Or just reading to make you very angry and very frustrated (again) at the results of the last election ( Read more... )

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Here's some backstory: The little girl I babysit, Claire, (who is 5, by the way) noticed that I was visibly upset the day after the election. I told her that I was sad because Bush was our president again, and John Kerry wasn't able to lead our country. After that, she got sad. She said "That's not fair! President Bush already had his turn to be ( Read more... )

X-posted from my journal. I don't agree with all Mr. Wills' statements--I think you can believe in the Virgin Birth and still be a staunchly committed post-Enlightenment individual. ALl the same, his essy, "The Day the Enlightenment went Out," is worth reading. Some quotes:

" America, the first real democracy in history, was a product of ( Read more... )

can anyone else feel a draft?

I knew he wouldn't waste any time....

I got an e-mail from my Sister and her Husband tonight, and you know what? It inspired me. Take this message, and pass it along. Do what you can to further it. Share the e-mail with everyone you know, because the message is what we should be focusing on.

( A Story of 'Hope' )

More like, "...knows..."


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 The Exit Poll Charade

Why Slate is publishing the exit poll numbers
By Jack Shafer
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, at 10:56 AM PT

As this item posts, the first raw exit poll data are streaming from the National Election Pool consortium owned by the Associated Press and the five television networks (CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and CNN) to their news ( Read more... )

Good site to track news from around the country regarding issues with electronic voting systems.

http://www.evoting-experts.com/

FoxNews has just started digging themselves out of the Bush will Win position they have been pushing.  They are now talking about how "new analysis" of nationwide polls show Kerry with a slim margin across the board.