At our polling place this year, we're back to paper ballots.

"Why aren't we doing it the same way this time?" the lady ahead of me in line asked the folks working the table.

One of them gave that disapproving grandma-over-the-glasses meaningful glance, weary contempt in her voice:

"Someone... in Washington... decided they didn't trust... the ( Read more... )

I thought I'd try out something on tongodeon's recommendation, and did a bunch of vote fiddling on my touchscreen vote machine, going all the way to the end straight-party to see what it thought I'd chosen, then to the beginning, changing a bunch of stuff, reviewing, and finally going through from the beginning a third time making all my real votes. And I'm ( Read more... )

It feels like someone just stepped out of a time machine with a butterfly ground into the mud of their boot, if you know what I mean.

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For consideration: SEFARIS TU ANY YEER EN THE PAST, that's what it says now

Please replace the word "Florida" in all of your usual jokes with the word "Ohio" for at least the next four years. Thank you.

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For consideration: Thank god I am so fucking drunk right now.

A nice old lady (our polling place is in a retirement community) was behind me in line and behind her was a guy in his late 30's or early 40's. He looked around for a minute and said, "Last time I was here, it was an almond orchard ( Read more... )

Every time a state is called for a candidate-- either one-- take a drink.

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For consideration: whiskey if it's Bush, vodka if it's Kerry