Where's Lex Luthor when you need a super-sized earthquake?

and a powerhouse congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

I lol'd

fark both of the above posts, it's about time that the most populous state has the most say.

/democracy FTW

Good, New York and California should hold more sway, considering the fact that they pay or all of the Red States stop signs and courthouses to put the 10 Commandments in front of.

Yes, because if there is anything we all need, it's to be more like California.

cchris_39: Yes, because if there is anything we all need, it's to be more like California.


As opposed to what? Arkansas? Oklahoma? Florida?

Powerhouse as in , "Bow down to Bush for the last two years? "

"I really do think the Barack Obama agenda is something that has been heavily California-driven, particularly the green environment and green technology stuff where California has been a leader out of necessity because of the environmental issues we confront," said Cain. "We were once regarded as kind of out there and too soft and too green. All that is now transformed dramatically."

Guess it isnt to early to start taking credit for things that might happen

Nickdude: fark both of the above posts, it's about time that the most populous state has the most say.

/democracy FTW

Which is why we have a Senate.

/Representative Democracy FTFY

A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.

cchris_39: Yes, because if there is anything we all need, it's to be more like California.

QFT! I love California. Absolutely beautiful geography that translates into a wonderful economy and a great place to do science.

AnubisMan: A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.


Yeah we'd be much better off if we could all be more like the states that lead in infant mortality, teen pregnancy and bible thumping!

Sym_pathetic: Nickdude: fark both of the above posts, it's about time that the most populous state has the most say.

/democracy FTW

Which is why we have a Senate.

/Representative Democracy FTFY


thanks for fixing that. balance of power and all that

hoo-ray for galifoenya!

Interesting in that the big gains for CA come mostly in the cabinet. It would be interesting to see a 20th century survey of which states have produced the most cabinet members under each presidential administration vs. the power that state holds in each chamber. My guess is that there are champion states for each party (Texas under GW Bush, CA under Obama) that have a lot of concentrated power irrespective of size, but related to congressmen from that's state ability to solidify their power through gerrymandering and fund raising.

Apik0r0s: AnubisMan: A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.


Yeah we'd be much better off if we could all be more like the states that lead in infant mortality, teen pregnancy and bible thumping!

Can't we expect balanced budgets and no religious kookery? Or is that too much to ask?

Medical Marijuana for the whole nation?

That is change we can all believe in.

Well this is just craptastic

I love the people who jump to assume that all the stats beside California are Bible thumping states.

Phil Herup: Medical Marijuana for the whole nation?

That is change we can all believe in.


beyond that, how about legalized industrial hemp?

/billions in revenue either way
//medical mary-jane patient

Apik0r0s: Good, New York and California should hold more sway, considering the fact that they pay or all of the Red States stop signs and courthouses to put the 10 Commandments in front of.

Keep telling yourself that. You're the only one that believes it. (^)

cchris_39: Yes, because if there is anything we all need, it's to be more like California.

THIS, unless you were being sarcastic.

Headso: Apik0r0s: AnubisMan: A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.


Yeah we'd be much better off if we could all be more like the states that lead in infant mortality, teen pregnancy and bible thumping!

Can't we expect balanced budgets and no religious kookery? Or is that too much to ask?

Plus, CA is one of the few states that have let the religions write their laws for 'em directly. Mm, bans on loose marriage law for everyone, what fun.

cchris_39: Yes, because if there is anything we all need, it's to be more like California.

Oh shiat, you're from Dallas. So, what, we need 30 more years of Texas style leadership?

/yikes

cchris_39: Yes, because if there is anything we all need, it's to be more like California.

Add me to the number who agree with you even though you were being sarcastic. I'm from New York, though (you can try to be like New York, but it won't work.)

One thing I think we can agree on is that no one wants to be like Missouri.

Headso: Apik0r0s: AnubisMan: A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.


Yeah we'd be much better off if we could all be more like the states that lead in infant mortality, teen pregnancy and bible thumping!

Can't we expect balanced budgets and no religious kookery? Or is that too much to ask?

Californians believe that every single state with a balanced budget must kill children and make all policy decisions based on religion.

Just what you want; the bankrupt leading the way.

PacManDreaming: Keep telling yourself that. You're the only one that believes it.

And Texas is third in revenue to the Fed (after CA and NY), which is who buys stop signs for West Virginia.

Neocon to post "San Francisco Values" in 4...3...2...

Well, you can root around in Arkansas and find pro-choice Obama-voting PHD's who have many stamps in their passports and who believe their hybrid automobile is saving the atmosphere, just as you can root around in California and find pro-life George W. Bush voters who advocate bombing Arabs and who believe the Bible literally.

Then you can root around on Fark.com and find chamber of commerce assholes from just about anywhere who believe in the red-state/blue-state myth, and sincerely believe some states have superior populations compared to others. Stupidity and jingoism know no bounds.

BTW, California is f*cked up worse than the average state, but that's just what happens when you cram too many American jerks onto one piece of land. Nothing unique about it. If the deranged, hypocritical piece of sh*t Nancy Pelosi will now wield more power, that just tells you that America gets what it deserves.

INTERTRON: Headso: Apik0r0s: AnubisMan: A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.


Yeah we'd be much better off if we could all be more like the states that lead in infant mortality, teen pregnancy and bible thumping!

Can't we expect balanced budgets and no religious kookery? Or is that too much to ask?

Californians believe that every single state with a balanced budget must kill children and make all policy decisions based on religion.


Nice fallacy.

