I haven't said a lot about the election since November, but it has been discovered by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that in 17 wards there were 100 more votes cast than there are actual voters. How much more fucked up
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Illegal aliens were allowed to vote in Harris County because of a voter registration based on the "honor system" that pretty much lets anyone who marks a box vote with no actual checks made to the authenticity. Houston Chronicle At
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Doing some digging into actual facts, Bill over at INDC Journal, has crunched the numbers on current job growth, growth forecasts and current job loses under President Bush. What is phenomenal is that with the news out that 337,000 jobs
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I was just crusing around tonight/morning and managed upon an excellent write up by EdWonk over at The Education Wonks. It goes over numerous opportunities squandered by Kerry that could well have put him in the White House if EdWonk
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Check out this cool map from USA Today that has the county by county vote results. If you go to the link above you can see your states county by county results as well. They're also continually updating the map
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I think it's pretty clear that the majority of people in the country are against gay marriage. While I'm against gay marriage because it infringes on an institution that it millennia old I am in favor of civil unions. I
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There were several changes made by the election yesterday that will directly effect future immigration reforms. First and foremost Senator Tom Daschle was defeated. Daschle was a big promoter of amnesty for illegal aliens. Martin Frost in Dallas was defeated.
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The stock market soared after it was announced that John kerry had called the president and conceded the election. As of 9AM the Dow is up 140, the NASDAQ is up almost 27 and the S&P up a little over
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Fox news is reporting that John Kerry has called President Bush and conceded the race. Now I'm just waiting for both their speeches and then we can put all this behind us, unless we want to have a recount, just
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The polling place was easy to find as I had been there for some other votes in the past, including last years recall election. It was a nice brisk day, probably about 60F I headed to my polling place after
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I know this is late for a lot of you and I've been meaning to write it but we must get rid of Robert Matsui as our Congressman in District 5 for California. He has probably the worst record in
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We in California have about 16 propositions on the ballot this year and while it's late on the eve of the election I figured I'd run through them and make a few comments on why I'm voting the way I
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I couldn't say this any better or more humorous than Jeff at Beautiful Atrocities could. Go take a quick read of his take on Barbara Boxer, Incumbent Democrat Senator from California.
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Our friends over at The Education Wonks managed to track down Barbara Boxer, a Democrat and an incumbent Senator out here in California (the other being Diane Feinstein), at a stump speech in town. EdWonk managed to wiggle to the
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Looks like the Aussies have made their choice. And their choice is a strong economy, strong military and a bright future as they have elected the conservatives into power. I'd just like to let our mates down under know that
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Jane at Armies of Liberation says that next election let's just have a national block party rather than giving candidates the money to spend on the constant bickering. I'll have to agree. While I believe in the free market this
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If you haven't been to The Onion this week head over there for their "Countdown to the Recount 2004". Other segments include "The Onions Election Day Guide" with such gems as: Keep in mind that the name of every person
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Well, this is annoying and I wonder if I'll run into this too. TallGlassOfMilk over at Drink This... found out that not only had she registered as a Democrat, but she had signed it as well. Go read her story
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On the Cuyahoga County, Ohio ballot below you can see it is really screwed up. Just like this absentee ballot that was really screwed up. This time around the screw up favors Kerry and has the Republicans up in arms
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What is wrong with these groups? They constantly fail to understand the separation of federal funds and political endorsement. Funding should be yanked immediately for any group that mixes the two. AP Lately, stories of politics and flu vaccinations have
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I've heard this about 100 times and am sick of it, so I was pleasantly surprised to see Rusty at The Jawa Report totally blow the claim away. Charts, facts and everything. And this is the first president in 72
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Poor, tired Jane over at Armies of Liberation fell asleep and missed the debates last night. Her astute eight year old daughter took up the banner and writes an insightful piece that shatters all the spin put forth. Head on
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Finally, A question on immigration! President Bush is just horrible on this issue and it is one of the major strikes against him for me. Now he just said he doesn't support amnesty. He doesn't get to the heart of
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This is really quite uncalled for. A Tennessee Democrat, Craig Fitzhugh, who is running for congress has passed out this flyer as part of his campaign. Now being a Farker I've seen this before. It's one thing to maybe photoshop
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John Howard won a 4th term in Australia. This is great news for the coalition and for any rational minded peoples of the world. Unlike Spain and the Philippines, Australia has shown that a true friend doesn't fold like a
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I watched the debate and both the candidates came off well. I'm partial to George Bush, but I have to admit that Kerry came off better than I thought he would. I still don't agree with his claims that he
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