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Archive for the 'elections' Category

Election Wrap-Up
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Obama wins.  McCain had a very classy concession speech. He made his best effort to declare the racial glass ceiling smashed. Jackson and Sharpton I hope are now moot in this post-Civil Rights Era new generation.
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) had very salient points. The Republicans need to return to fiscal conservatism. It will help that [...]

Crime of Electoral Passion
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

The ease of which one can become emotionally invested in an election is proof of the devil. Among the stressors are:

The inherent racism of voting (for or against) based on melanin content alone,
Organized and deliberate attempts to produce illegal voter registrations and votes,
Courts who allow park benches to be used as addresses,
Other courts who [...]

How Would You Repair the Electoral Process?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

As opposed to “fixing” the process, which has negative connotations. I skipped the Obama infomercial, working instead on my family’s November budget. Why be unproductive?
First: There is a certain wisdom in the original requirement that only property owners could vote; the whites-only requirement, not so much. The wisdom of the property-owners rule is that the [...]

HT: Drudge
I find it most highly appropriate that Obama wants you to take the day off and not only vote, but make calls, knock on doors, and get out the vote.
It is extraordinary arrogance to think that you are making history only if you vote for the presidential candidate with the most melanin ever.
I make [...]

Liveblogging My Absentee Vote
Monday, October 27th, 2008

All times Eastern.
4:03 Where’s the write-in slot? Ah, there it is…
4:04 Checking the Ohio battleground polls to see whether my vote would be more effective in keeping The One out of office or showing the Republican party that socialist-lite isn’t worth my vote.
4:06 There are people running for County Treasurer, County Engineer, and County Coroner [...]