Howard Nelson wrote:

After all, how do you bribe a wealthy man?

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Frank....H

With unbridled power. And if that doesn't frighten you then what will?
Until the democrats get out of the business of promoting a nanny state
they probably will stay out of power.

I think an interesting question is why the majority of major urban areas
are "blue" and the remainder of the country is "red". Any thoughts? Are
the
people in the "blue" areas: Smarter? More Dependent? More Caring?
Need more services?

Howard


Not smarter but more "worldly". I'm not trying to insult anyone here. Some
of my closest friends live in rural areas. Some of those have never
traveled more that 100 miles from home. They see things very differently
than their neighbor whose job takes him all over the country (and once in a
while overseas).

More caring only in the sense that they see the plight of the poor first
hand and therefore it is more tangible to them. Rural "reds" have been led
to believe that people are poor solely because they are lazy. If they had
to come face to face with the realities they would care just as much.

Sometimes more services are needed to compensate for problems unique to
urban life. For the disadvantaged I suppose this can translate into 'more
dependent.

The biggest difference I see today is in attitude. "Reds" seem to have one
of "I've got mine, you get yours" while the "blues" is more like "We have
so much, we should try to make life better for the less fortunate".

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Frank....H