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Sometimes I think that the Democrats do not realize why they win, and why they lose. In 2000 they said the election was stolen in Florida, yet Gore lost in his home state. In 2008, they ran against an extremely unpopular incumbent party, and think that they got the votes because the people...

About seven years ago, my girlfriend (now wife), was in law school studying for the bar. Needless t say, our weekends were not that exciting, so I got on a littl ebit of a culture kick. One weekend, there was a retrospective/exhibit on Schindler down at LACMA (this is when I lived in...

I have posted on Talega many times. I do not see a bottom with: Unemployment at 8%+ Outstanding Alt A - Option ARM'S Tightened Credit above conforming Prices above rental parity Prices at or around $150.00 psf should be close to rental parity for many of the homes. At the peak...

I think that she gave a great speech. In regards to her parenting skills, I think that there are plenty of women who have precial needs babies who also have demanding jobs - think of emergency room workers who put in 12 or 24 hour shifts. These are certainly as stressfull, if not more so...

Cayci: Four months is getting really close to the limit of viability outside the womb (although with a very high mortality rate), and science and medicine bring that down all of the time. Graph: I don't think that she was selected to stir up the abortion debate, or bring that to...

Boy, what a topic!! I am a politics junkie, and the blogs are going crazy over Palin. The Conservatives are fired up, and the Democrats are using arguments that show a lack of confidence. Her pregnancy - Are you kidding me!?! My feeling is that she has definately fired up the...

If McCain thought it was a priority to know, he would have known. The real question is whether he should have made it a priority to know. If you can argue that he should have known, then you will have a salient point to use against McCain in the general. If you believe, and...

The talk about Lompoc reminds me of the evolution of Santa Barbara's affordable exurbs. In the early 70's, the exurb was Goleta. In the late 70's and early 80's, it was Carpenteria. In the late 80's and early 90's, it moved to Buellton. By the late 90's, it had moved to Lompoc, Santa Maria...

If you want to change the color, or have dark windows as BK suggests, stay away from vinyl windows, as the dark paint will cause the vinyl to absorb more heat, which will cause the vinyl to warp. The first question is where will the windows go? If they are high (clerestory), out of the way...

I think I am with skek on this one. Any agreements between agents that facilitate a transaction are fine by me. However, I think that the buyer and the seller deserve to know when these agreements exist, so they can evaluate for themselves whether those agreements are influencing the counsel...

I have been watching Crystal Cove as well. There are two homes that have come up on the NOD list in the past month, so some distress is there. The inventory issue is interesting. If you do not have to sell, and your neighbor with the same model and floor plan has been on the market for 200...

It is not just Shady: you alsohave to factor in Turtle Ridge, Newport Coast, the Pelicans, Crystal Cove, CdM, the Balboas. Think about this: on a $4 million dollar home, the taxes, HOA, and Mello Roos will total about $50,000.00 per year. Way more million dollar homes than millionaires.

This is the same floor plan as Sea Point in Crystal Cove (different elevation at Sea Point, though). Some one from Laing told me that this was the least popular of the Lucia floor plans. Also, I think I had posted in one of the other threads about a question I had asked the Laing rep about...

After reading some of the raves about the Tides at Crystal Cove on this thread, well Mrs cdm and I were driving past CC and I just had to take a look for myself. OMG!!! I immediately assigned the wife the task of picking out a bank to knock over so we could afford one (she's an attorney...

kaos: The house on Via Buen Corazon does show up as REO. I am not sure on the house on Calle Gualteria, although I would not be surprised. It's interesting in that the market for homes between 3,000 - 5,000 square feet is getting hit the hardest. The sales range (per square foot)...

sel4u, What was the address of the St. Michel listing that just cancelled? Any other details (sq. feet, etc)?

Stepping_up, Your agent seem's dialed in on Laguna REO's. Who are you using? Also, which auction house is getting the pulled REO's? Thanks, cdm

cm, You know, that wasn't the fight that I was referring to! That's what kind of place it was, always trouble - but the price was right!

bk, The original Northbound off-ramp terminated at La Cumbre. Hope ran from State north to the mountains, but didn't run to the freeway. I have to say, I am not much of a fan of the Fashion Island architecture, but you can't argue with the sales numbers!

bk, I know that when retail centers go with a real heavy architectural style, it can make it tough to attract high end clients, who are worried about their own brand and style being upstaged (or overwhelmed), by the design details. I think if they restyled along the lines of the old...