Here’s the thing — we are CA natives. Think often about moving to CO, where many family members have moved. However, we are ensconced in jobs and community affairs, so it might not happen. 50-50.
I do believe the tide is turning. The local TeaParty did a bang-up job of getting out the vote, and our conservative, new State Assemblyman WON. He was opposed tooth and nail by the SEIU goons. This is terrific.
This is the same battle, different front, that is being fought around the world. Look at the Catholic Church — the Pope is fighting to clean out the pockets of liberalism. They are not all gone — yet. The Germans are starting to understand that they cannot just spend, spend, spend, and they are returning to conservative values. The Tea Party is rising and thriving here in the US. The fog of the 60s is clearing and folks are starting to repudiate the excesses.
Will it happen overnight? No. Will there be set-backs? Yes. Does it mean we should give up? NO NEVER!! There were many battles lost in the American Revolution, and there were many times people could have given up. But they never did. Same for World War 2 — many battles lost in the first years. Same in the Civil War.
I just read Churchill’s quote, tho — ‘This is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. But it might just be the end of the beginning.’ And Pope JP2’s quote (on my desktop) is also right — “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people, and Hallelujah is our song.”
That is inspiring! Just maybe the left wing loons that won in CA will embarass themselves and turn off voters for the Dems. It seems to have awakened the masses in the rest of the country after total Dem control in DC. You and yours can be there to pick up the pieces.
Sorry to say, the CA crowd has already moved to and ruined Nevada and (my home) Colorado. Please stay in CA and live with your choices, don’t spread them elsewhere.