Congratulations, Connecticut.

So, the election is a week away. I thought I'd throw in my measly two cents in before it occurs ( Read more... )

Anyone know where I could find out if the number of third party/independent members in the House and Senate has stayed the same over the years, increased, or decreased?

Let's see, time to figure out how to imbed a YouTube video.

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This is a cute video that I first saw on CNN. It's JibJab's parody of this year's election.

Well, it seems like talk of the LiveJournal events has died down, although it's still very much on my mind. It may seem silly to some to worry about something like this, but I will tell you why I am still concerned. LiveJournal/SixApart still has yet to address what we are and are not allowed to post in our LiveJournals and what we are and are ( Read more... )

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Let me begin by saying that I don't really understand why your vote is supposed to be secret. If you support a candidate, shouldn't you publically support him or her, and encourage people to vote for that candidate? Ah, well ( Read more... )

I know Ken and I are probably going to get murdered for this, but I can't resist ( Read more... )

I actually watched the presidential debate on Friday night. Shocker. I heard that Bush didn't do very well in the first debate, but he seemed to do just fine in this one. His only bad point was insisting he have a comeback one time when it wasn't his turn. As for their stances on things, Bush impressed me more because he actually had a stance ( Read more... )

I've been trying to figure out which third party to vote for since I know I don't like Bush or Kerry. I found good charts on CNN that outline each candidate's position on a variety of topics. Unfortunately, Nader is the only third party candidate included. However, I have reproduced CNN's charts here, along with my own opinions on each topic. ( Read more... )