"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >,
> Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
>
>> On Nov 1, 8:21 pm, NOYDB <ljlameres at acd.net> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 09:33:04 -0700, (Michael
>> >
>> > America) wrote:
>> > >get the democRATS out of there. they plan on taking over the ontrol of
>> > >all food.
>> >
>> > Vote the straight libertarian ticket. A pox on both their
>> > houses!!!!
>>
>> I used to be a Libertarian. Then I grew up and realized that
>> most people are too dumb to pour **** out of a boot, and
>> thus cannot act from enlightened self-interest.
>
> Not just stupid, but I think apathy is big, also. Just this morning
> someone was boasting about how they weren't going to vote, because they
> had just moved to the state. Just moved? How many years ago? Can't
> pick up the local paper for a few minutes and see who they are
> recommending (or look at their web site if they don't want to pay for
> the paper)? They better not start posting here about corrupt local
> politicians!
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>
If you want to talk about me, why not mention me by name? I wasn't
"boasting" about anything. Picking up the local paper doesn't tell me
anything. Have you ever *read* the Beaufort Gazette? Thirty pages about
nothing! And BTW, for two of those years I was rather busy dealing first
with my father who had dementia and didn't even recognize me. Second, my
mother who, when he died was a complete mess (they were married 57 years).
She was ill herself, then she broke her hip and went down from there. I was
basically a housekeeper, doing all the shopping, cooking and cleaning.
Paying medical bills and dealing with settling first his then her estates.
I wasn't paying attention to local politics, except to know Governor Mark
Sanford was screwing some chick in Argentina. So I'm terribly sorry, Dan,
but I don't *know* who the local politicians are. I won't vote a straight
ticket, Democratic or Republican, without having some sense of what they're
representing. It's not apathy. It's wanting to make an informed choice.
And I admit, I'm not informed. So I didn't vote for anyone.
Jill