On Apr 6, 5:52*pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> > "Bob Terwilliger" >
> :i n rec.food.cooking
>
> > > blake wrote:
>
> > >> my understanding is that it's not as easy to amend the constitution
> > >> in iowa as it is in, say, california:
>
> > > Correct; it's not NEARLY as easy as putting it to the voters, the way
> > > it happened in California. The amendment effort is almost certain to
> > > fail, and it cannot even be put to the test until 2012. Maybe once it
> > > fails, Iowans will come to accept same-sex marriage. But even if that
> > > happens, I don't think it will make Iowa any more attractive as a
> > > place to live. (And I say that even though both of my parents grew up
> > > in Iowa, and most of my relatives still live there.) But it could
> > > certainly provide an unexpected and welcome source of revenue for the
> > > state.
>
> > I'm still surprised how it went in Iowa. *I figured it had about as much
> > a chance in Iowa as it would in Missouri. *It'll be interesting to watch
> > at the very least.
>
> IME Iowa is a pretty progressive state, Michael, it has more in common with
> a relatively liberal "live and let live" northern state like Minnesota or
> Wisconsin than it does with a fairly redneck state like Mizzourah...
This is true, and that is indeed the correct way to pronounce
Missouri.
St. Louis is a nice place to live, and I imagine that KC is okay too,
but the pretty areas of the state, the Ozarks, are hick. That's Roy
Blunt country. Funny, but his son Matt Blunt was governor, and he
didn't run for reelection. If he had, there was a Libertarian
planning on running against him. This guy's name is Chief Wana Dubie,
and his slogan was going to be "Dubie vs. Blunt '08."
He ran for state rep a few years ago in Salem, where he got 1.8% of
the vote.
Chief has a pot leaf tattooed on his forehead. I shit you not.
Here's a pic:
http://www.chiefwanadubie.com/
He's pretty good buddies with my band, and especially with an old
friend of ours who has done some recording for us.
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
--Bryan