plantbrain
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It's sort of a hoot that many of my friends abroad feel they should get to vote in the USA as the effects are felt very strongly in their countries. I can see their point
I voted a few weeks ago via mail(the only way to go here, the pools are zoos about now and particularly today!).
Looks like a landslide to me. Never thought I'd ever see this day, no one here really did.
Another friend asked if I voted in the past as well(I have always voted in every election), and was I responsible for W. Ahaha.....nope. Local issues in California are quite tense so I hoper to see those results. I think they will be a landslide as well.
Hopefully lots of good changes coming up.
These things go in cycles, but I have to admit that the pendulum swings back and forth every few years, it just got stuck the last 8 years. Same for the housing market here, every 30-40 years goes bust and then slowly builds to a crazed greed fed monster like the in 1980's in CA.
The Govenator is not doing too bad here. He's been better and is pro environment(within reason and still not get tossed out by the business interest) than I thought. Gay marriage is the big one here on CA's ballot, lots of tradition talk about what is means, some funny responses from friends abroad there too on this one.
"Why is this even an issue when it's no one's business but the couple?"
"Why can't the people in the USA discuss politics openly without becoming so hostile"
I guess it's like soccer matches in Europe vs the USA Even that's changing.
You guys can have the Beckam's back though
Tis a strange place indeed.
At least one is going a more positive way than the last two.
Like sales and marketing, politics here is all about perception.
The mood is nervous here.
Regards,
Tom Barr
I voted a few weeks ago via mail(the only way to go here, the pools are zoos about now and particularly today!).
Looks like a landslide to me. Never thought I'd ever see this day, no one here really did.
Another friend asked if I voted in the past as well(I have always voted in every election), and was I responsible for W. Ahaha.....nope. Local issues in California are quite tense so I hoper to see those results. I think they will be a landslide as well.
Hopefully lots of good changes coming up.
These things go in cycles, but I have to admit that the pendulum swings back and forth every few years, it just got stuck the last 8 years. Same for the housing market here, every 30-40 years goes bust and then slowly builds to a crazed greed fed monster like the in 1980's in CA.
The Govenator is not doing too bad here. He's been better and is pro environment(within reason and still not get tossed out by the business interest) than I thought. Gay marriage is the big one here on CA's ballot, lots of tradition talk about what is means, some funny responses from friends abroad there too on this one.
"Why is this even an issue when it's no one's business but the couple?"
"Why can't the people in the USA discuss politics openly without becoming so hostile"
I guess it's like soccer matches in Europe vs the USA Even that's changing.
You guys can have the Beckam's back though
Tis a strange place indeed.
At least one is going a more positive way than the last two.
Like sales and marketing, politics here is all about perception.
The mood is nervous here.
Regards,
Tom Barr