[Vision2020] Plan to Divide Electoral Votes Progresses

[David M. Budge]

Joan,

You said:

"A strong, smart, savvy Democratic candidate (please, God, give us one 
in 2008) might play well enough in Moscow and Couer d'Alene and a few 
other places to do some real damage.  Kerry came close to Bush up here 
in Latah County, largely because he was "not Bush."  So, hell, a little 
proportional representation couldn't hurt."

Well, I have to agree with you about the "damage" clause at least.  But 
really, I have no partisan dog in this fight as I generally understand 
the bipartisan nature of pusillanimous snollygosters that run for 
national offices. 

As for the debate of proportional or direct representation, I'm sticking 
with Hamilton in Federalist 68.  What the hell do I know?  I live in 
Montana.

If you and your party do find a strong leader, I doubt that you'll have 
much worry about influence.  After all, John Kerry sits up at night and 
thinks "How did I lose to this Boob?"  A perfect commentary to our 
current and continuing talent crises.  Still, I'll read the speeches on 
the net.

Knowing, however, that you have "the entire 1967 series of "The 
Avengers" on VHS" reaffirms my opinion that Lincoln was right about "the 
better angels of our nature."  Some things simply must transcend the 
twaddleage of political discourse. I'm obviously envious.

David Budge

> Hi David,
>  
> Okay, at first your scenarios scared the hell out of me.  But then I 
> remembered that I have Dish Network and the entire 1967 series of "The 
> Avengers" on VHS.  Listening to banal speeches like the one Bush 
> treated Montana to yesterday is entirely optional.  
>  
> As regards GOP candidates speaking only to southern Idaho and thus 
> increasing that region's power over the rest of us, well, how much 
> more of the state could they possibly control?  We here in Moscow are 
> already dictated to by the likes of Senator Bear-Claw on the Senate 
> Education Committee.  (And judging from his reported pronouncements, 
> I suspect that, unlike Jethro Bodine, Senator Barraclough has yet to 
> grad-jee-ate from the sixth grade.  He's a complete ma-roon.)
>  
> A strong, smart, savvy Democratic candidate (please, God, give us one 
> in 2008) might play well enough in Moscow and Couer d'Alene and a few 
> other places to do some real damage.  Kerry came close to Bush up here 
> in Latah County, largely because he was "not Bush."  So, hell, a 
> little proportional representation couldn't hurt.  I'd just like to 
> see a Presidential candidate every once in awhile without having 
> to drive to Spokane or Seattle.
>  
> Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
> www.auntie-establishment.com <http://www.auntie-establishment.com>
>   
>  
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: David M. Budge
>     Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 12:07 PM
>     To: Joan Opyr
>     Cc: Vision2020 Moscow
>     Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Plan to Divide Electoral Votes Progresses
>      
>     Be careful what you wish for.  I'm an Idaho ex-pat living in
>     Montana (5th generation Idahoan, 3rd generation Moscowvite) and an
>     interloper to these various dialogues at vision 2020.  So, yes,
>     Montana is listening, but paying little attention.  George Bush
>     was here (well, in Great Falls) yesterday with a long, droning,
>     reiteration of his stump speech ala tort reform and SoSec reform. 
>     Verbal valium of the banal form - no thanks.  Think of the awful
>     hours of listening to radio campaign ads and the deleterious
>     effect on television (if that's possible.)  Think how, given
>     Idaho's population concentration in the south, Idaho's voices from
>     the moral conservatives then becoming even more pronounced in
>     public policy debate.
>
>     As to the argument about Maine and Nebraska; Kerry took all of
>     Maine, Bush took all of Nebraska.  Seems both states suffered
>     unnecessary noise pollution. 
>
>     Dave Budge  
>
>
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