[madinmadtown]

I think that climate is such that very few people are willing to admit that they are red, if they might be...and even though I have lived here for over twenty years, it has gotten worse. (Don't ask why I still live here. I ask myself daily.) People are very intimidating and aggressive even in the most casual associations. It is a college/state capital town. That being said, it is also surprising how many people here are regular church/synagogue goers which suggests that there is a lot of silence if people are confronted. I know a fair number of academics and scientists who are very committed to their churches which doesn't fit the profile.

[Billy Bud]

2.5 Hours in rural Northeast Pa. compared to about an hour wait in 2004. 5 votes for the McCain ticket from my family. No matter what happens in Philly, from what I see and hear I think McCain will take Pa..I also see Murtha gone..Let’s all hope