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In reply to the discussion: Something weird has happened to Kansas... [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)41. the eastern part
actually is not flat. Worse for bicycling than the driftless region of Wisconsin. The driftless region, where I lived for ten years is called that because they had no glaciers during the most recent ice age. Well the glaciers had the effect of scraping the land down, whereas the driftless region has had another 10,000 years of erosion - thus it has some monster hills and valleys.
But even there, the roads will often follow a valley and thus be relatively flat for miles and miles, at least if you get on the right roads. Here they all seem to constantly go up and down and up and down.
One of my cousins from Wisconsin said the same thing about western Missouri/eastern Kansas - it reminded her of Wisconsin.
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There are times I find it hard to put together any sizeable amount of sympathy
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2014
#6
Trying to bring sense to kansans is like trying to walk out of quicksand IMO. n/t
RKP5637
Jul 2014
#10
Dear Old Sam also effectively purged moderate Republicans in the last primary cycle
hatrack
Jul 2014
#62
They are like CEOs that drive their companies into oblivion, because their egos can't
RKP5637
Jul 2014
#22
If they follow the standard model, they'll believe it failed because they didn't cut ENOUGH!
arcane1
Jul 2014
#31
Didn't their credit rating get lowered on his watch - because conditions have become so lousy?
calimary
Jul 2014
#11
Most of them literally know not what they do. Their televisions and pastors tell them what to do.
arcane1
Jul 2014
#32
Brownback was 7 percent behind his Democratic opponent in the last poll that came out a week ago.
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#51
These silly extremists continue to claim that lower taxes result in increased revenue,
Enthusiast
Jul 2014
#57
He thinks tax cuts are going to attract businesses-that's not going to happen
KrazyinKS
Jul 2014
#64
Brownback is associated with THE FAMILY/THE FELLOWSHIP, a shadowy RW Cult based in Washington DC.
blkmusclmachine
Jul 2014
#76
He didn't fail. He successfully implemented Supply Side. This is what it gets you.
jtuck004
Jul 2014
#89