I don't like the way either party is doing the election, but try to provide a balanced argument. Say why one action is worse than the other, don't just talk about one action.

He could have talked about the Florida State Patrol questioning elderly black voters who are part of the group that promotes absentee voting.

What about trying to get voters purged from the rolls for being inactive, even though no proof was provided that they met the criteria to be dropped.

Both parties should be ashamed of themselves, but power will always beat fairness in politics. At least as long as the voters don't demand more from their representatives.

I don't condone his attitude, but I wonder what you think of the substance of his response to Stephen Green's essay: http://tbogg.blogspot.com/2004/10/mind-fogged-by-alcohol.html

Both parties are guilty. Today's Paul Krogman column in the New York Times includes a long list of Republican offenses, from tearing up Democratic registration forms to efforts to reject applications of black Democrats in Florida. No wonder so many people think their votes don't matter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/15/opinion/15krugman.html

I live in Wisconsin, near Milwaukee. On the news the last few days the reporters are talking about how one segment in Milwaukee wants to have 2.5 million ballots available. Since the city only has 700,000 total population there can be only one reason for the extra ballots. I suspect,as in Illinois in 1960 [Chicago waited to report its vote until the downstate vote, read Republican, was all in], the vote in Milwaukee will be the last one reported on November 2. And, suprise, surprise, there will be just enough Kerry votes to carry the state.

Maybe they are asking for the extra ballots in response to other people's efforts to create a shortage? From Krugman's column:

"But in Wisconsin, a Republican county executive insists that this year, when everyone expects a record turnout, Milwaukee will receive fewer ballots than it got in 2000 or 2002 - a recipe for chaos at polling places serving urban, mainly Democratic voters."

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