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Prop 8 Study Confirms Minorities As Swing Vote
Posted on January 7, 2009 | 6 CommentsShortly after the passage of Prop 8 an exit poll showed support among African-American voters to be at 70%. I don’t remember the exact sample size, but I remember noticing... -
O.C. Delegation Flounders on Auto Bailout
Posted on December 19, 2008 | No CommentsNot that it would have made any difference, but our little county’s delegation to Congress did not have a proud moment on the recent auto bailout vote. There was one... -
Record Low Gas Prices Ignored by Media
Posted on December 12, 2008 | 10 CommentsSo I was watching a movie from the early 1960′s and noticed a gas station in the background with gas at 32 cents a gallon. To adjust for inflation from... -
Future Grim for Republican Centrists
Posted on November 12, 2008 | 6 CommentsAn analysis of the 2008 election from a Centrist-Republican (practical pro-business and liberal on social issues) perspective is especially depressing. For the Republican party as a whole, the bad news... -
Ron W. Wins OJ Prop Pool
Posted on November 5, 2008 | 5 CommentsOK, there was no real Proposition pool, and we all made recommendations based on our consciences (such as they are, those of us who have one) not as predictions. But... -
Ron St. John’s picks on November ballot
Posted on October 28, 2008 | 8 CommentsHere’s my November ballot: President: Barr. When McCain picked Palin and became an advocate for the bailout I wanted my $100 back. The protest vote is imperfect but the best... -
A Pitch for Carillo in Judicial Race
Posted on October 23, 2008 | 18 CommentsMost judicial races are hard to get hold of. Political campaigning would be improper given the nonpartisan nature of the office. We don’t really want to elect judges based on... -
Proposition Guide aka Why I Hate Mom’s Apple Pie
Posted on October 2, 2008 | 3 CommentsOK, guys, here’s how to really vote on this years Props. I am not choosing these positions as a prediction of actual outcomes, but do think there should be some... -
McCain Has Lost Fiscal Conservatives
Posted on October 2, 2008 | 26 CommentsI expect socialism from left wingers like George W. Bush and Barack Obama, but with McCain voting with Bush and Obama in favor of the Wall Street rescue/bailout he has... -
McCain vs. Barr
Posted on September 8, 2008 | 9 CommentsHere’s why I’m voting for McCain. I speak here as someone who studied libertarian philosophy under John Hospers, the first ever LP candidate for president, and as someone who voted... -
Prop 2, Animals, & Ethical Philosophy
Posted on August 27, 2008 | 20 CommentsIn the 1970′s I studied Ethics at the University of Southern California and here’s what I remember: Egotism/egoism: I’m the only person in the world who matters, I and everyone... -
High Speed Rail
Posted on July 1, 2008 | 16 CommentsInasmuch as we live in a state of democratic socialism where we get to vote about our common economic endeavors, we will have the chance this fall in Proposition 1... -
Everyone is Lying About Drilling
Posted on June 19, 2008 | 14 CommentsThe current spats over drilling are yet another example of how poorly served we are by partisan politics as election-minded politicians on both sides of the aisle use exaggeration and... -
Anti-Marriage Amendment Advocates Anarchy
Posted on June 5, 2008 | 15 CommentsThis November’s anti-gay-marriage amendment is only 14 words: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” Its that word “only” that gives the amendment...
