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When it comes to complying with California traffic laws, the first couple is having a rough fall. ... Well, it appears the governor also needs a reminder about the state's traffic laws. The celebrity gossip hounds over at TMZ have posted several pics of the governor hopping in a Porsche he had left parked in a red zone.

Here's a book Review for Aphrodite Jones' true crime book-"Red Zone". For Marjorie Knoller is an idiot, married to an idiot, and when idiots raise killer dogs, innocent people like Diane Whipple die horrific deaths. The amazing behind the scenes story of the San Francisco dog mauling case.

Sneed hears a plan is afoot to impeach Gov. Blagojevich following the presidential election next month. Word is the votes are there. Stay tuned. Ring ring . . . A confident man: David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist/guru, has a special ring tone on his cell phone assigned to Barack Obama: "Signed, sealed, delivered." The Obama rally . . . Mayor Daley's big worry: that Obama's election night rally in Grant Park could turn into a security nightmare. • • Consider: The Obama camp is expecting 70,000 people. • • The shocker: How about 1 million-plus trying to get in to...

Barack Obama showed his deft political touch today, and demonstrated his keen insight into the lives of the little people in this country, with a speech that is sure to be worth at least thirty points in Pennsylvania in the upcoming primary: You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them... And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade...

In a classic application of bottom-up management denizens of small towns let their elected representatives in Washington D.C. know exactly how they expected them to handle the compromised immigration compromise bill that neither secured our borders, nor was any more enforceable than previous legislation it was meant to "fix."Earlier waves of immigrants – legal and illegal – flocked to CA, , FL, IL, NJ, NY and TX ("gateway" states) but have been dispersing across a wider swath of the U.S. since 2000. The foreign-born, non-English speaking populations of DE, GA, IN, NE, NV and SC have exploded, say demographers, with...

10. Cincinnati, Ohio Home of GOP Rep. Steve Chabot (ACU lifetime: 98%; 2005: 96%) who won his seat by campaigning for the balanced budget amendment and against abortion. Only Ohio Republican to oppose prescription-drug bill. Called "too conservative" by Democrat opponents, but city's district has re-elected him five times. Boasts conservative Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell as a former mayor. 9. Boise, Idaho Boise's 2nd District is described as "one of America’s most Republican districts" by The Almanac of American Politics. Represented by Mike Simpson (ACU lifetime: 90%; 2005: 92%), who replaced conservative former Rep. Mike Crapo when he...

People who live in the country have better mental health than those who live in towns and cities, researchers have said. Some theories have suggested that the isolation of rural living, the lack of social networks and difficulties accessing amenities have a negative impact on country-dwellers' mental health. But other studies have shown higher rates of common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety in urban areas, and also higher rates of suicides.

This just in: Colorado Springs is a conservative city. Exactly how right-leaning the town is may come as a surprise, though. The Springs ranked as the sixth-most conservative city in America out of 237 with at least 100,000 residents, according to a survey released Thursday by a voting-research think tank. More on this topic America's most conservative cities America's most liberal cities It was the largest city in the top 12, outdistancing the next biggest city on the list by more than 100,000 people. Colorado Springs’ placement on the list was enough to destroy a main theory of the Bay...

On the 25th anniversary of the Mt. St. Helens eruption, survivors and loved ones, after uncovering duplicity in Carter administration records of the volcano and its potential dangers, are demanding an apology. Carter personally blamed the 57 people that died as being inside the Red Zone. In reality, the volcano's blast exceeded this governement-assigned area. The facts around this tragedy are classic Jimmy Carter duplicity, and are instructive of the real Carter, best described as a man that always found fault in others. A man of pettiness, self-absorbtion, and significantly-flawed judgement. All of which even today he and his media...

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Steven Vincent, the author of the new book, In the Red Zone: A Journey Into The Soul Of Iraq. You can visit his blog at www.redzoneblog.com. FP: Steven Vincent, welcome to Frontpage Interview. Vincent:  Thanks for the opportunity to be here, Jamie. FP: You went to Iraq in the fall of 2003, and the winter and spring of 2004, traveling on your own, with no bodyguards or security of any kind.  Are you courageous, noble or crazy? Or a bit of all three? Vincent:  I’ll defer notions of courage and nobility to our soldiers in Iraq—as for being crazy,...

