I currently live in Oklahoma city but have relatives who are in California.  I am heading out to visit them this weekend. After looking at airline fees and the cost of car rentals I am starting to feel that your method would be better. Not to mention the dehumanizing process one most go through in order to get onto an airplane.

Troy can you tell us why you have been driving so much recently?
I heard you have been driving back and forth from Nashville TN to California. That got to be a 30+ hour drive.
Just curious if you are purposely avoiding air travel.

Thanks!

"I'd love to know what Reince Priebus is thinking when he watches this."

My thoughts exactly.

That would be a very interesting and subtle diversion tactic. But I must admit I also wondered if this was bogus when I saw it as well. Perhaps there are ways of verifying the stuff that he is saying. With the volunteer network the Obama campaign had I am sure it is impossible for them to keep all of their secret. A daily poll with 10,000 person polling sample sounds crazy. Don't forget that the Obama campaign had 1 billion dollars to work with.

Being from OKC I must say I appreciate Senator Boxer. Her humor is much needed during this time of grief.

Being from OKC I must say that I appreciate Senator Boxer. The tornado victims could definitely use the humor.

I am really  hoping there is going to be an independent special counsel with subpoena power on this one as Larry Kudlow suggests. If we can get that then it will be that much harder for the IRS to hide anything.

We should push for better oversight/accountability with the IRS rather than just trying to gain short term political points. As other people have mentioned before Obama will be gone in a few years but the IRS  will still be around.

Here is a link to Kudlow's article:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/348691/no-less-special-counsel-larry-kudlow/page/0/1

I disagree a lot of what Peter Robinson when it comes to potential presidential candidates but I am 100 percent with on him on Christie.

Could someone explain to me why exactly the hurricane Sandy/Obama situation portends to Christie being a bad republican president? I think most middle of the road Americans would actually see it as a good thing that Christie would be willing to 'reach across the aisle ' to work on something as non partisan as disaster relief.

Christie has  an approval rating of around 60 percent in a state that went for Obama by 17 percentage points . This is a governor who is at least nominally pro-life, vetoed a gay marriage bill, taken on teacher unions, has advocated social security pension reform and so on and so on.

The California emmigrants who are making Colorado a blue state especially irritated me during election night. Can't they just be happy in their own utopia.

I am still a ways off from being able to practice but right now my heart is set on pathology.  So far I have found the field interesting, dynamic and you don't have to sell your soul ( I will have still have time for my family).

At first I might work in a hospital setting but eventually I would like to open private practice. I grew up watching my dad open a retail chain and I  have a bit of the entrepreneurial bug inside me as well. Of course the government takeover of healthcare may alter my long term plans.

I am thinking private/charter school for my kids. My wife has her own career and would be working half to full time , she may work from the house.

Thanks the thread link.

Dallas, Texas is definitely not far from the top 4. I do like the political environment of Texas. I have yet to fall in love with a neighborhood in Dallas, but some areas in North Dallas look promising. Also I am not a fan of the 100+ degree summers, unlike many of my classmates I would prefer to drive north (when it comes to climate) than go south.

I visited my wife's family in Minneapolis and the getting dark at 3 pm in the winter is a bit depressing. But the summers in Minneapolis are great, like Rachel L. was saying there are lakes everywhere in the metro.

 California is actually last on my list. Just look at the example homes. The main problem with Oklahoma is that I have been here my whole life. There is a part of me that would like to live somewhere else before I die. My wife's family in Minneapolis doesn't quite have the tight knit southern family thing going on, but still an option I suppose.

I would have to navigate the Canadian healthcare system. Which actually may be better than Obamacare

Great job Professor Rahe. We need more shows like this on tv. Ive seen the Lena Dunham mentality in many of my female friends. They seem to have a real sense that great sexist oppression is one republican election victory away. They already seemed to be filled with righteous indignation at the thought of somebody telling them that perhaps their lifestyle choices are not the best for the long term. How does one reach out to such people?

Exactly which state does Romney pick up to make up for Ohio?