tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384087.post116297373172549566..comments2023-07-23T06:50:05.508-07:00Comments on Woody's Woundup: #315 - Uncle Woody's Election Night Woundup - UPDATEDWoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01653505613576331635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384087.post-1162987288543754412006-11-08T04:01:00.000-08:002006-11-08T04:01:00.000-08:00One thought about Prop 87's failure: people voted ...One thought about Prop 87's failure: people voted against it because they thought it wouldn't WORK, not because they didn't agree that less foreign oil was a laudable goal. There will be other measures like this in the future, and the one that makes a difference will have to appear fiscally responsible. I found one example at www.nu-nrg.org. Here's an initiative with the same goal as 87 but with a different bent to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384087.post-1162984845394701122006-11-08T03:20:00.000-08:002006-11-08T03:20:00.000-08:00Nothing to see?What do you think would have happen...Nothing to see?<BR/><BR/>What do you think would have happened with Iraq if Republicans kept their seats? Do you honestly think Bush would really be forced to change? As he smugly said after the 2004 election, "the people voted." He changed nothing after 2004 because he felt that election proved the people liked his war plan. <BR/><BR/>Yes, there is something very valuable to see here. More Americans want change than do not. And that is far more important than to swipe aside with a "nothing to see here, folks, move along," comment, even from a Republican.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com