Councilwoman jockeying for position
Alicia Robinson and S.J. Cahn
When Newport Beach City Councilwoman Leslie Daigle was appointed to her seat, she didn't realize it would be a saddle. Daigle got to ride a horse for the first time Saturday at an event celebrating horses held by the Back Bay Equestrians, a group of Santa Ana Heights residents who are Daigle's constituents.
"The other time, I was on a carousel horse," joked the councilwoman, appointed in September.
She wanted to ride a horse because the equestrian community is unique to her district, and horses are important to those who live there, she said.
"It was kind of a surprise to get on [the] council and end up riding a horse, but it was fun."
Cox scores with U.S. Border Control U.S. Border Control gave Newport Beach Rep. Chris Cox a perfect score for voting against illegal immigration in the last two years, a statement from Cox's office said.
Cox received a 100% score from the group, which works to secure the nation's borders and reform immigration policies, for voting favorably on 2003 and 2004 legislation to limit benefits for illegal immigrants, penalize employers who hire illegal immigrants and allow members of the military to assist Border Patrol forces.
Cox is one of 51 members of Congress to make Border Control's "honor roll" for his votes on illegal immigration.
Cox name floated again for national role It's not deja vu. Cox is being mentioned in the media all over again as a possible homeland security director, after President Bush's nominee, former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, withdrew Friday.
Cox has been passed over for administrative posts before, but his position as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee apparently makes him a logical choice, at least to media such as Newsday and Bloomberg's news websites.
Bromberg seeks a mightier gavel Newport Beach City Councilman Steve Bromberg just took back the mayor's gavel, but he's hoping to trade it for one that comes with a robe. Bromberg, chosen as the city's 2005 mayor Tuesday, is seeking
an Orange County Superior Court judgeship, though there are no vacancies on the bench, he said. He's been quiet about it because so many people apply for the seats. The governor initially appoints judges to a six-year term, after which they can run for reelection. After 34 years as an attorney, Bromberg said, "a judgeship to me is a natural progression of my profession."
But he isn't expecting to hit the bench any time soon. He applied in 1996 and was never appointed, he said.
"These don't happen overnight. It's a long, arduous process," he said.
Rohrabacher makes the national cutup In case you've been under a rock for the past year or so, here's a piece of news: There's a show on a cable channel, Comedy Central, called "The Daily Show." And it's this year's political place to be.
Sen. John Kerry made an appearance during his presidential run. Sen. John Edwards actually announced his presidential intentions on the show. Tom Brokaw appeared in the lead up to his final NBC News show. His successor, Brian Williams, followed. Other guests include: Bill O'Reilly, Desmond Tutu, Sen. John McCain, Pat Buchanan and a guy named Bill Clinton. The show's host, Jon Stewart, has been on the cover of news magazines and raised a stink during an appearance on CNN's "Crossfire." Stewart and his cohorts take sarcastic shots at any number of world leaders and celebrities. Last week, Costa Mesa's congressman, Dana Rohrabacher, made the cut.
Rohrabacher spoke that day in opposition to the realignment of the country's intelligence activities under one person. "Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to S. 2845.
"This is first and foremost, and everyone in the country knows that, this is a pro-illegal immigration bill in that the situation with illegal immigration will be worse if we pass this bill than it is today.
"It is also not a reform bill. It is an illusion. It is a piece of illusion legislation. It is designed to make people feel better because they perceive something is being done.
"And I would like to thank the largest organization of 9/11 families who are opposed to this legislation, the 9/11 Families for American Security, who visited members of Congress to oppose this legislation.
"What this bill does is change the flowchart, trying to make people think that is doing something. It adds a level of bureaucracy, a new level of bureaucracy, and, yes, creates an intelligence czar.
Boy, that is going to make everybody feel really good that we have an intelligence czar. We had an energy czar. That did us a lot of good. And thank goodness America had a drug czar that was appointed years ago; otherwise we would be plagued with drug use in America today."
Stewart's response: "Who appointed that guy sarcasm czar?"
The congressman need not worry. That kind of stuff polls great with the youth.
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