And so it begins...

I do not doubt that there will be much of this going on this election. Those in office are running scared and are pulling out all of the stops to hold on to "their seats", forgetting that those seats belong to US, not them.

Voter reports problem with ballot machine

Nevada Voters Complain Of Problems At Polls

These are just a sample of the actual voting issues that are being reported. It does not include the registration issues. Dead people, felons, non-citizens, and the like. The "ruling class" will do everything in their power to hold on to power and at the same time trash a system that has worked fairly well for over 200 years.

Update 2010.10.28

Here is an incident that is currently in the local news involving a prior election. It involved voter registration fraud in Florida.

Here is another one in Pennsylvania.

But we don't need any voter ID laws!

"You'd think they would be saying 'Thank you'"...

Give the video at the link a watch! It speaks for its self far better than I could.

Balance the budget without tax increases

Watch this video, it clearly shows that it is possible to balance the Federal budget without any tax increases and without the typical Washington "smoke and mirrors" tricks.

$27.6M for Lowercase Street Signs in NYC

Due to new DOT regulations, localities have until 2018 to replace all of their street signs with new ones that use a mix of upper and lower case letters and a new font, all in the name of improved driver safety. In NYC alone, it is expected to cost $27.6 million.

I wonder, is the expected savings in reduced fatalities and physical damage going to exceed $27 million in NYC? The article does not link to the study that is used to justify this expense and change. If this change is expected to cost $27 million, will the insurance rates for New Yorkers go down by that amount? If not, why is it being done? Why not just release the new standard and mandate that all new or replaced signs follow the new standard? Why force a wide-scale swap-out?