California Divided - Ben, this Washington Post piece draws attention to the fact that California is not a monolithic block of Marin County peaceniks and commie sympathizers. As an inland resident of the Golden State, perhaps you are aware of this? Then again, you do live in the state capital's gentrified midtown and work amongst professional lobbyists and Education Dept. apparatchiks, so maybe the views of the unwashed countryside haven't filtered in.