A Legitimate Recount Effort in Ohio
This is encouraging news... especially when you juxtapose it with Greg Palast's latest article. Kerry himself has sent lawyers down to Ohio to see what's going on with the provisional ballots.
I should say, I would love it if these efforts turned Ohio blue - it probably won't, of course, because the Republicans have an astonishing degree of control over the way these ballots will be assessed. But let's say there's a miracle (and after the horrendous results, I think we're owed one)... in a genuine Democracy, Kerry still shouldn't be president. It strikes me as indicative of an immensely unfair system that the will of 150,000 voters in Ohio should be able to overturn the will of 3 million in other states. Even so, I can't see myself bitching about narrowly avoiding four years of darkness.
It's very amusing that Bush claims that he is bringing democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq. Maybe you should think about playing the home-town concert before your band hits the road, George.
I should say, I would love it if these efforts turned Ohio blue - it probably won't, of course, because the Republicans have an astonishing degree of control over the way these ballots will be assessed. But let's say there's a miracle (and after the horrendous results, I think we're owed one)... in a genuine Democracy, Kerry still shouldn't be president. It strikes me as indicative of an immensely unfair system that the will of 150,000 voters in Ohio should be able to overturn the will of 3 million in other states. Even so, I can't see myself bitching about narrowly avoiding four years of darkness.
It's very amusing that Bush claims that he is bringing democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq. Maybe you should think about playing the home-town concert before your band hits the road, George.
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