By Count Friedrich von Olsen
As I gaze down from my chalet here in San Bernardino County, one of the last bastions of Republicanism in this once great state that is now the most liberal in the land, dominated by Democrats who are little more than socialists in disguise, I count my blessings that I, a Tory, a Bonapartist, a practitioner of realpolitik, now an American and a proud member of the GOP, am still at liberty to speak my mind. Read on as I give pen to some of my observations on the recent political scene…
One-time Apple Valley Mayor Rick Roelle and outgoing Victorville Councilwoman Angela Valles sojourned to the Sandwich Islands last week to tie the knot after living in sin these past many years. It seems Angela was outfitted with a lap band and has lost a good deal of poundage, and indeed she looked quite fetching and svelte, at least in the photos of the wedding I have seen. It is no wonder Mr. Roelle has finally decided to make an honest woman of her, which is quite fitting now that she is to be out of politics altogether…
At this week’s board of supervisors’ meeting, a veritable who’s who of political figures in the Fourth Supervisorial District paid homage to Gary Ovitt, who will be leaving the board next month. Among those offering worshipful attestations of his value to the community were representatives of the offices of Congresswoman Gloria Negrete-McLeod and representatives of Assemblyman Curt Hagman. Methinks their praise of Supervisor Ovitt was somewhat disingenuous, given that it was the determination of both Negrete-McLeod and Hagman to vie for the Fourth District Supervisors’ post that persuaded Supervisor Ovitt not to seek reelection. I am an adherent to the Eleventh Commandment, which forbids one Republican from speaking ill of another Republican. Thus, I will merely say that I was disappointed, to put it mildly, that Curt, the chairman of the San Bernardino County Republican Party, would move to challenge Gary, a tried and true Republican of longstanding. There is solace, however, in the consideration that Mr. Hagman proved victorious over Mrs. Negrete-McLeod, a Democrat…
Richard Lewis, the scion of Ralph and Goldie Lewis and one of the keepers of the flame of the Lewis Developmental Dynasty, will travel this week to Dubai. No doubt he will be in counsel with many high powered financiers who will hopefully enable his corporation to continue and enlarge upon its excellent work at gracing the Inland Empire with its quality residential and commercial projects…
The Adelanto City Council this week granted go-ahead to the construction of a 3,264-bed detention facility in its jurisdiction. I am heartily in favor of the project, objecting only to the consideration that its beds will be reserved for miscreants from Los Angeles County and not for the surfeit of indigenous misdoers in San Bernardino County…
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