[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptorduck: What part of the Bay Area do you live in? I grew up in Mountain View and my dad worked in Palo Alto. Just curious.

I have a buddy of mine that works for Intel in Sta Clara and lives in Los Altos. He has been keeping an eye on the Bay Area market since 1995, and reporting on the various ups and downs (dot.com boom and bust, then housing bubble following).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptorduck: What part of the Bay Area do you live in? I grew up in Mountain View and my dad worked in Palo Alto. Just curious.

I have a buddy of mine that works for Intel in Sta Clara and lives in Los Altos. He has been keeping an eye on the Bay Area market since 1995, and reporting on the various ups and downs (dot.com boom and bust, then housing bubble following).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptorduck: What part of the Bay Area do you live in? I grew up in Mountain View and my dad worked in Palo Alto. Just curious.

I have a buddy of mine that works for Intel in Sta Clara and lives in Los Altos. He has been keeping an eye on the Bay Area market since 1995, and reporting on the various ups and downs (dot.com boom and bust, then housing bubble following).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

raptorduck: What part of the Bay Area do you live in? I grew up in Mountain View and my dad worked in Palo Alto. Just curious.

I have a buddy of mine that works for Intel in Sta Clara and lives in Los Altos. He has been keeping an eye on the Bay Area market since 1995, and reporting on the various ups and downs (dot.com boom and bust, then housing bubble following).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

marion: Not me. Way too inexperienced in foreign policy matters, and weak on defense. His willingness to engage in dialogue on a peer basis with Syria, Iran and North Korea strikes me as nearly infantile.

Bush was a very weak President and a studied reading of his time as governor of Texas would have shown exactly what to expect from his Presidency. While Republican, I voted against him in both 2000 and 2004, mainly because I couldn’t support someone I knew had nothing in common with either Goldwater or Reagan Republicanism.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

marion: Not me. Way too inexperienced in foreign policy matters, and weak on defense. His willingness to engage in dialogue on a peer basis with Syria, Iran and North Korea strikes me as nearly infantile.

Bush was a very weak President and a studied reading of his time as governor of Texas would have shown exactly what to expect from his Presidency. While Republican, I voted against him in both 2000 and 2004, mainly because I couldn’t support someone I knew had nothing in common with either Goldwater or Reagan Republicanism.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

marion: Not me. Way too inexperienced in foreign policy matters, and weak on defense. His willingness to engage in dialogue on a peer basis with Syria, Iran and North Korea strikes me as nearly infantile.

Bush was a very weak President and a studied reading of his time as governor of Texas would have shown exactly what to expect from his Presidency. While Republican, I voted against him in both 2000 and 2004, mainly because I couldn’t support someone I knew had nothing in common with either Goldwater or Reagan Republicanism.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

marion: Not me. Way too inexperienced in foreign policy matters, and weak on defense. His willingness to engage in dialogue on a peer basis with Syria, Iran and North Korea strikes me as nearly infantile.

Bush was a very weak President and a studied reading of his time as governor of Texas would have shown exactly what to expect from his Presidency. While Republican, I voted against him in both 2000 and 2004, mainly because I couldn’t support someone I knew had nothing in common with either Goldwater or Reagan Republicanism.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

marion: Not me. Way too inexperienced in foreign policy matters, and weak on defense. His willingness to engage in dialogue on a peer basis with Syria, Iran and North Korea strikes me as nearly infantile.

Bush was a very weak President and a studied reading of his time as governor of Texas would have shown exactly what to expect from his Presidency. While Republican, I voted against him in both 2000 and 2004, mainly because I couldn’t support someone I knew had nothing in common with either Goldwater or Reagan Republicanism.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

kev: And, as evidenced by some of the comments on this thread, the strength of the wedge issue persists. God forbid anyone spend the time necessary to educate themselves on the issues; rather, let’s focus on single issues and lose sight of the big picture.

That is what got Bush elected twice: The ability of Rove to create divisive wedge issues that diverted focus, and allowed for an effective divide and conquer strategy.

There is not a single candidate out there right now that has offered a more honest, and pragmatic, view of what confronts us right now than Ron Paul. And I consider this guy a fringe player (based on his politics and voting record). I wouldn’t vote for any of the Republican candidates (other than Paul) and certainly none of the Democrats.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

kev: And, as evidenced by some of the comments on this thread, the strength of the wedge issue persists. God forbid anyone spend the time necessary to educate themselves on the issues; rather, let’s focus on single issues and lose sight of the big picture.

That is what got Bush elected twice: The ability of Rove to create divisive wedge issues that diverted focus, and allowed for an effective divide and conquer strategy.

There is not a single candidate out there right now that has offered a more honest, and pragmatic, view of what confronts us right now than Ron Paul. And I consider this guy a fringe player (based on his politics and voting record). I wouldn’t vote for any of the Republican candidates (other than Paul) and certainly none of the Democrats.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

kev: And, as evidenced by some of the comments on this thread, the strength of the wedge issue persists. God forbid anyone spend the time necessary to educate themselves on the issues; rather, let’s focus on single issues and lose sight of the big picture.

That is what got Bush elected twice: The ability of Rove to create divisive wedge issues that diverted focus, and allowed for an effective divide and conquer strategy.

There is not a single candidate out there right now that has offered a more honest, and pragmatic, view of what confronts us right now than Ron Paul. And I consider this guy a fringe player (based on his politics and voting record). I wouldn’t vote for any of the Republican candidates (other than Paul) and certainly none of the Democrats.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

kev: And, as evidenced by some of the comments on this thread, the strength of the wedge issue persists. God forbid anyone spend the time necessary to educate themselves on the issues; rather, let’s focus on single issues and lose sight of the big picture.

That is what got Bush elected twice: The ability of Rove to create divisive wedge issues that diverted focus, and allowed for an effective divide and conquer strategy.

There is not a single candidate out there right now that has offered a more honest, and pragmatic, view of what confronts us right now than Ron Paul. And I consider this guy a fringe player (based on his politics and voting record). I wouldn’t vote for any of the Republican candidates (other than Paul) and certainly none of the Democrats.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

kev: And, as evidenced by some of the comments on this thread, the strength of the wedge issue persists. God forbid anyone spend the time necessary to educate themselves on the issues; rather, let’s focus on single issues and lose sight of the big picture.

That is what got Bush elected twice: The ability of Rove to create divisive wedge issues that diverted focus, and allowed for an effective divide and conquer strategy.

There is not a single candidate out there right now that has offered a more honest, and pragmatic, view of what confronts us right now than Ron Paul. And I consider this guy a fringe player (based on his politics and voting record). I wouldn’t vote for any of the Republican candidates (other than Paul) and certainly none of the Democrats.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

marion: I think the larger question is: Would he do a worse job of running the country than the usual group of clowns we’re being offered?

As far as his stance on certain issues: He strikes me as a wingnut libertarian, but I do believe this country needs an enema of epic proportions, and he might be just the guy to do it. He is proposing some fairly radical stuff but, in light of present circumstances, it appears that he isn’t far off in his recommendations.

I write this as an archconservative Republican (albeit an extremely disappointed one), so you know where I am coming from.

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