Being a North Countian, I don't know much about former Irvine City Councilman Chris Mears. We tivo Real Orange everyday at Lurk Manor and see him teamed up with the dislikable Mark Petracca from the Poli Sci Department at UCI every few weeks when KOCE devotes the program to a kind of debate between these two Libs and Rick Reiff and Edison's Jo Ellen Allen on the right. Mears seems an Irvine version of a limosine liberal who just takes on the conservatives to get on TV. He's softer than Petracca, but generally just as wrong.
So, says Reiff in his OC Insider column from the latest OC Business Journal,
...Mears says he's been urged to run for mayor this fall against incumbent Beth Krom, an ally of Councilman Agran -- as was Mears before he became Agran's biggest critic. "I know I'd be Beth ... but the price is too high, personally and professionally." But Mears says he'd consider running "if someone would take complete responsibility for fund raising and managing the campaign, so I could be a candidate and talk about issues."
Yea, good luck with that, Mears. One more Democratic Elitist is just what Irvine needs.
is going to beat Beth? Surely the Irvine GOP isn't going to trot out Mike House again? Are they? That might be fun to watch.
Posted by: Who else | June 26, 2006 at 12:57 AM
As opposed to our elected Republican jes'-plain-folk?
Posted by: Gustavo Arellano | June 26, 2006 at 08:00 AM
why is it that "elistest" is such a negative term when referring to a Liberal or Democrat, but such as badge of honor for Republicans? You may not like Mears, but he is more inline with mainstream California than the political establishment in OC.
Posted by: DanC | June 26, 2006 at 09:44 AM
Dan. That's an easy question to answer. It's because Chris doesn't support the OCGOP.
Posted by: | June 26, 2006 at 11:17 AM
What do you want, Beth or Chris? One thing is sure; it won't be one of your favorite republicans. The rep's will be lucky to win anything anywhere this Nov.
Posted by: | June 26, 2006 at 11:36 AM
He clearly wants Mears. Didn't you catch the title?
He doesn't know much about Mears, while he posts Krom's picture upside-down to demonstrate her perpetual state of befuddlement.
Posted by: Alex Brant-Zawadzki | June 26, 2006 at 09:16 PM