Jim_Callahan: Plus, CA is one of the few states that have let the religions write their laws for 'em directly. Mm, bans on loose marriage law for everyone, what fun.

good point, curious as to what other states have bigotry based on religious ideology written into their constitution? anyone know?

AnubisMan: A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.

With the minority party at the state level continuing to practice its budgetary douchebaggery, it's really hard to get anything done. Even the governator is at odds with these assholes, and they're his party. Don't worry though, they are contributing to their own demise more than anyone else. The sooner we get rid of these creeps the better.

FreshCliches: Neocon to post "San Francisco Values" in 4...3...2...

canyoneer: Well, you can root around in Arkansas and find pro-choice Obama-voting PHD's who have many stamps in their passports and who believe their hybrid automobile is saving the atmosphere, just as you can root around in California and find pro-life George W. Bush voters who advocate bombing Arabs and who believe the Bible literally.

Then you can root around on Fark.com and find chamber of commerce assholes from just about anywhere who believe in the red-state/blue-state myth, and sincerely believe some states have superior populations compared to others. Stupidity and jingoism know no bounds.

BTW, California is f*cked up worse than the average state, but that's just what happens when you cram too many American jerks onto one piece of land. Nothing unique about it. If the deranged, hypocritical piece of sh*t Nancy Pelosi will now wield more power, that just tells you that America gets what it deserves.


great call

Nickdude: INTERTRON: Headso: Apik0r0s: AnubisMan: A state that cannot balance its books in charge, smart.


Yeah we'd be much better off if we could all be more like the states that lead in infant mortality, teen pregnancy and bible thumping!

Can't we expect balanced budgets and no religious kookery? Or is that too much to ask?

Californians believe that every single state with a balanced budget must kill children and make all policy decisions based on religion.


Nice fallacy.

Just responding to one in kind.

Change I can believe in.

Arnold T Pants: Just what you want; the bankrupt leading the way.

that is where we're heading, anyway...

California = Prop 8.

That's all I need to know.

As it should be.

lunchinlewis: California = Prop 8.

That's all I need to know.

what do you mean by that? That (out of state) religious nutjobs pump a lot of money into passing a proposition that they know will get challenged in court? Or that people in california are getting closer to the point of gay acceptance?

And for the record, there is nothing more undemocratic then the Senate.

PacManDreaming: Apik0r0s: Good, New York and California should hold more sway, considering the fact that they pay or all of the Red States stop signs and courthouses to put the 10 Commandments in front of.

Keep telling yourself that. You're the only one that believes it. (^)

So what you're saying is that since the price of oil has gone up, Texas' economy has improved.

Nickdude: what do you mean by that? That (out of state) religious nutjobs pump a lot of money into passing a proposition

yeah nobody actually voted for it.

Nickdude: lunchinlewis: California = Prop 8.

That's all I need to know.

what do you mean by that? That (out of state) religious nutjobs pump a lot of money into passing a proposition that they know will get challenged in court? Or that people in california are getting closer to the point of gay acceptance?

He probably means that the majority of voting Californians don't support equal rights for homosexuals.

INTERTRON: He probably means that the majority of voting Californians don't support equal rights for homosexuals.

Pretty much that.

lunchinlewis: equal rights for homosexuals.

especially the right to bare arms.

INTERTRON: Nickdude: lunchinlewis: California = Prop 8.

That's all I need to know.

what do you mean by that? That (out of state) religious nutjobs pump a lot of money into passing a proposition that they know will get challenged in court? Or that people in california are getting closer to the point of gay acceptance?

He probably means that the majority of voting Californians don't support equal rights for homosexuals.

i personally think that the majority of californians were fearmongered by the "they will teach homosexuality to our chirldren" wharrgarbl

Nickdude: INTERTRON: Nickdude: lunchinlewis: California = Prop 8.

That's all I need to know.

what do you mean by that? That (out of state) religious nutjobs pump a lot of money into passing a proposition that they know will get challenged in court? Or that people in california are getting closer to the point of gay acceptance?

He probably means that the majority of voting Californians don't support equal rights for homosexuals.

i personally think that the majority of californians were fearmongered by the "they will teach homosexuality to our chirldren" wharrgarbl

If Californians are indeed stupid enough to let fears like that influence how they vote, then it's just another point against them.

Nickdude: i personally think that the majority of californians were fearmongered by the "they will teach homosexuality to our chirldren" wharrgarbl

Well then it calls into question your whole state's intelligence. Kindly stat outside the Beltway, thx.

Nickdude: i personally think that the majority of californians were fearmongered by the "they will teach homosexuality to our chirldren" wharrgarbl

It's a sign of the times when one would rather admit to being an uniformed tard than a follower of the good book.

/doesn't follow the good book

INTERTRON: Nickdude: INTERTRON: Nickdude: lunchinlewis: California = Prop 8.

That's all I need to know.

what do you mean by that? That (out of state) religious nutjobs pump a lot of money into passing a proposition that they know will get challenged in court? Or that people in california are getting closer to the point of gay acceptance?

He probably means that the majority of voting Californians don't support equal rights for homosexuals.

i personally think that the majority of californians were fearmongered by the "they will teach homosexuality to our chirldren" wharrgarbl

If Californians are indeed stupid enough to let fears like that influence how they vote, then it's just another point against them.

just like keeping an inept president in power because if he wasnt then the "terrists would win" right?

/not naming names

With a few exceptions including the SF bay area, small pockets of San Diego and L.A, the rest of California is a red state.