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Thursday, August 31. 2006

Wow, time to dust off, oil, and polish this blog. It's been awhile. I will have some real blog posts later, and over the weekend, but in the meantime, here's a roundup of interesting topics.

Most importantly of all, I have a new banner graphic.
On blog community site Daily Kos, blogger "Bill in Portland Maine" gives us the Hurricane Katrina Hall of Shame, a list of the worst of the worst in quotes from public figures. I am from the Gulf Coast region and have a personal stake in this, but anyone with a heart would do well to read this.
The Gulf Coast has lucked out this year, so far. After fears that Ernesto would enter the Gulf of Mexico and intensify to a major hurricane, it took a turn north. I'll have a blog entry this weekend about the dynamics in play this season, which have thus far kept activity minimal.
John Kerry sends out a fundraising e-mail for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland, who is running against Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. Because he used the true statement that Blackwell abused his office in the 2004 election and prevented legitimate voters from casting their ballots, the media attacks it. Amazing that it's acceptable political discourse to accuse the opposition party and 60% of the American public of aiding terrorists, but it's NOT acceptable to call attention to voter suppression.
The South's obesity problem continues to... um, expand.
Senators George Felix Allen of Virginia and Conrad Burns of Montana are idiots. With enough people coming out to vote for their opponents--Jim Webb and Jon Tester--they can be removed from office this year. The polls are showing both races neck and neck.

That's all for now! A preview of features for Friday and the weekend:

A blog on the technology of voting systems. Why the systems used in most precincts in the U.S. are horribly insecure
A blog on the 2006 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, with analysis of factors that have so far enhanced or prevented tropical cyclone formation

Posted by PolitiCalypso in Politics, Weather at 11:25 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Defined tags for this entry: 2006 elections, blogs, election reform, Gulf Coast, health, Hurricane Katrina, hurricanes, John Kerry, Montana, Ohio, Virginia

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