The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux) - Page 624

sleepyjeff · 11-02-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

Get out and vote today!!!

But I already voted last week......but if you insist, I'll vote again

Alex · 11-02-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty

Really? Huh. for some reason I thought it was like smiley faces to you.

It's not my favorite, but I can't deny the network effects. But I've been involved with the various iterations of online social networking for the last 20 years so I've pretty much got my fingers in all of them to some degree (I think the only really big one that missed me completely was MySpace).

mousepod · 11-02-2010, 12:38 PM

I voted this morning. I admit that I was a bit overwhelmed by all of the yes/no options for the judiciary. I spent some time googling the various people, and finally just gave up and voted 'yes' for those endorsed by the Democratic Party, and didn't cast a vote either way for the ones I didn't know.

JWBear · 11-02-2010, 06:29 PM

I just voted!

€uroMeinke · 11-02-2010, 08:15 PM

I just voted and now have California über Alles in my head

innerSpaceman · 11-02-2010, 09:33 PM

With the apparent split between the way California has voted and the way the rest of America has voted, talk of secession is on the rise.

And that's a good thing.

alphabassettgrrl · 11-02-2010, 10:23 PM

How did Michelle Bachman win?

Dude.

BarTopDancer · 11-02-2010, 10:41 PM

But I am not a Witch lost. YAY!

Alex · 11-02-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

And that's a good thing.

Really? Have you seen how good this state is at governing itself? Not likely to get better without a steady flow of federal money coming in and a steady supply of the best and brightest from the other 49 cut off.

My prediction for the next two years:

Nothing truly significant will pass. This will be because initially there'll be too much chest puffing to get anything done. And then in three or four months the 2012 presidential campaign will start and neither party will be willing to give the other anything that might remotely help them in that election.

Obama will win again in 2012. The House will remain flat. The senate will flip Republican (because there will still be plenty of pent up anti-incumbency against that 1/3rd of the Senate that can't be relieved in this election).

Nothing significant will change in California because the structural failures can't be fixed by politicians of any party or willingness to work together.

innerSpaceman · 11-03-2010, 07:11 AM

Oh yes, full and total gridlock is in store. But that's better than he Teabaggers and Republicans actually getting to implement their sick agenda. Let them taste do-nothing for a couple of years, and enjoy the flavor of stuck-in-the-mud.

Alex, I wasn't so much addressing California's efficacy as an independent nation. Its government remains appalling. But I'm proud(er) of its voters, as compared to every other state with the exception of New York, in being smart enough to live largely in urban areas and vote the actual lesser of the two evils they are limited to choose from.

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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I voted this morning. I admit that I was a bit overwhelmed by all of the yes/no options for the judiciary. I spent some time googling the various people, and finally just gave up and voted 'yes' for those endorsed by the Democratic Party, and didn't cast a vote either way for the ones I didn't know. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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11-02-2010, 06:29 PM	#6234
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I just voted! __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I just voted and now have California über Alles in my head __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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11-02-2010, 09:33 PM	#6236
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	With the apparent split between the way California has voted and the way the rest of America has voted, talk of secession is on the rise. And that's a good thing.
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	How did Michelle Bachman win? Dude. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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11-02-2010, 10:41 PM	#6238
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	But I am not a Witch lost. YAY! __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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11-03-2010, 07:11 AM	#6240
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Oh yes, full and total gridlock is in store. But that's better than he Teabaggers and Republicans actually getting to implement their sick agenda. Let them taste do-nothing for a couple of years, and enjoy the flavor of stuck-in-the-mud. Alex, I wasn't so much addressing California's efficacy as an independent nation. Its government remains appalling. But I'm proud(er) of its voters, as compared to every other state with the exception of New York, in being smart enough to live largely in urban areas and vote the actual lesser of the two evils they are limited to choose from.
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