Updated Election Results

So the Van Wolfswinkel PAC didn't slow down Schneider, House, and White. However Channing couldn't compete with the money fueling Self and Hotchkiss. Of the runners-up, David Pritchett is to be recognized for working hard and placing well considering his shoe-string budget. Bob Hansen brought attention to homeless issues, as usual, and that's to be commended. Tevis was a little too radical for this town. Did Garrett run to get name recognition so he could sell more real estate? It's hard to figure why some of the runners-up ran in the first place. What did John Gibbs stand for? Was he bored in his retirement? Measure B: someone came to my door urging a no-vote. No one from Yes on B called or came to my home. Maybe it lost because of a lack of basic campaigning, and it had Van Wolfswinkel money behind it too. Looking for analysis from Poodle on that one.

S-E-I-U (we can rob you) Schneider – listen up.

MORE votes were cast for your chief competitors combined (Francisco & Cushman) than you.

What happened in New Jersey and Virginia is a warning shot across the bow. Yes, I know Santa Barbara likes to pride itself on being progressive. The truth is Santa Barbara always lags behind the real world (we’re just too stuck-up to see it.) But more and more We-The-People—who work, who pay taxes and shun handouts—are sending a message. WE DO NOT APPROVE of the mess the State of California—laughing stock of the nation—has become.

We do not want our City following suit.

We do not want special interests, unions, low-income housing advocates, sanctuary-city policies, gangs and grafitti-spewing-gangsters running our City.

No more blue lines and bulb outs. We have REAL PROBLEMS facing our City.

So listen up, Madame Mayor. For we are learning how to protest too.

Interpretation of maximum's blab:

I hate unions for providing protections for the lower class.

There are a mass of followers we have convinced to follow the dreams of every Billionaire.

We, the rich, do not pay taxes and do not want to start paying taxes. We would rather kill the country than pay taxes. We will shoot first and ask questions later.

We want drug prohibition to make sure the gangs get richer and larger to keep the lower class cowering in their homes.

Climate change will save us heating costs in the winter time. And it is our right to drive fast enough to hop over pedestrians.

Get to the right or we will certainly buy the next election with our PACs and we will fight any fair and equal election rules.

Maximum, ever consider it's not about learning how to protest as much as getting involved and working together to solve problems?

Being a community doesn't involve "warning shots over the bow".....this is the entire problem.

Speaking of partisan rants, did the Independent delete this story about Fox News?

http://www.independent.com/news/2009/nov...

I posted some comments there, and now the entire story is missing.

We have to get along.... but getting along means, caring about others, living within our means, protecting our town from degradation.... by getting along and living within our means!