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

[Joseph Hadzima]

I thought I remembered it like that!

Once upon a time didn't they switch the colors every four
years?  Or have I breath-in too many fums from Rummy's
drinks?



--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> 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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HADZ (a.k.a. joe)

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