From: walter@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Brewing Chemist Brian Walter)
Subject: The Whole "Liberal" Voting Thang
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:46:37 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

Just my humble two cents worth (better use it while I can, in four years
we will all be putting our one cent worth out on the net.  (I'm being 
optimistic!)  Anyway, there is all this talk of a "new" America, the
voters going liberal, wanting a "change", ad nausium.  Well, the 
election results here in CO suggest otherwise.

Yeah, Clinton took the state.  Big Deal.  The reason Bill Clinton
took this, and most states he took, is that the people think they are
fed up with George Bush, etc.  Well, I beleive that these people have
been made to think that way by six months of a news media which has been
too biased than it should be in a Democratic country.  Without the liberal
news media Clinton did not stand a chance, the media knew it, and went to
work as soon as Slick Willie had the primaries sewn up.

Proof you want?  Well, all you have to do is look at your local election
results.  Here in CO we passed the some of the first legislation which
all but makes it legal to flat out discriminate against homosexuals 
whether it be renting an apartment, hiring for a job, you name it.  
Local legislation previously existed stating that such things were
illegal, and these were abolished by the amendment.  So much for
the "liberal" voters liking any human rights isssues put forth by
Bill (at least if they're about eek!  homosexuals).  Also rejected
was a 1% sales tax increase to go directly to education.  Along with
this were many much needed educational reforms which would have put
in place state approved high school diploma requirements for several
different levels of diplomas, giving the high school kids something
to shoot for.  The list of reforms goes on, and did nothing short
of start the education ball rolling in the right direction.  So much
for the "liberal" voters going for anything educational put forth by
Clinton!  Also on the ballot were several gambling admendments, which
would have legalized limited stakes gambling in restricted places.   
This also turned down.  Woah!  Stop you crazy liberal voters.  Also,
voters afraid of liberal taxation (IMHO) passed an ammendmant whcih
requires voter approval for any tax hikes whatsoever, lest those to
keep up with inflation/population growth.  It is this wonderful
law which has CA in the shits money-wise.  Also, the voters here
put Tom Allard (R) back into office in W. DC.

	So, all these liberal voters voted for Slick Willie,
but are far from supporting him.  This country is on a high righ
now because they think things are going to be rosy starting the
day the new Prez takes power.  Well listen up gang, change did not
take place in the proportions you think.  Look up Inertia in your
physics book!

Well, sorry for babbling.  Just something that has been brewing
for a week or so.  I think Clinton doesn't have it, but hope to
hell he does, for all our sakes.

Good Day,

Brian

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