Of Primaries, Annoying, no not that one So ... the primaries are heating up ... with the two candidates flinging mud at each other and dragging out an ugly scene for the same party. No I'm not talking about Obama vs. Hillary in the Democratic Presidential Primaries. I'm talking about the Republican Primaries for California's 4th Congressional District pitting Tom McClintock against Doug Ose. I have gotten campaign literature from these two gentlemen almost every day. Today alone I received 5 pieces in the mail -- 2 pro-McClintock and 3 pro-Ose. So first of all I question these guys commitment to protect the environment and our natural resources. But what's horrible is ... these multiple mailings from all manners of people tell me absolutely nothing about these candidates. They are literally just calling each other names and traitors and I can't make heads or tails about what either of them stand for. McClintock started the mailings early calling Ose a liberal while McClintock is a true conservative. Not too long after Ose sends a whole bunch of mailings claiming the reserve. And neither of them seem to be able to present themselves in a civil and reasonable light. They have to rely on comparisons with the other person and say how horrible the other guy is. * Sigh * At this rate I may vote Democratic just on principle. | 
Actually I'm really happy for the "little guys" ... I rooted for the Rays and went to quite a few games while I was down in Tampa ... it was always hard to watch how there were as many fans cheering for their opponents as for them. I just wanted them to WIN! To succeed! And now, at least so far this season, they're seeing it!