[Rhodes22-list] Political: Red vs. Blue States

[Bill Effros]

Leland,

The maps used to show Red as Democratic, and Blue as Republican.  Some 
of the material circulating on the net still uses that legend. 

Bill Effros

Leland wrote:
> Rummy:  That's what I get for complaining that this list has way too much
> politics and not enough sailing.  Worse yet I've switched from scotch to
> rum.
>
> Bill:  If there were a bunch of them, I really suck at searching the site. 
> The red/blue analysis looked at differences in taxes paid, crime, income,
> etc.  Didn't make the Democrats look too good.  I'm not that political
> (although I did vote responsibly today), but I once subscribed to the
> Kiplinger Report.  Once a year they show where our taxes are spent, broken
> down to no less than one percent.  One percent is a lot of money but it's
> still only one percent.  Based on government spending, you can't tell if the
> Democrats or Republicans are in office.  If we elect our politicians based
> on how they spend our money, we might as well flip a coin.  As for the
> predicted fall of democracies, the quoted author listed about ten stages of
> demise.  I think one of his points was that democracies tend to enable the
> has-nots until there are so many of them that the culture collapses.
>
> There.  I promise to never post anything else even remotely political.
>
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
>
> Bill Effros wrote:
>   
>> Leland,
>>
>> There were a bunch of them.  Which one are you looking for?  What point 
>> did it make?
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> KUHN, LELAND wrote:
>>     
>>> Please help.  Within the last few weeks someone posted an e-mail about
>>> the differences between red and blue states in the 2004 presidential
>>> election.  I think the e-mail may have also included an analysis of why
>>> democracies are doomed for failure.  It was an excellent post but I just
>>> can't find it.  I've searched the archives every which way imaginable,
>>> but then I lack imagination.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> If someone could resend the post or let me know the date, title or
>>> author; it would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Lee
>>>
>>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>>>
>>> Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)
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