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  1. Re:Why not have voting machines that print ballots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on All Fifty States May Face Voting Machine Lawsuit

    Montana already has this, thanks to HB 297 which was passed in 2005. This bill requires a hand countable paper ballot, regardless of the voting method.

    Between this and Montana recently telling the federal government that they can take their Real ID and shove it, Montana seems to be one of the top states for people who enjoy their rights.

  2. Re:Where do these numbers keep coming from? by bensafrickingenius · · Score: 1 · on America's First Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

    "I'd like to know because it's so hard to compare with oil at that level. It's much easier for a consumer to simply look at the price on the pump. But that only tells us what the market is willing to bear (what the fuel is worth), not the true costs of production."

    I *wish* that were true. The price of E85 (commonly called ethanol, even though almost all so-called "gasoline" has some percentage of ethanol in it too) has little to do with what the market will bear. If we could look at the prices at the pump and draw meaningful conclusions from them, then gasoline would win hands down, and the ethanol experiment would end without so much as a last gasp. In Chicago recently, gasoline was going for $3.60 per gallon, whereas E85 was at $3.06. Wow, gimme some of that ethanol, right?!?! Well, on a level playing field choosing E85 isn't so easy. While the price for a gallon of gasoline includes $0.4365 in taxes, the same gallon of E85 benefits from about $1.00 in subsidies (http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/07/1 4/opinion/guest/20-guest.txt)! Subsidies come from the government. Guess where the government gets the money it plays with? With that in mind, is it really so simple to look at the price on the pump and make your decision based on that? I'm not saying the whole ethanol project has no merit. I *am* saying that making ethanol from food is downright crazy. If making it from cellulose instead of sugar really drives up the efficiency that much, let's keep trying for a while. But let's do it with our eyes open to the true costs.

  3. The MyDD Story by Soong · · Score: 1 · on New Campaign Tactic - Google Bombing

    I'm surprised I don't see a link to the original story yet, so here it is:

    http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/10/24/122153/98

    From the story:

    --AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl, --AZ-01: Rick Renzi, --AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth, --CA-04: John Doolittle, --CA-11: Richard Pombo, --CA-50: Brian Bilbray, --CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave, --CO-05: Doug Lamborn, --CO-07: Rick O'Donnell, --CT-04: Christopher Shays, --FL-13: Vernon Buchanan, --FL-16: Joe Negron, --FL-22: Clay Shaw, --ID-01: Bill Sali, --IL-06: Peter Roskam, --IL-10: Mark Kirk, --IL-14: Dennis Hastert, --IN-02: Chris Chocola, --IN-08: John Hostettler, --IA-01: Mike Whalen, --KS-02: Jim Ryun, --KY-03: Anne Northup, --KY-04: Geoff Davis, --MD-Sen: Michael Steele, --MN-01: Gil Gutknecht, --MN-06: Michele Bachmann, --MO-Sen: Jim Talent, --MT-Sen: Conrad Burns, --NV-03: Jon Porter, --NH-02: Charlie Bass, --NJ-07: Mike Ferguson, --NM-01: Heather Wilson, --NY-03: Peter King, --NY-20: John Sweeney, --NY-26: Tom Reynolds, --NY-29:

  4. Re:It took this long? by Jeffrey+Baker · · Score: 3, Interesting · on New Campaign Tactic - Google Bombing
    This can have an appreciable effect. They are not linking terms like "laughable assclown", they are linking the candidate's OWN NAME to a news article about the candidate. Therefore people who are searching for information about the candidate are more likely to read the targeted article. It's simple and not at all misleading.

    Example: Conrad Burns

  5. So how does this googlebomb work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll · on New Campaign Tactic - Google Bombing
    Like this?

    --AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl --AZ-01: Rick Renzi --AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth --CA-04: John Doolittle --CA-11: Richard Pombo --CA-50: Brian Bilbray --CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave --CO-05: Doug Lamborn --CO-07: Rick O'Donnell --CT-04: Christopher Shays --FL-13: Vernon Buchanan --FL-16: Joe Negron --FL-22: Clay Shaw --ID-01: Bill Sali --IL-06: Peter Roskam --IL-10: Mark Kirk --IL-14: Dennis Hastert --IN-02: Chris Chocola --IN-08: John Hostettler --IA-01: Mike Whalen --KS-02: Jim Ryun --KY-03: Anne Northup --KY-04: Geoff Davis --MD-Sen: Michael Steele --MN-01: Gil Gutknecht --MN-06: Michele Bachmann --MO-Sen: Jim Talent --MT-Sen: Conrad Burns --NV-03: Jon Porter --NH-02: Charlie Bass --NJ-07: Mike Ferguson --NM-01: Heather Wilson --NY-03: Peter King --NY-20: John Sweeney --NY-26: Tom Reynolds --NY-29: Randy Kuhl --NC-08: Robin Hayes --NC-11: Charles Taylor --OH-01:

  6. Some articles to think about by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on 2006 Election Maps Mashups

    Some articles to think about in the upcoming election:

    Jon Kyl Rick Renzi J.D. Hayworth John Doolittle Richard Pombo Brian Bilbray Marilyn Musgrave Doug Lamborn Rick O'Donnell Christopher Shays Vernon Buchanan Joe Negron Clay Shaw Bill Sali Peter Roskam Mark Kirk Dennis Hastert Chris Chocola John Hostettler Mike Whalen Jim Ryun Anne Northup Geoff Davis Michael Steele Gil Gutknecht Michele Bachmann Jim Talent Conrad Burns Jon Porter Charlie Bass Mike Ferguson Heather Wilson Peter King John Sweeney Tom Reynolds Randy Kuhl Robin Hayes Charles Taylor Steve Chabot Jean Schmidt Deborah Pryce