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To: LindyBill who wrote (390782)	11/3/2010 6:33:37 AM
From: carranza2	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794354

I think we're seeing in California the limits of the democratic process in a Big Government state. The statist workforce and the dependency class can outvote the productive class. And, given the number of Californian small businesses who'll be ordering the U-Haul in the morning, that electoral gap will only widen in 2012 and beyond. California is Greece: The arithmetic does not allow for meaningful correction. The question is whether Texas and other non-insane states will volunteer to play Germany to Sacramento's ouzo-swiggers. Steyn is brilliant. However, he has one thing wrong: there is no reason whatsoever why Texas and other fiscally responsible states should lift a finger to help California. I think the beauty of the place and its incredible and well-managed post WWII boom somehow created a mindset that anything is possible regardless of the realities of economic and fiscal life. Chances were taken that should never have been taken. Well, reality is knocking at the door of the lotus eaters. Even in Louisiana we have a balanced budget requirement in our state constitution. I don't think a state has ever declared bankruptcy. Seems likely that California eventually will. You're right about Moonbeam. He was the last example of the "screw the economics, it is a good idea" thinking that prevailed in California. He is clearly not the guy to make the difficult decisions that will have to be made. The unfortunate thing is that state taxes will go so high that no one will want to invest there despite the fact that its collapse would otherwise result in a lot of opportunities for investors. Still, look for a lot of Asian money to move in to scoop up RE 'bargains' despite the tax burdens. I am very glad to see that Prop 19 failed. It is a complex issue. I don't give two hoots if someone likes to light up, but let them grow their own plants. On the other hand, pot and other drugs from Mexico subsidize a brutal drug war which will eventually be a serious national security issue - not that California pot smokers care. Still, I think the symbolism inherent in legalizing drug use is a bad thing. There ought to be some fundamental symbolic recognition that lotus eating/smoking and the self-indulgence it represents is a bad thing in these difficult days. California should reject the symbol of self-indulgence that got the state where it is. California's slide into the third world has begun in earnest.

To: LindyBill who wrote (390782)	11/3/2010 9:28:07 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794354

I've been saying for some time that I wanted a big, explicit vote for a serious rollback of spendaholic government, and that, if it turned out as just a slightly-swingier-than-usual midterm, Obama & Co would conclude that the right would have insufficient will to, for example, repeal ObamaCare. With the Senate results, the slightly-swingier-than-usual interpretation will prove attractive to Democrat-media analysts. I was hoping for something more in the nature of wholesale electoral slaughter. We didn't get that. 12.40am Harry Reid has survived. The wave is looking more like a ripple. i agree with mark... while losing the house is great news, i've been telling people for almost a year, if the 'enemy' didn't storm the castle in a huge way, the opportunity for compromise and more business as usual is far greater i just watched bachus of AL talking about 'education reform' as a major issue for the republicans....can i get a WTF? he demonstrates what is so very wrong with washington...education is a LOCAL issue, and americans were at least TRYING last night to tell the federal govt to get the hell out their lives...if the freshman class of republicans fall in line and start with compromising and 'conciliation' this country is doomed...

To: LindyBill who wrote (390782)	11/3/2010 1:12:40 PM
From: SmoothSail	Respond to of 794354

Harry Reid has survived. Nevada had a very strong candidate in Danny Tarkanian but the Tea Party got involved and forced him out. Had they backed him, he could have beat Reid. Angle was just not a good pick. LAS VEGAS -- The Tea Party Express attempted to flex its political muscle Thursday night by issuing a request that Danny Tarkanian drop out of the U.S. Senate race in Nevada. A news release from the Tea Party claims new polling data shows Tarkanian has fallen into third place in the race for the Republican nomination, behind Sue Lowden and Tea Party-endorsed Sharron Angle. More here..... fox5vegas.com