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Cheerful Thoughts about the Election

Influx of Voters Likely to Test New Machines
By IAN URBINA

With millions of new voters heading to the polls this November and many states introducing new voting technologies, election officials and voting monitors say they fear the combination is likely to create long lines, stressed-out poll workers and late tallies on Election Day.

At least 11 states will use new voting equipment as the nation shifts away from touch-screen machines and to the paper ballots of optical scanners, which will be used by more than 55 percent of voters.

About half of all voters will use machines unlike the ones they used in the last presidential election, experts say, and more than half of the states will use new statewide databases to verify voter registration. More

Cheerful Thoughts about the Last Election

GOP cyber-security expert suggests Diebold tampered with 2002 election
Larisa Alexandrovna and Muriel Kane
Published: Friday July 18, 2008

A leading cyber-security expert and former adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says he has fresh evidence regarding election fraud on Diebold electronic voting machines during the 2002 Georgia gubernatorial and senatorial elections. More

Shoe Failure!

Why am I walking down the parking lot stairs at work when I notice a seam has failed on my shoe?

So Cute, So Slightly Senile just like Ronnie Raygun

...particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border," said McCain,..."

Friday's Shrimp Truck Fruit

Spring Rolls
Salad with lottsa herbs
Green beans with basil
Crab Cake with chipotle mayo
Barbie shrimp with red pepper red curry coconut sauce
Steamed rice
Broccoli
Mangosteens, lychees, longans, and mangoes
Kriek Lambic Beer Floats