Politics - 2 November 2006

According to a June 5, 2006 story in Business Week, several Democrats asked the Treasury Department to investigate a possible Venezuelan connection to a 100-year-old American voting machine company called Sequoia Voting Systems, located in Oakland, California.

In May 2005 Sequoia was bought by a Venezuelan company called Smartmatic. The sale was reviewed and approved by all pertinent governmental agencies.
According to the Business Week article, Sequoia's machines are used in California, Illinois and 18 other states.

My question is this.

If the Bush administration was so worried about this "serious" issue, why did Rove wait until nine days before a national election to express its concern to the public at large?

Does this mean that on November 8th, if the Republicans don't like the results of the Congressional elections, they will demand a "do over" in 20 states, based on alleged "new" information about a corrupt Venezuelan connection?

2006-11-02 00:48:44 · 9 answers · asked by big-brother 3

As propagandist for a failed vision of the planet, she functions at the level of a lesser troll. A less successfully beligerant O'Reilly, a less comical Limbaugh, a less articulate and on-point Medved.

What think, ye trolled?

2006-11-02 00:45:38 · 7 answers · asked by Winston Smith 3

Ghandi's quote reads as follows:

"The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles"

Mohandas Gandhi

2006-11-02 00:34:58 · 9 answers · asked by Reba K 6

2006-11-02 00:30:11 · 13 answers · asked by kirsty d 2

WITHOUT EVIDENCE?

2006-11-02 00:29:12 · 12 answers · asked by Balaam's Talking Donkey 3

while 100's of palestenians and lebanese r suffering with no rights in israeli prisons and no one mentions??

2006-11-02 00:08:35 · 5 answers · asked by GIRL HUNTER 2

Given the current events in the circus we call our Gov't, do you feel the system of checks & balances is really working, or is it simply my side against your side and whatever it takes to win or make you look like a schmuck? Put your politcal feelings aside, and give an honest to goodness answer. I feel it's a joke, and quite honetly I'm getting tired of it from both partys.

2006-11-02 00:07:34 · 4 answers · asked by Jim C 5

Please do not say anything about Iraq unless you or a loved one is or will be deployed there.


I submit nothing will change for 99.9% of Americans.

2006-11-02 00:06:47 · 2 answers · asked by mymadsky 6