Disgruntled voters punished President Obama and his party for failing to govern effectively by electing Republicans across the country. The GOP won a Senate majority, strengthened its hold on the House, and elected or re-elected Republican governors. Democrats couldn’t catch a break, with ISIS[...]
Archive for November 4th, 2014
November 4th, 2014 - 2:34 pm § in Politics
Virginia Having Problems With Touch Screen Voting Machines
Virginia’s elections department is receiving complaints of “technical difficulties with AccuVote TSX Touch Screen voting machines” in Virginia Beach and Newport News, and confirmed “some voters reported having a different selection appear after making their choice.” It [...]
November 4th, 2014 - 2:25 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
UK Angst Over Decline in Nobels to Brits
The Answer? Britain Needs to Encourage Immigration! The Nobel Prize winner for physiology or medicine reminded those who would celebrate Britain’s scientific prowess to beware an immigration policy that threatens to blunt such brilliance. Having come to Britain to work at University College London[...]
November 4th, 2014 - 12:04 pm § in Politics
Widespread Voting Problems In Connecticut; Governor Asks Court To Extend Voting Hours
The governor of Connecticut is seeking a court order to extend voting hours at 26 polling places in Hartford because of delays in opening those polling places. The problems involved failure to deliver voter lists to polling places. Other problems also were reported in that state, including optical s[...]
November 4th, 2014 - 11:45 am § in Politics
“If You Don’t Vote, You Don’t Matter!”
Sean Penn’s character in “All The King’s Men” said it as well as anyone ever could. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3Mr8a7X08[...]
November 4th, 2014 - 11:36 am § in Politics
Pass The Popcorn; Election Day Shenanigans Swing Into High Gear
Well, election day is here, and the free-for-all begins. For starters, Republicans think they’re so beloved by voters that the only way Democrats can win is by stuffing ballot boxes, busing illegals and corpses to polls, and cheating in sundry other ways. At least, that’s what we’l[...]
Why Christianity is a Lousy Basis for a Society
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