tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post114960702960792581..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: It's Election Day in Californiaambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1149626024056873812006-06-06T14:33:00.000-06:002006-06-06T14:33:00.000-06:00Chuck,McCloskey's sole purpose in running is to so...Chuck,<BR/><BR/>McCloskey's sole purpose in running is to soften up Pombo a bit for the general. The district is 'safe' as are all CA districts for incumbents - this is what passes for strategy in Koslandia. The Chron gave the game away a bit with their endorsement.<BR/><BR/>Terrye,<BR/><BR/>The 50 race is strange, Bilbray seems way too focused on the immigration issue, where he has some popular support but otherwise a bit too middle of the road for what is a very conservative district. There is a weird possibility of him winning the special election and losing the primary for the general election. Or losing both the special and the primary, which means that Busby would be facing a different opponent in November.<BR/><BR/>Loner,<BR/><BR/>You make a good case for the benefits of California living. Lots and lots and lots and lots of people feel the same way. Perhaps I'm just weary of all those lots - and the taxes and high utility costs.<BR/><BR/>DT,<BR/><BR/>Nah, not illegals. There were one or two years immediately prior to the Davis recall when emigration may have topped immigration but the population has still grown by about 1.3M since 2000.<BR/><BR/>Whoopee.<BR/><BR/>I think I need a new report on Ospring I and the Buzzards.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1149625094354683532006-06-06T14:18:00.000-06:002006-06-06T14:18:00.000-06:00"Young Lyin'" John Kerry--har har--that's a good'n..."Young Lyin'" John Kerry--har har--that's a good'n--buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1149624290978541222006-06-06T14:04:00.000-06:002006-06-06T14:04:00.000-06:00How did McCloskey get on the Republican ballot any...How did McCloskey get on the Republican ballot anyway? Hasn't he been endorsed by the SF Chronicle? He doesn't sound Republican to me and the reported zionist conspiracy comments sound, while good credentials for the Harvard School of Government, seem a bit odd in a man running for office in California.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1149622913829847242006-06-06T13:41:00.000-06:002006-06-06T13:41:00.000-06:00The only California race I have heard a lot about ...The only California race I have heard a lot about is the one for Cunningham's seat. I thought Busby had a chance but then she made that dumb remark about not needing papers to vote. <BR/><BR/>I am a supporter of comprehensive immigration reform myself, but that was just a dumb thing to say.<BR/><BR/>But who knows? That might not be a big deal to the people voting.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1149615571039278392006-06-06T11:39:00.000-06:002006-06-06T11:39:00.000-06:00This has been a primary season without precedent w...This has been a primary season without precedent where I'm concerned. My wife is a registered Republican and I'm a registered Democrat. I'm still fairly certain I'll be registering as a Republican next year, but I'm happy I waited as Cindy Sheehan and Jerry Brown wouldn't have called otherwise. Cindy wants me to vote for Jane Harman's opponent. Jerry wants me to vote for him. I'll be voting for neither. I might have voted for Jerry, but he called twice.<BR/><BR/>In my hometown, my impression is that everyone on the City Council is a Republican. A few years ago the huge mall tore down a large chunk (maybe a quarter) of the existing structure and for awhile it looked like a lot of housing might go in. It seems the debate over this provided a flashpoint. Who voted for what or whether there was even a vote is hotly disputed, but the result has been a fierce race for Mayor in which the incumbent has pulled out all the stops (mailers, phone calls, e-mail) to smear the Councilman who is challenging him. The Councilman has run a positive "time for a change" campaign and has promised to do everything he can to deal with the traffic congestion problem (and it is a problem) on city streets so I'm going to vote for him.<BR/><BR/>I make no predictions, but in California its nearly impossible to change the party representation of any sort of legislative district. The politicians made a deal and then did a very good job of putting together safe districts. If Condit's seat remained Democratic, and it did, it's very hard to believe, no matter what the polling and pundits say, that a Democrat has a shot of winning Cunningham's seat, but then, as always, turnout is of some importance.<BR/><BR/>I like California myself. Lots to see and do and an excellent place to work on being patient.lonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329414340481290010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1149610507328381002006-06-06T10:15:00.000-06:002006-06-06T10:15:00.000-06:00California is still very viable. More people comin...California is still very viable. More people coming in than leaving and a business environment that is manageable.<BR/><BR/>Very incompetent state government though - not even Arnold can do more than scratch the surface on that. It's an incumbent haven without match.<BR/><BR/>I'm getting out because of congestion, taxes and overall 'feel' but as I said - immigration is higher than emigration.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1149609618981613902006-06-06T10:00:00.000-06:002006-06-06T10:00:00.000-06:00Warning: if California is toast, then the US is to...Warning: if California is toast, then the US is toast, and with it the entire Western world.MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.com