Some new pics from my oldest son in Washington state. I think I can tell from this picture that Carter is winning the wrestling match!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
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Monday, May 07, 2007
Have you ever given any thought as to why we vote on Tuesdays? Tradition? Maybe so, but we've strayed from tradition in many other areas. So let me share with as to why we still vote on Tuesdays ... instead of weekends. Think about this and you'll appreciate the analysis.
Tuesday is a work day. This means that people with actual jobs have to make sometimes extraordinary arrangements to vote. The bulk of the hours during which the polls are open are work hours. If you have a job, you have a problem. No job, no problem. And just who might those without jobs favor in an election? Why, the party that makes it easier for them not to work, or the party that eases the pain of laziness to the greater degree. That would be Democrats. Those hard-working Americans with jobs might be more likely to vote for the party that encourages and enables free enterprise and lower taxes. That would traditionally be Republicans.In short: We vote on Tuesdays because that day is better for those who favor big government. Simply put ... Democrats. Of course I have an idea! We can still vote on Tuesdays, if that's so important to everyone, but let's open the polls for one 24 hour period. The polls open at 7:00 a.m. Eastern and close 24 hours later. We accomplish two things here. First ... pretty much everyone has a much better chance to vote. Instead of having the work day fill up 75% of the time the polls are open, those eight hours would fill only 25% of the time allotted for voting. Secondly ... since all polls would close at exactly the same time there would be little chance for the news media to screw things up with claims of victory as soon as the polls close on the east coast.Great idea? This was copied from boortz.com but an interesting idea!
Tuesday is a work day. This means that people with actual jobs have to make sometimes extraordinary arrangements to vote. The bulk of the hours during which the polls are open are work hours. If you have a job, you have a problem. No job, no problem. And just who might those without jobs favor in an election? Why, the party that makes it easier for them not to work, or the party that eases the pain of laziness to the greater degree. That would be Democrats. Those hard-working Americans with jobs might be more likely to vote for the party that encourages and enables free enterprise and lower taxes. That would traditionally be Republicans.In short: We vote on Tuesdays because that day is better for those who favor big government. Simply put ... Democrats. Of course I have an idea! We can still vote on Tuesdays, if that's so important to everyone, but let's open the polls for one 24 hour period. The polls open at 7:00 a.m. Eastern and close 24 hours later. We accomplish two things here. First ... pretty much everyone has a much better chance to vote. Instead of having the work day fill up 75% of the time the polls are open, those eight hours would fill only 25% of the time allotted for voting. Secondly ... since all polls would close at exactly the same time there would be little chance for the news media to screw things up with claims of victory as soon as the polls close on the east coast.Great idea? This was copied from boortz.com but an interesting idea!
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