Derailing the gravy train on trade
Fast Track is the term Washington insiders use for a legislative ploy to let the President and his Wall Street cronies negotiate job-destroying trade deals, then rush them through Congress without allowing our elected representatives to offer even a single amendment to the deals. Fast Track is another way of saying, “Railroaded.”;;Bill Clinton, backed by…
Putting public back in schools
Don’t expect to raise issues spontaneously during Orange County School Board meetings. Two weeks’ notice is required to reserve a spot on the meeting agenda. And who are those guys in $2,000 suits with the board’s undivided attention? CountyWatch, a nonpartisan organization promoting open and accountable government, recently released an 11-page report urging the school…
Beyond the Valley of the Dolts
The culturally numbing influence of the Walt Disney Co. continues to grow almost as fast as its profits. Perhaps without lifting a finger, Disney has succeeded in convincing AMC to pull the plug on the opening night of the 15th Annual Central Florida Film & Video Festival. Until Thursday, festival director Jason Neff had expected…
Candidates’ taxing stand
Last week, Commissioner Bob Freeman promised to abandon his unofficial bid to become Orange County Chairman if voters embrace a 1-cent sales-tax hike that he opposes. Some wonder if this doesn’t give his detractors an excuse to tax themselves silly in November. Nevertheless, he has staked his future to its fate.;;Likewise, the leading candidate for…
