Oh. I have sympathy for the man Charlie. Growing up in the shadow of Yorba Linda, birthplace of Tricky Dick and home to his library, can twist a man's mind. Instead of the armpit of Los Angles, I "grew up" (if thats the right way to put it) behind the orange curtain (Orange County) surrounded by alfalfa, and lima bean fields. Not far from the Seal Beach Navel Weapons Station (as it was known then). I cant believe it now but I would roam the fields, when I was 5 yr. old, with a .22 rifle. Its all housing tracts now. In high school they would bus us out to Anaheim (I think), if we wanted to listen to Fred Schwartz, a virulent anti-communist. Since we weren't being monitored, we went and ditched. Great fun.
Your right, Jimmy Carter is anathema to all that is Republican. But I dont really like the Democratic Party either.
Santa Ana Register is the only newspaper I've ever seen that starts its' editorial page with a benediction. Marina del Rey was a restricted community, no Jews allowed. This is the area that B-1 Bob used to represent in Congress. Any connection between the mountain lake and La Puente is purely illusionary. Southern California, its all pose and posture.
When I finally saw Sausalito, I went home, packed my bags, and never looked back. Nice beaches in southern California but thats about it.
Im gonna go pull some weeds before it gets too hot.