We now have a woman serving as Speaker of the House. And I think this is good for America.
But not for the reasons you think.
I have blogged before on what San Francisco values really are: healthiest population, smartest, best wages, etc., but I don't think Middle America knows that. I don't think America fully appreciates the miracle of the San Francisco Bay Area's economic engine. From Silicon Valley on the south end of the Bay to Napa Valley to the North, the greater Bay area should be used as a template for how business should be all across America. Yes it is competitive, but that never killed America before and Americans have never shuddered at the thought of competition.
It is the attitude, acumen and policies of the businesses and people of the Bay Area that make it successful.
And all the GOP does is wonder if wearing pink makes you Gay.
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I think Middle America would be in much better shape if we had the industry, wages and economic engine they have!!
Bil Browning | May 10, 2007 10:05 AM
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When I first went to San Francisco in 2002, I had culture shock. It wasn't the Gays, the Goths, the homeless or sea of very individualized people that shocked me, it was the money. It was a tidal wave of cash flowing through the area and this was after the Dot Com bubble burst. Yes, the Bay took 18 months or so to turn the downward trend around, but compare that with the rest of America - it has been trending down for close to a decade with no upturn in sight.
StormBear | May 10, 2007 11:29 AM
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Did you notice that you got some linkety love from Taking Down Words today? Way to go, Storm!
Bil Browning | May 10, 2007 5:13 PM
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