the electronic voting follies continue

Voting machine error gives Bush 3,893 extra votes in Ohio

An error with an electronic voting system gave President Bush 3,893 extra votes in suburban Columbus, elections officials said.

Franklin County's unofficial results had Bush receiving 4,258 votes to Democrat John Kerry's 260 votes in a precinct in Gahanna. Records show only 638 voters cast ballots in that precinct. Bush's total should have been recorded as 365.

in unrelated news, an interesting suicide technique.

a friday afternoon observation

i have to admit, i'm really surprised by how many people have reacted to the Bush victory with shock and amazement. come on, didn't we all know we never really had a chance? i had moments of hope, but i never believed for a minute that Bush wouldn't win. and so he did.