louise on the left (coast)

Okay, folks. Tea Party is out and voting today.  The lines are perky, and long and they all have wee chips on their shoulders...Trust me.  Just saw them all. So, unless you are a rabid tea-bagger, and you actually give a crap about this election, then I suggest you find a way to get in line and do some voting, because the lines were long with people wearing a lot of "red, white and blue!" (-- blech !) Here's my quick and easy two cents on how/why I voted in today's election (Take it for what it's worth.) Voted Democrat straight down the line -- all the main ones.  (Brown, Newsom, Bowen, Chiang, Lockyer, Harris, Jones, Heising, Boxer, Skipped the Justice stuff (Who cares?  Why bother?) Schools -- Your call.  Your District.  (My kids go in a different district, so I'm out of the loop, there, frankly.) Mayor:  Skipped.  I'm done.  They're all scary.  Winner takes the spoils. City of Westminster:  PENNY LOOMER -- Only Democrat there. PROPS:

Louise on the Left's Cliff Notes for the lazy California Liberal Progressive. For those of us with busy lives and not enough time to research things fully, here are a few more links re: endorsements and recommendations regarding the California Special Elections May 19 th , 2009. Also, the election? It's today Like, Tuesday, May 19 th , today -- Later that day -- So, my husband I have been clicking around and STILL have been talking about what the right way to vote really is. It's confusing. He said "none of them will pass." I said "so, why don't we save them?" (I suddenly felt sorry for them. Like they'd been left at the animal shelter.) He said, "Well, because that first link you put up suggested not to." I asked him to recap for me why that was. He reminded me one of my first links was to a progressive group that urged people to vote "no" on all of them . "Why?" I asked, clearly still confused by it all. He f

Okay, so, it's time to start ignoring the sky is falling and start to think about important things, like the California special elections coming up on May 19, 2009. Hard to know where to start, however, since I know and trust the Courage Campaign , here are their links and info re: their progressive California Guide and their CA proposition choices. I'll post more info as it comes up -- Will dig deeper, shortly, on what our voting options are for Orange County, CA, too. Stay tuned for more on this subject later ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Courage Campaign According to The Courage Campaign, their STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS are as follows: The Courage Campaign staff is recommending you vote "No"on Propositions 1A, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F. We are not recommending a position on Proposition 1B. The staff believes these propositions do not offer the progressive solutions that California needs. Briefly, here are the reasons why we are re