Bad blogger

Sorry for my delay in posting another blog, I've firmly convinced myself that it is muy importante to post daily as I know all of you are hanging to the edge of your chair at work waiting to see when I post again. Oh wait...

I've been in CT the last few daysand as you all know my feelings on the state (it sucks), I have nothing exciting to report. Except a funny picture to share except that I'm having a hell of a time trying out how to figure out how to post digital pictures on my blog. It'll happen sooner or later.

While Alicia has her conspiracy theories regarding Arafat - speaking of him, did you know that in France they don't announce cause of death because of patient privacy laws? Highly coincidental he went there to be "treated" aka die -- any ideas on the mystery illness that killed him? I've heard ideas on TV (leukemia mostly) but would be open to hearing any ideas.

So aside from Alicia's Arafat conspiracy theories, here's an excerpt from an email I just got from Moveon.com. Check it.

Questions are swirling around whether the election was conducted honestly or not. We need to know -- was it or wasn't it?If people were wrongly prevented from voting, or if legitimate votes were mis-counted or not counted at all, we need to know so the wrongdoers can be held accountable, and so we can prevent this from happening again. Members of Congress are demanding an investigation to answer this question. The decision on whether or not there will be an investigation could come as soon as Monday. Join us in supporting the call for one now, at:http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote/Then please invite your friends and colleagues to sign, as well. We need to show Congress that hundreds of thousands of Americans are serious about protecting the integrity of the vote.

We're all hearing the stories and wondering what's true and what isn't. But at least two cases of serious problems are accepted beyond doubt:
In Broward County, Florida, electronic voting machines counted backwards: as more people voted, the official vote count went down.

In one Columbus, Ohio suburb, election officials have acknowledged that electronic voting machines credited Bush with winning 4,258 votes, even though only 638 people voted there.

These are just cases where we know something went wrong. There were also lots of reports of people being denied ballots on Election Day. So far, these reports remain anecdotal, but they must be compiled and examined. And the Internet is abuzz with theories about why the official counts were so different from the exit polls.Do you have a story? Were you prevented from voting? Tell us, at:http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote/Six prominent members of Congress have called for an investigation.

Representatives Conyers (D-MI), Holt (D-NJ), Nadler (D-NY), Scott (D-VA), Watt (D-NC) and Wexler (D-FL), have demanded that the U.S. General Accounting Office:
immediately undertake an investigation of the efficacy of voting machines and new technologies used in the 2004 election, how election officials responded to difficulties they encountered, and what we can do in the future to improve our election systems and administration.

We've got to support their call by asking our own Representatives and Senators to join them.If you have a personal story of disenfranchisement, tell us. These members of Congress have agreed to include our stories and comments in their call for an investigation. Please sign now -- we'll deliver our compiled statements to them on Friday.Even if you don't have a personal story, your signature on our petition will still help build support for an investigation.To keep our faith in democracy, we need to know the facts. Your signature, and your story if you have one, will help.