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Sunday, September 29th, 2013

Conservatives Who Love to Brag About American Exceptionalism Must Come Here to California

Author:     BILL MAHER
Source:     The Huffington Post
Publication Date:     9/27/2013 8:00
 Link: Conservatives Who Love to Brag About American Exceptionalism Must Come Here to California
Stephan:   I'm not a big fan of Bill Maher. Much of his gratuitous snarkiness just seems an add-on cheap shot. But I am leading today with this story because I believe Maher makes an extremely important point that I hope will get the attention of all of my readers. California is a living laboratory that is demonstrating what has been wrong with the country -- the Republican Party. We all remember when California was deemed to be a failed state. Now, as Maher points out, because its citizens finally voted the Republicans out of power, and sensible fact based social policies could be implemented, the state has gone from deficit to surplus, and the quality of life for citizens has improved. It is a lesson each state needs to learn. What is happening in California proves the point I make in SR over and over. As long as the vote exists it is the citizens who are ultimately responsible for what happens in the country. Voting for that which is the most compassionate and life-affirming makes the world better.

New Rule: Conservatives who love to brag about American exceptionalism must come here to California, and see it in person. And then they should be afraid — very afraid. Because while the rest of the country is beset by stories of right-wing takeovers in places like North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin, California is going in the opposite direction and creating the kind of modern, liberal nation the country as a whole can only dream about. And not only can’t the rest of the country stop us — we’re going to drag you along with us.

It wasn’t that long ago that pundits were calling California a failed state and saying it was ungovernable. But in 2010, when other states were busy electing whatever Tea Partier claimed to hate government the most, we elected a guy who actually liked it, Jerry Brown.

Since then, everything Republicans say can’t or won’t work — gun control, immigration reform, high-speed rail — California is making work. And everything conservatives claim will unravel the fabric of our society — universal healthcare, higher taxes on the rich, gay marriage, medical marijuana — has only made California stronger. And all we had to do to accomplish that was vote […]

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