who masterminded Marcy Winograd's...
View ArticleA Little Blue in a Sea of Red
We have extremely vital and pressing issues in our country today including the threat to Habeas Corpus and our Congress and Senate endorsing torture. Unreal. But I do want to give you an update on my...
View ArticleWhat's Good for the Goose...
The nerve. Senate Minority Leader (I like the sound of that) Mitch McConnell is threatening to filibuster any House vote that attempts to stop or criticize the President's escalation in Iraq.Sounds...
View ArticleConservative Huntington Beach Jumps on the Gore Bandwagon
Conservatives can ridicule Al Gore and his Oscar-winning documentary all they want, but the fact is even in conservative Huntington Beach, changes in attitudes are beginning to take place."People all...
View ArticleHealthcare, Italian Style!
After a day of intestinal distress, the cramps started slowly just after 1 AM, then escalated, feeling like a knife stabbing me in the stomach. Finally at 2 AM, the pain was too intense to bear and I...
View ArticleAnother Socialist European Healthcare Horror Story
I thought I would post an updated rerun of something I posted this summer of my experience as a tourist this summer on a cruise ship, being forced to leave the ship in Italy for medical care.A quick...
View ArticleShameless Begging For My Candidate - the Anti-Palin
I know of no other person who has done for her community than Debbie Cook (CA-46) running against Dana Rohrabacher. I know she will get similar results in Washington.Take a look at her new TV ad now...
View ArticleRohrabacher Says Victory Within Reach on Illegal Immigration
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), claimed tremendous progress in his crusade against illegal immigration, and urged the Obama administration to continue the Republican economic policies that are...
View ArticleKissing Up To War Criminals
(cross posted at OC Progressive.)The Orange County Register's Eugene W. Fields interviews Torture Cheerleader John Yoo and asks all the tough questions, such as:Q. Have you done anything interesting...
View ArticleAn Orange County Progressive Giant Gone (aeolus)
Gus Ayer was a force to be reckoned with. (Aeolus was his tag name here)He was a mentor to so many. He made us laugh. He put us to work.I met him online. He hated that I always said that. But we met...
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