Total Bush Kerry Diff. Bush% Kerry% 01 ALCONA 6,529 3,590 2,871 719 54.99% 43.97% 02 ALGER 4,767 2,316 2,395 -79 48.58% 50.24% 03 ALLEGAN 52,709 32,952 19,227 13,725 62.52% 36.48% 04 ALPENA 15,210 7,665 7,406 259 50.39% 48.69% 05 ANTRIM 13,619 8,379 5,072 3,307 61.52% 37.24% 06 ARENAC 8,216 4,071 4,076 -5 49.55% 49.61% 07 BARAGA 3,684 1,977 1,660 317 53.66% 45.06% 08 BARRY 30,275 18,638 11,312 7,326 61.56% 37.36% 09 BAY 57,046 25,443 31,041 -5,598 44.60% 54.41% 10 BENZIE 9,777 5,283 4,383 900 54.03% 44.83% 11 BERRIEN 74,648 41,069 32,830 8,239 55.02% 43.98% 12 BRANCH 17,967 10,784 7,004...

California General ElectionNovember 2, 2004   Home   Please Read   County Reporting Status   Feedback      PresidentResults as of Nov 4, 2004 at 11:15 am  All Counties Returns | Statewide | Other Contests   Alameda 100.0% ( 1141 of 1141 ) precincts reporting Candidate Party Votes Percent      John F. Kerry Democratic 326,675 74.4 * George W. Bush Republican 107,489 24.5 Michael Anthony Peroutka American Independent 665 0.1 David Cobb Green 1,926 0.5 Michael Badnarik Libertarian 1,731 0.3 Leonard Peltier Peace & Freedom 1,155 0.2  Alpine 100.0% ( 5 of 5 ) precincts reporting Candidate Party Votes Percent     ...

WASHINGTON — With the Democratic Party splattered at his feet in little blue puddles, John Kerry told the crushed crowd at Faneuil Hall in Boston about his concession call to President Bush. "We had a good conversation," the senator said. "And we talked about the danger of division in our country and the need, the desperate need, for unity, for finding the common ground, coming together. Today I hope that we can begin the healing." Democrat: Heal thyself. W. doesn't see division as a danger. He sees it as a wingman. The president got re-elected by dividing the country along...

I thought I had all the answers regarding politics until my one of my teen aged sons asked me (and yes, I'm proud to say both of them are conservative) why large cities tend to vote Democrat, and rural areas - or mostly the rest of the country, Republican? Can I get some opinions out there?

Across the world the red/blue map of America's voting preferences is being shown. Wrongly we hear “So all the blue states voted for Kerry. The West Coast is all Kerry” NO! I am proud to say that in my California 4.4 million voted for Bush, to Kerry's 5.5 million. We are not a totally God-forsaken state!!! And...

Dems may have conceded BUT, they are still locked and loaded......................HEADS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forget the old North-South split -- recent polling is reinforcing the notion that the new fault line in California politics is inland vs. the coast. "And it's a phenomenon that may be with us for some time,'' said Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo.

This is certainly something that might make any "polls" coming from Florida a little less reliable and certainly not in Bush's favor if this article is accurate. Hopefully people really do make every effort to vote even through this rough time. 'Bush Country' Areas Of Florida Hit Most By Storms

Registered Democrats now minority in Stanislaus, San Joaquin counties. snip... Regardless of the reason, Republicans have persuaded more voters to register on their side in the past four years and now outnumber Democrats in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties, according to the latest voter registration tallies at the secretary of state's office. Before the last presidential election, more voters in the Northern San Joaquin Valley were registered as Democrats than Republicans. San Joaquin Republicans took the lead in 2002 and Stanislaus Republicans were edging out Democrats by the March primary this year. Overall, voter registration in Merced, San Joaquin and...

I hate living in western Oregon and am seriously contemplating moving to another part of the country. I prefer more sunshine, less cloudy days and a conservative majority. Any advice is kindly regarded.