Archive for December, 2004
« Previous EntriesRove urged TV Networks to call for Bush
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004An interesting story on Karl Rove’s participation on November 2nd. At the end, the paragraph reads, “And when the TV networks gave either Ohio or Nevada to Mr Bush but not both - which would have led him to be declared as the winner - Mr Rove was one of the president’s aides who [...]
Rossi wants a “do over”
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004Because he doesn’t like the fact that he lost, and it was proven in a bipartisan hand count of all the votes, Republican Dino Rossi is asking for a do-over for the Governors race in Washington state.
All ballots are counted, by hand which is THE most accurate way to count ballots. The ballots were [...]
Karl Rove: Texan of the Year
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004It’s hard to read a story like this so soon after dinner….
The Dallas Morning News has named Karl Rove Texan of the Year, an “honor” that was bestowed Bush just last year. They cite his singlehandedness at getting Bush reelected with Iraq and the US economy both going so bad.
Rove was able to fool [...]
WA Vote to Certify tomorrow
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004In what will be the “seal the deal” for Democrat Christine Gregiore, Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed will certify the vote tomorrow, making final the 129 vote lead Gregiore has, and officially putting her as “Governor-elect”.
The Rossi camp is incensed, and is trying to get around the will of the people. He won’t [...]
House non-Ethics Committee
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004In yet another blow to ethical politics, House Speaker Dennis Hastert is probably going to replace the current Chair of the House Ethics Committee. The current Chair, Joel Hefley of Colorado, is too apt to actually try and do something when charged to. Tom DeLay was admonished, and the Republicans even had to [...]
Iraq: MISTAKE
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004For the first time since the Iraq war started, a majority of Americans believe that it was a mistake to go into Iraq — 51% to 48%. What’s worse for Bush is that 58% disapprove on how the US has handled the Iraq situation in recent months, compared to 39% who approve.
Maybe there is [...]
Gays “have a problem”
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004According too the Mormon church, gays and lesbians, “have a problem” and need help. But the thing is, he won’t say if he believes if homosexuality is something that people are born with or is a learned behavior. This rolls right into a previous post here, 90 Second Gay Marriage Argument. [...]
Ohio recount over
Tuesday, December 28th, 2004As expected, the recount in Ohio didn’t change the outcome of the election. Nobody expected it to. But what people were expecting was a valid, honest recount, and that didn’t always happen. Hand-recounts to insure the vote didn’t always occur, and machine recounts were tainted by unauthorized modifications to hardware and software [...]
Straight Marriage Intrusion
Tuesday, December 28th, 2004Now the Republicans are making inroads to curtailing and managing heterosexual marriage, not just gay marriage. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm vetoed legislation that put a 28 day waiting period on marriage for those people who decline marriage counseling.
So Republicans want a waiting period on marriage, but not on guns? What’s the priority here? [...]
Blackwell: Challenging election is “frivolous”
Monday, December 27th, 2004Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell (who, as we all know, co-chaired the Bush Reelection Committee for Ohio) is seeking a court order in an attempt to keep himself from being interviewed as part of a court challenge to the vote.
His Attourney General is sympathetic to Blackwell, and said that voters are trying to use [...]
