Who gets protected when the Big Dogs byte?

For those of you who couldn’t tell, I am a fan of the partners from Meridian Pacific; the two I heard from today and the one I didn't. Discussed several things with those guys who will work to protect our identities, a few I can share. So let’s get started. Matt Rexroad is a fine American, a former Marine (not that anyone is ever really a former MARINE), and best of all, a sitting Republican Mayor (I've donated to more than one campaign to support him.) John Peschong is another fine American, a former RNC Regional Political Director, friend of Hawaii's Republican Governor Linda Lingle (a Fullerton, CA native) and best of all, father of two. Then there is Tom Ross, he's a father too, warm, friendly and completely personable. Sorry Matt and John, but you two are hard core; Tommy is the nice one.

I've been informed that Meridian Pacific’s work for the idenity theft ballot initiative has nothing to do with State Senator Chuck Poochigian's campaign for Attorney General. Plans are on to gather signatures to qualify this proposition for the November 2006 election. Apparently it's a conflict for any candidate to sponsor an initiative while their name appears on the same ballot, can you say Special Election? Next year, the Meridian Pacific folks want to avoid any sense of impropriety while Chuck attempts to change HIS identity from Senator to General Poochigian. Campaign or coordination with the Meridian Pacific folks is a no no for candidate Poochigian. Apparently the good Senator, or the newspaper accounts, got it wrong last month – can’t the media ever be trusted?

The USC School of Policy, Planning and Development (Matt's an alum, I'm adjunct faculty and alum both) teaches California Public Records Act rules, FOIA requests and good public meeting protocals. Recruitment suggestion: send the eager, young gentleman to grad school at USC, Matt. Accessing government documents is a tricky business. So is the distinction between intellectual property that is in the public domain and that which is protected. Surely Meridian Pacific is the right consultant to help explain the need for privacy to the California voters next year given their recent bad experience. Chuck Poochigian was right to give up on this issue and leave it in the hands of ones who have first hand knowledge.

Having reviewed the Meridian Pacific materials, I can vouch that the media got it wrong. Again? If I can protect my identity, who will protect us from the media? Meridian Pacific’s corporate identity needs protection from the charges made by PG&E against them with federal authorities and in the newspapers. I sure hope they get more money from PG&E, hired back to do good work or compensated for the "nightmare" that unfairly losing clients can become. Surely PG&E attorneys were overzealous and reactionary? And again, I ask, who will Senator Poochigian protect if he is to be elected Attorney General?