Whoo-hoo! In a big win for progressives, Mayor Debbie Cook of Huntington Beach prevails in court, and her lawyers get to bill the sleazebag Republicans for their fees.
From the Court of Appeals Decision:
All stays previously issued are lifted. Petitioner Cook will recover her costs from real party in interest Carlson.
This was a vicious and cynical attempt to bleed the campaign of local progressive hero Mayor Debbie Cook, orchestrated by the Treasurer of the California Republican Party, Keith Carlson.
The California Republican party is already in financial shambles, and now their Treasurer commits an expensive mistake that backfires with negative publicity. And unbelievably, both Daily Kos and DownWithTyranny are mentioned in today's Newport Beach/Costa Mesa Daily Pilot. Ruh-Roh! I can hear heads exploding all over the yacht harbor, where they’ve only been worrying about their Sloophole.
This early attack by Republicans operatives is a clear sign that Rohrabacher and his friends view this supposedly safe seat as vulnerable. Rohrabacher is linked to every scandal in the Republican party, and it's obvious that the swiftboaters wanted to get an early smear in against the squeaky-clean Debbie Cook by calling her a "scofflaw." Instead, the sentencing of Rohrabacher's ex-aide, convicted child molester Jeff Nielsen hit during the same news cycle.
If you have a little love to give, give it to Debbie.