THE BILL TALKS

So here's my question: If this week's election returns demonstrate that the vast majority of the country is moving to the right, why do the West Coast and the Northeast continue to embrace liberalism, especially when it has led to economic disaster?

Both California and New York are on the verge of bankruptcy and, according to Forbes magazine, are hostile to business due to high taxation and strict regulation of commerce. California currently owes $158 billion and New York is holding $60 billion in debt. But Senator Barbara Boxer in the Golden State and New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, all big spenders, won their respective races easily. read on---