Good news for Seattle, a long time bastion of liberal interests.  One has to believe the people finally woke up, realized what was happening and wanted a change.  If the liberal candidate can be beaten in a non-conservative environment, one has to wonder why liberal and less than honest candidates cannot be turned out in Orange County and in specific the City of Irvine?  Part of the answer lies in that there are no pot holes, unploughed snow in the roads, the greenbelts are all green and of course it is a safe place to live.  While Irvine has it's own transit debacle, the Great Park disaster, wasting taxdollars like a bunch of drunken sailors, backroom decision making that should be done in public and questionable political contributions, the citizens of Irvine seem oblivious to it all.  Apathy is overwhelming and until something negative reaches out and taps the individual personally on the shoulder, they simply do not care.  The major question is, how do we deal with that apathy and get the conservative majority to demand good, honest and open government.  If anyone has the answer, I would sure like to hear it.     

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