I love primaries. I actually get to vote for someone, instead of
just holding my nose and voting for the less objectionable of two
candidates. Most Far Right Voters (and most moderately
left-of-center voters) are registered as Republicans. This is
because the Democratic Party these days is comprised of radicals:
socialists and communists and no-quarter-asked-or-given
environmentalists and public employee unionists and trial lawyers
and the like.
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I love primaries. I actually get to vote for someone, instead of just holding my nose and voting for the less objectionable of two candidates. Most Far Right Voters (and most moderately left-of-center voters) are registered as Republicans. This is because the Democratic Party these days is comprised of radicals: socialists and communists and no-quarter-asked-or-given environmentalists and public employee unionists and trial lawyers and the like.  
Unfortunately, the Democratic Party is the majority party because most people in America seem to believe that the government can and will give them more than it will take, if they manage to bend it to their collective will. Greed and covetousness: tax the rich (meaning business), feed the poor, till there are no rich no more.
Some Far Right Voters are so fed up with the Republican Party acting like Democrats that they register third party or decline to state. I don’t blame them. But I pity them during primary elections, because they miss their opportunity to vote for actual conservatives.  
My top choice for president this primary is Duncan Hunter. I agree with his positions except for his support of the drug war. (I think criminalizing drugs creates and finances crime. It is a minor point.) Duncan Hunter even supports tariffs: very sensible and constitutional. If Duncan Hunter drops out before Feb. 5, I will vote for Alan Keyes again. Keyes is smart, conservative, articulate, and, I believe, honest. He gets no press, because he is black. The major media do not like to admit that there is a smart, conservative, articulate Republican black man. They want the black vote sewn up for Democrats.
In addition to the presidential primary, Californians get to consider several propositions: 91 through 97. Most propositions pass. Voters seem to have a “Why not?” attitude toward propositions. I think a more reasonable attitude is: when in doubt, vote no. Every proposition is a law. In general, I think we have enough laws – too many laws – on the books.
Prop 91: Transportation Funds: NO. This law was passed already as Prop 1A in November 2006. Paradoxically, the argument in favor of 91 says vote no. It is only in the pamphlet because the petition signatures were collected for it before it passed as 1A. Your tax dollars at work.
Prop 92: Community Colleges Funding: NO. Look, I take classes at community college. My kids take classes at community college before they go off to four-year universities. Community college tuition is already incredibly cheap. Students who actually cannot afford tuition get fee waivers and even free books. There is no reason to lower the cost.  
Prop 93: Term Limits: NO. I am not a huge fan of term limits, but I find it very annoying that the politicians are trying to niggle a few more years in office with this proposition. Give it up. Go back to the private sector and work for a living.  
Props 94 through 97: Referenda on amendments to the Indian Gaming Contracts for the Luiseno Mission, Morongo Mission, Kumeyaay Nation, and Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, respectively. A member of one of the above-mentioned tribes might vote yes on his tribe’s amendment and no on the other three. Everyone else can vote the same on all four. They are all basically the same, except for the tribe and the dollar amounts.  
Basically the amendments say that the casinos can put in more slot machines and the Indians will pay more taxes. The Indians and bureaucrats are in cahoots, because the government wants more tax revenue and the Indians want to make more money from gambling. The amendments also specify more environmental controls on any expansion. Naturally, most public employee associations support these props, because more tax revenue will shield them from salary cuts and job cuts. The teachers union opposes it, because no funds are specifically earmarked for schools. Guarantee our take or else …  The Right Wing will split on this set of propositions. Fiscal conservatives might vote yes, since the tax revenues will increase. Property rights supporters will vote yes, as the Indians should be allowed to do what they want with their own land. Social conservatives who think gambling is immoral will vote no.   
