Comments on: Don’t Forget to Vote http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/ news and views from uc berkeley Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Michael C. Mikulis http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2420 Michael C. Mikulis Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:58:30 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2420 Right now, the Republicans in the House are trying to reduce spending increases by 50 billion (the Senate reduced it by 35 billion). It looks like every Democrat in the House is going to vote against it, and the measure could easily fail since there are also 30 Republican moderates whom might vote against it. Right now, the Republicans in the House are trying to reduce spending increases by 50 billion (the Senate reduced it by 35 billion).

It looks like every Democrat in the House is going to vote against it, and the measure could easily fail since there are also 30 Republican moderates whom might vote against it.

]]> By: patr http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2419 patr Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:47:07 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2419 On that note, everyone should read this <a href="http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/JohnStossel/2005/10/26/172902.html" rel="nofollow">article</a> by John Stossel. Senator Coburn tried to pass a pork-cutting amendment, and the rest of Congress shot him down like they held the moral high ground. On that note, everyone should read this article by John Stossel. Senator Coburn tried to pass a pork-cutting amendment, and the rest of Congress shot him down like they held the moral high ground.

]]> By: Michael C. Mikulis http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2418 Michael C. Mikulis Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:41:20 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2418 Politicians in power often become more willing to increase spending. Everyone jumps on them if they dare try to reign in spending, and they got applauded whenever they start a new program. Add to this the fact that they are trying to get re-elected, and one easy method to do that is by bringing pork back to their home district. Politicians in power often become more willing to increase spending. Everyone jumps on them if they dare try to reign in spending, and they got applauded whenever they start a new program. Add to this the fact that they are trying to get re-elected, and one easy method to do that is by bringing pork back to their home district.

]]> By: patr http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2417 patr Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:14:08 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2417 They don't listen. They don’t listen.

]]> By: Stefano http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2416 Stefano Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:20:28 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2416 "The Dem/Union Party is the party of big government, the nanny state, overregulation, overtaxation, etc. The Republicans want people to be independent, the keep their own money, and less government in our lives." Has anyone pointed this out to the big-spending theocrats who have hijacked the Republican party? “The Dem/Union Party is the party of big government, the nanny state, overregulation, overtaxation, etc. The Republicans want people to be independent, the keep their own money, and less government in our lives.”

Has anyone pointed this out to the big-spending theocrats who have hijacked the Republican party?

]]> By: Stefano http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2415 Stefano Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:16:35 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2415 Alpine's story is just the tiny, tiny population. It takes a handfull of votes to tip them one way or the other, and on any given issue the sample is too small to be statistically significant. Ergo, every so often they're dramatically out of step. Alpine’s story is just the tiny, tiny population. It takes a handfull of votes to tip them one way or the other, and on any given issue the sample is too small to be statistically significant. Ergo, every so often they’re dramatically out of step.

]]> By: Donald http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2414 Donald Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:40:48 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2005/11/07/dont-forget-to-vote/#comment-2414 Re: the Prop 80 map, I suspect that doesn't have much to do with SF being so far left of Alameda and it's neighbors, but rather SF residents are just more familiar with the subject. I remember when I came to visit Berkeley my senior year of high school, there was a huge anti-PG&E campaign going on in the city because of an SF ballot measure. The maps I find interesting are 78 and 79. 3 counties voted yes on 79: SF, Alpine, and Imperial. And Imperial, probably as a result of underperforming schools, also has the dubious honor of being the only county to vote yes on 78. But what's Alpine's story? I honestly don't know. Re: the Prop 80 map, I suspect that doesn’t have much to do with SF being so far left of Alameda and it’s neighbors, but rather SF residents are just more familiar with the subject. I remember when I came to visit Berkeley my senior year of high school, there was a huge anti-PG&E campaign going on in the city because of an SF ballot measure.

The maps I find interesting are 78 and 79. 3 counties voted yes on 79: SF, Alpine, and Imperial. And Imperial, probably as a result of underperforming schools, also has the dubious honor of being the only county to vote yes on 78. But what’s Alpine’s story? I honestly don’t know.

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