20 January 2010
Referendurm Schemefarendum
Keeping in mind that I realize that I bill this as a "horse" blog, there is other stuff that interests me. Politics for one has been a family fascination on both the sire and dam side (there, that will keep it horsey.)
My Mother's side is chalk full of yellow dog democrats, heck we're Swedish so there has to be a bit of social consciousness. My Father's side is immutably republican, not conservative in the current definition; they have hearts. Thus by nurture, I have become decidable moderate, which pisses my father off because I'm the most conservative of his 4 boys and he perceives me as liberal, and pisses my brother Price off because he thinks I'm too conservative. Mom on the other hand is all good because she enjoys our political conversations.
So while the rest of America (especially Fox) was incorrectly commenting on how the election back east was a "Federal Referendum" on Obama last night, I was holding out hope that it is possible to defeat a dismissive, aloof, female, democrat.
Long has the California Republican Party tried to dislodge our (California's) Junior senator, Barbara Boxer to no avail. The CRP has ponied up tomato cans Bruce Herschensohn, a T.V. commentator who banked his campaign on the "flat tax", former state Treasurer Matt Fong who was defeated by the cheer "Fong is Wrong", and Bill Jones who is best known for authoring California's three strikes law, but is mostly forgettable. So it's no wonder that she is still around.
So last night as my heart leap with joy, this morning my hopes were violently dashed on the rocks of reality. Oh joyous was it for me to learn on the other side of the slate was; Tom Campbell, who has the charisma of a rock and absolutely no haberdashery sense. Chuck DeVore who's web page was running a shout out from a woman from Texas this morning. Al Ramirez who pains to point out on his website that he is Spanish and not Mexican. Finally, Carly Fiorina, who is recovering from cancer, so I won't make light of her for the time being.
The fact that only Ramirez has posted an opinion on the environment (DeVore does address water), should concern everyone because historically a Republican with no environmental position generally lean, though sometimes unintentionally, to the side of industry. Further none of them are Cal Bred (another dash of horsey.) Now I realize that this sounds hypocritical because I didn't get here until 1983, but I still beat 3 of the 4 out here, Campbell being the lone exception.
None of them are coming anywhere near where I live in the low high desert with the exception of Campbell who has one appearance listed in North Hollywood, 35 miles to the south. So much for getting in your pick up truck. But to be fair, as a person who has seen what little of the state that he has, all by pick up truck, which I'll wager is more than Scott Brown clocked in all of Massachusetts, it's no picnic.
Friday- California Senate Race and California's Honked Up Election Laws.
My Mother's side is chalk full of yellow dog democrats, heck we're Swedish so there has to be a bit of social consciousness. My Father's side is immutably republican, not conservative in the current definition; they have hearts. Thus by nurture, I have become decidable moderate, which pisses my father off because I'm the most conservative of his 4 boys and he perceives me as liberal, and pisses my brother Price off because he thinks I'm too conservative. Mom on the other hand is all good because she enjoys our political conversations.
So while the rest of America (especially Fox) was incorrectly commenting on how the election back east was a "Federal Referendum" on Obama last night, I was holding out hope that it is possible to defeat a dismissive, aloof, female, democrat.
Long has the California Republican Party tried to dislodge our (California's) Junior senator, Barbara Boxer to no avail. The CRP has ponied up tomato cans Bruce Herschensohn, a T.V. commentator who banked his campaign on the "flat tax", former state Treasurer Matt Fong who was defeated by the cheer "Fong is Wrong", and Bill Jones who is best known for authoring California's three strikes law, but is mostly forgettable. So it's no wonder that she is still around.
So last night as my heart leap with joy, this morning my hopes were violently dashed on the rocks of reality. Oh joyous was it for me to learn on the other side of the slate was; Tom Campbell, who has the charisma of a rock and absolutely no haberdashery sense. Chuck DeVore who's web page was running a shout out from a woman from Texas this morning. Al Ramirez who pains to point out on his website that he is Spanish and not Mexican. Finally, Carly Fiorina, who is recovering from cancer, so I won't make light of her for the time being.
The fact that only Ramirez has posted an opinion on the environment (DeVore does address water), should concern everyone because historically a Republican with no environmental position generally lean, though sometimes unintentionally, to the side of industry. Further none of them are Cal Bred (another dash of horsey.) Now I realize that this sounds hypocritical because I didn't get here until 1983, but I still beat 3 of the 4 out here, Campbell being the lone exception.
None of them are coming anywhere near where I live in the low high desert with the exception of Campbell who has one appearance listed in North Hollywood, 35 miles to the south. So much for getting in your pick up truck. But to be fair, as a person who has seen what little of the state that he has, all by pick up truck, which I'll wager is more than Scott Brown clocked in all of Massachusetts, it's no picnic.
Friday- California Senate Race and California's Honked Up Election Laws.
Labels: Al Ramirez, California Senate Election, Carly Fiorina, Chuck DeVore, Pick Ups, the Senator, Tom Campbell
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Ahem. Yellow Dog is a perjorative term, dear brother. It applies to the southerners who said "I would rather vote for a yellow dog than a republican". Grandpa was more in the mold of Fighting Bob LaFollette of Wisconsin fame. Please regard the fact that the part of your family that is nearer to Asgard has and had nothing to do with the south, which pleases me greatly. We would appreciate a mention in an update. I look forward to your correction.
Thank you,
Price J Trosin, LMT
Thank you,
Price J Trosin, LMT
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