tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post181351453848355429..comments2024-01-22T03:02:52.051-08:00Comments on California Greening: Poli-Sci Homework: Republican Richard RiordanWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-24725626675743452052009-04-04T19:55:00.000-07:002009-04-04T19:55:00.000-07:00The pattern in California has always been that in ...<I>The pattern in California has always been that in good times we overspend rather than saving for the future.</I><BR/><BR/>That quote seems to me to be one of the most salient points, although there are many. I don't live in CA, so I have no idea if regulatory burdens are onerous or not, but I tend to balk a bit at that sort of rhetoric. Of course, some regulations serve no purpose, or do unintended harm.<BR/><BR/>The real question, it seems to me, is, how do we Greens reach folks who agree with Riordan? Much of what he has written could have easily been written by any number of Greens.Gregg Jocoyhttp://www.greenpartywatch.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-92128166893206641432009-04-02T16:23:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:23:00.000-07:00You will be glad to know that the Santa Clara Coun...You will be glad to know that the Santa Clara County Green Party voted to take a solid NO position on the first five initiatives in the list. We only split our vote on the Legislator pay raise initiative, where half of us voted NO, a quarter voted YES, and a quarter voted DON'T TAKE A POSITION. I don't know anybody that is saying good things publicly about those initiatives.Tianhttp://tian.greens.orgnoreply@blogger.com