Mimi Walters for Congress

I like Mimi Walters. She's a down home fiscal conservative, and pretty much a regular lady in this era of freak-show leftist regressivism.

The Orange County Register had a piece on her and the open seat for O.C. 45th congressional district, "Open O.C. House seat draws diverse field, but how competitive?"

The leftist Orange Juice Blog hates her, attacking Walters as as "Stepford carpetbagger":

"I will be casting my ballot for Republican Mimi Walters."- Congressman John Campbell #CA45 #TeamWalters pic.twitter.com/3nZ4gX6gOC

— Mimi Walters (@MimiWaltersCA) May 15, 2014

In 2012 Mrs. Walters, as Greg reported in great detail, created a “sham residence” in the state senate district she wanted to represent, renting out a small cheap Irvine apartment while continuing to actually reside in her and HER wealthy husband’s Laguna Niguel mansion with their four children.  Her brilliant Democratic opponent Steve Young dramatized/proved this state of affairs memorably by placing “welcome to the neighborhood” flowers on her doorstep and coming back every day for weeks to photograph them in their sad wilted state of growing decay.

And, being a lawyer, he accompanied this edifying bit of theater with a lawsuit, to remove her from the ballot.  But a Sacramento superior court judge ruled against Steve, and the state Senate itself, which also could have removed her, opted to stay collegial and self-protective,  and nothing happened. (For who knows how many other Senators of both parties may be guilty of the same?)  So now, having served two years of her Senate term, she throws in her hat for an open Congressional seat, driving out the much worthier John Moorlach with her overwhelming fundraising, endorsements, and false, malicious attacks.

Lesson?  Nothing happens.  The law on residency means nothing, and the law on lying under penalty of perjury about your residency also means nothing...

Okay, so let the voters sort it out. In the case of Walters, she's definitely a resident of the 45th congressional district, so good luck with the carpetbagger attack. She's going to Congress.