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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (81046)	11/1/2006 2:13:10 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Very ignorant of you to think that way Kenny. You should know that's not the whole truth. The Democrats were afraid to look weak to the American voting public so they gave Bush the go ahead to invade Iraq. The Democrats are just as much to blame!!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (81046)	11/1/2006 2:53:40 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

The info that I am getting would indicate that the President is hot and heavy on the campaign trail. Diversity is a wonderful thing ....in news sources...;>) You are not defending Kerry, but you are clearly more charitable to him than I choose to be. Even if given credit for being a flop as a comedian, it shows a lousy mind set and a propensity to perform to audiences open to his crap. It's foolish to think that crowd makes up more than 40% of the country. We do agree he is finished for 08 (let's hope Massachusetts eventually wakes up)...bring on Hillary. To: pompsander who wrote (752969) 11/1/2006 2:15:56 PM From: Don Rhodes Read Replies (1) of 752988

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (81046)	11/1/2006 3:49:35 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 173976

Florida ballot terminals favor Republicans Even when voters don't By Thomas C Greene in Dublin ? More by this authorPublished Tuesday 31st October 2006 13:15 GMTGet The Register's new weekly newsletter for senior IT managers delivered to your inbox, click here. Florida voters using electronic ballot machines are having persistent problems choosing Democrats in early elections, the Miami Herald reports. The touch-screen gizmos seem strangely attracted to Republican candidates. One voter needed assistance from an election official, and even then, needed three tries to convince the machine that he wanted to vote for Democrat Jim Davis in the gubernatorial race, not his Republican opponent Charlie Crist. Another voter who went Democrat across the board kept finding Republicans listed in the summary screen. He made repeated attempts until, finally, the machine registered his votes correctly, and he cast his ballot. Yet another frustrated voter who complained of difficulties selecting a Democrat was told that the machine she was using had been troublesome. Poll workers fiddled with it for a bit, and then it seemed to work properly. Apparently, this happens all the time. According to the Herald, "Broward County Supervisor of Elections spokeswoman Mary Cooney said it's not uncommon for screens on heavily used machines to slip out of sync, making votes register incorrectly. Poll workers are trained to recalibrate them on the spot - essentially, to realign the video screen with the electronics inside. The 15-step process is outlined in the poll-worker's manual." Well that's a relief. Only we have to wonder, if the screens "slip out of sync," might other components do so as well? And why are poll workers permitted to fiddle with the machines? Unfortunately, the article tells us little. It sounds as if the machines are of poor quality, but the paper neglects to mention the manufacturer(s) responsible for them. The elections supervisor's spokesperson seems altogether too comfortable with the notion that the machines are unreliable. 'They do that all the time?' With early elections already underway, it looks as if Florida will again be in the headlines for the wrong reasons, as it so often is. ®