Yep that's what keeps us here, and family. The politics are obsurd as the people that get elected. But most of you also know at least someone from here who isn't a reflection of current politics. Ronald Regan comes to mind.
It is one of the few states where you can ride a motorcycle or drive with the top down every month of the year without getting wet, where you can go 2 hours one direction and be skiing, or two hours another and be surfing or swimming in the Pacific. Most places have little to no humidity, yet water is still redily available. The state as a whole is very divided politically, as can be seen by who gets elected Govenor. One year it will be a Republican, and the next a Democrat, which is a seesaw effect that causes many stalemates as far as education and other state regulated policy comes from. Up until about 4-6 years ago, we offered some of the cheapest and most prestigious college educations in the nation.
Unfortunately we have a lot of two faced Politicians running and serving here. Feinstein comes to mind for gun laws. She did a public stent on gun reform, turning in your firearms to be melted down. She turned in her smith and wesson 5 shot 38 in front of the cameras showing how she was leading the way. Immediately after the camera crew left she ordered her body guard to get her gun back. I have spoken with officers who were there that day to witness that little tidbit.
But our screwy gun laws are a foothold for anti gun politicians to push foward their aganda, which will spread nation wide unless people speak out. The NRA is being credited for the recent UN arms treaty not being drafted and accepted as policy. Unfortunately, they just tabled the issue for 6 months. Hum.............What will be different 6 months from now?
It's scary how many policies the current white house has effected don't go into effect until well into Obama's second term. I admit I voted for him, and I admit I feel misled, and angry for the political decisions he does and takes credit for. I will not vote for him again. Romny is not the answer, but he is the only chance for a different figure head for the next four years. Then it will be the same battle again!