Geography Trumps Ideology

*Eric V. Kirk practices law in Garberville and hosts a blog, SoHum Parlance. He kindly offers his guest opinion while the Town Dandy is on vacation. *

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Comment / By kaivalya / Oct. 1, 2008, 10:43 p.m.

Thanks to Eric Kirk for a spot-on analysis. An excellent summary of very complex sets of issues.

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