Absolutely correct. It's not the federal government's place to “lead” us or be our parent. (Entitlement reform must come next, but too many children of all ages are already hooked on them and I don't think this will happen.)

And I thought it was charming how I changed your handle since it lends itself so easily. hehe

If you cant refrain from innuendo personal attacks then I will not even bother to respond to your comments.

Maybe all the polling was wrong, even Obama’s that had him ahead by 14 on election day and Hillary’s that had him ahead by 11. Maybe the unadjusted exit polling that showed him winning was way off base. Maybe you’d rather not think about it because you got the results you wanted.

Kucinich’s challenge is an opportunity, maybe the last one we’ll have before November to discredit faith based vote counts on these machines. He probably doesn’t have enough money to do a thorough job and everybody who gives a damn about an honest election in November ought to be throwing some cash his way.

Trying to fit Kucinich for a tinfoil hat in this case is disgusting. These machines are endangering our democracy. Say what you want about him you’re not going to put the toothpaste back in the tube. He’s made his challenge and we ought to help do what’s right for the country

And riding a corpse for your ideas is really, really, really, getting sad. Let Reagan rest, and realize he really wasn't that great, only average at best.

This is quite entertaining and it points out one glaring weakness in the eventual coronation of a new king. If Hillary wins there is going to be a lot of voters on the sidelines or crossover if the GOP puts the right person on the ballot. If Obama wins there is going to be a lot of moderate Dems who will sit on their hands or crossover.

The more I watch this infighting for the soul of the Democratic party the more I can see the GOP might actually pull this out if they elect someone such as Romney or Thompson to be their candidate. McCain might actually be our next president with Thompson in tow.

The Gop just needs to return to their message of fiscal responsiblity. Strong national defense and values. They might add one important element to bring back into the fold a whole lot of people who have been seeping away.

The government of the United States is about governing all the people. It is not about setting social policy. Social issues are best left with the states. I think if they did this. Then the message of Ronnie Reagan and the conservatives would once again come back to the forefront and put the progressives on the hot seat instead of the RR.

Maybe the mainstream media didn't report it because they were too busy talking about Hillary Clinton crying or 'how the pollsters got it wrong' or 'is race an issue?' Personally, I don't think Clinton would commit fraud or anyone under her. The machines however, can be messed with, no matter how bulletproof the funders that put them in place say they are, and when you have a large discrepency, it either adds up to a large mix of sensible things, or a severe problem worth looking at.

I think it's unfair to cast the issue in that light, because it constantly gets cast in that light. It's not a conspiracy theory to think a machine can be tampered with or can make a mistake. It's at least worth looking into, and if Representative Kucinich is willing to fund it, I don't see what makes him a lunatic for doing so.

But this is more likely the reason. LHS Associates run NH's and virtually all of New England's elections. I say virtually because they've been banned in CT. 80% of the ballots in NH are counted on Diebold (now Premier) optiscan tabulators. Numerous studies made for Sec. of States from CA, OH, and FL, an examination by Princeton University, and reports, the latest of which is in last week's NY Times magazine section show all these machines not just Diebold's, but all electronic tabulators and DREs (touchscreens) to be insider vote fraud enabling junk. If you'd like to see a demonstration of a optiscan just like those used in 80% of the counties in NH flipping votes click on this link and scroll down to the bottom of the post.

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5537