Clash of the Titans!

One of our favorite movies was "Clash of the Titans" 1981 with
Harry Hamlin in his early years! He played Perseus the Greek
God that fought through deeds driven by the Gods to find a way
to prevent the Kraken, a huge sea monster, from devouring his beloved and beautiful Andromeda. If John Moorlach could find
it in him to shave off his beard....his impression of Perseus
might be more realistic.

In the movie, unforgettable stop-motion creatures - a snake-
haired Gorgon Medusa, a two-headed dog, a giant eagle, the
winged Pegasus, huge scorpions which spring from Medusa's blood. The whole story has a spellbindingly dreamlike quality and must rank as one of the finest fantasy films ever made. But this is Orange County and characterizing the Sheriff's Union as a huge
sea monster...maybe a bit of a reach.

Having said that, we do have to praise Supervisors Norby and Moorlach for gathering up five authentic votes to challenge a
three year ago decision to enlarge the scope of Pension
obligations from 2% to 3% ..forever! Bravo to Bill Campbell
who in fact was one of the original "yea votes" for that
proposal. Seeing the error of your ways...sometimes takes a
bunch of clear sighted review...sometimes! With these things
in mind the challenge ahead is rather a mythical battle of
Titans to come. The vital question: "Is it OK to raise your retirement pay - retroactively?" ...by a majority vote!

There is a tremendous amount at stake. Not just the fact that
the the Sheriff's Union...will expend a great deal of treasure
to defend their position...that "retroactive legislation" is
just fine. And when you want to change the Public Debt...and
a mutally consensual agreement....anyone should be able to
do that with three votes! That argument, and the one's that
wins it - is one that will without any shadow of doubt will
affect long term Pension choices both in the State of California and the nation...in years to come. Perhaps even revoking past decisions. Will this battle include the Court system? Will the Ninth Circus Court of Appeals again raise their ugly heads with another indecent proposal? Will the Supreme Court of these
United States have to come up with a 5-4 decision that won't
be overturned until Hillary Clinton is President? Oh, the drama...Oh the adventure! Who will play the Medusa with all
those snakes in her hair...or the two headed dog with wings?

Let no one deny....this is a very big deal. How it comes out
will eventually determine Supervisors Moorlach's political
future forever! The heavy gauntlet has been thrown down...how
this play will affect future elections, candidates, issues
and the fiscal future of our County, State and Nation....are
all on the line. Now we shall see who will characterize who
in the "Clash of the Titans"...Orange County style!

In the meantime, the "Moorlach political capital" rises on
this rather brave attempt to beat the "Blue Meanies" - the
Public Safety Unions. And the "Gray Meanies" - the School
Teachers and Public Employee Unions ...and the "Green Meanies"
- other politicos that want to spend money they don't have forever! Moorlach has taken on the Kraken...now what?