When lovely computer expert Cady Palmer Discovers the governor's plot,
the governor wants her
dead ...
The governor's spy, he simply wants her.
And her stalker ...
An ordinary woman puts her life on the line to block a ruthless politician from stealing the country.
Cady fired Leonard months ago. Since then he’s stalked her,
waiting for today, all the while executing the governor’s plan
for today’s election. Tonight when Cady’s election crew tallies
the votes, she’ll know something’s wrong. It’s her job to know.
But there’s nothing she can do to stop it. Later when it’s over,
Leonard will come for her. And if Cady’s beautiful assistant,
Izzy Palacio gets in his way, he’ll grab her too.

Leonard’s not the only one on the governor’s private payroll.
The governor sends his long-time confidante Neal Charles to
observe Cady and her election crew, ostensibly to alert the
governor if there’s need for early damage control. But the
governor really wants a lookout should Leonard’s scheme
unravel. The governor doesn’t count on Neal devising plans of
his own.

Cady pegs Neal for the spy he is and warns the coquettish Izzy.
Nonetheless when Izzy disappears and Cady’s stalker closes
in, Neal wedges himself into Cady’s drama, not for the
governor or Neal’s own plans, but for Cady and Izzy. At first,
Cady and Neal balk at the attractions drawing them together.
Then before long, the two join as one in their search for truth
and for Izzy. They risk losing it all for each other.
Do you sometimes read a provocative story, then
wonder. . .
Did this really happen? Did it? . .
.
When is a coincidence too much of a
coincidence to be one? Check the facts in
Truth,
Lies & Politics - Conspiracy of Facts. You decide.
For the Politics: Must See Links
  • VotersUnite.Org, A non partisan national
    grassroots resource for accurate elections.
  • OpEdNews.com, A great source of news and
    smart OpEds. Also blogged by John Gideon,
    VotersUnite.Org with local, state, national,
    international articles on electronic voting and
    election issues.
  • BradBlog.com, "Making the news fun again,"
    with breaking news and sharp commentaries.
    Also blogged by John Gideon with voting and
    election news and issues.

  • Velvet Revolution, The New American Patriot.
    Velvet Revolution is a term coined to describe
    the peaceful road to change in countries where
    governments ignored the inalienable rights of
    the people. VelvetRevolution.us is a network
    of more than 120 progressive organizations
    reaching millions of people demanding
    progressive change through our VR Media,
    Electoral Reform, Conflict Resolution and
    Youth Revolution Campaigns.

  • Black Box Voting , a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501c
    (3) organization funded by citizen donations.



  • Voice of the Voters! Hosted by Mary Ann Gould
    and Lori Rosolowsky, with John Gideon
    reporting on the week's top voting news
    stories. Also on wnjc.duxpond.com Every
    Wednesday - 8 to 9 PM Eastern on 1360 AM
    Philadelphia and on the Internet



  • POLITICO. Congress, Politics 2008, Lobbying,
    life, ideas, campus, community, columns.


  • MSNBC. Political News & Updates. First Read
    is an analysis of the day's political news, from
    the NBC News political unit. New posts are
    added throughout the day. MSNBC's
    DECISION DASHBOARD.

  • Digg. Political News


  • CNN Electoral Map See CNN's projections
    then make your own! Try out our new Electoral
    College calculator. Political Ticker. The latest
    political news ...

  • USA Today. Full coverage of 2008 campaigns
    includes calendar, polls, videos, photos and
    blogs.
  • International Humanities Center Citizens for
    Election Reform (CER): Citizens for Election
    Reform exists for the sole purpose of raising
    the public awareness of the critical need for
    election reform.  We aim to restore fair,
    accurate, transparent, secure elections where
    votes are cast in private and counted in public.  
    Electronic (computerized) voting systems are
    simply antithetical to democratic principles.ns
    for Election Reform. Joan Brunwasser is co-
    founder.
  • A Closer Look at the GAO's Florida District 13...No smoking
    gun... Not if but when and how often. Could Red be next?
    OpEdNews.
  • Want to be a ..... President? Then follow this simple formula.
    OpEdNews.
  • Testing Machines, replacing machines, paper trails... a series
    of broken pieces, but no one proposes a holistic solution. USA
    Today
  • We can fix the machines, but until our election laws catch up
    with technology, our election processes will continue to be
    broken. BradBlog.
  • Ohio has called in the experts, while Florida hunkers down in
    the swamp with the alligators snapping at our heels.
    Computerworld.
Quick Links to some of My Articles and Blogs. See also For the
Politics My Articles & Blogs  pages on this BallotsOfStraw.com
website.
  • Did you know that most advocates of paper ballot technology
    are fuddy-duddy, itchy-witchy thinking, nervous Nelly,
    skittish souls over 40? That's the gist of an article that re-
    circulated recently. Perhaps it was penned by a reporter who
    never balanced a bank account. . . The importance of the
    business perspective and business model points of view
    cannot be overstated. In part because, until we define the
    problem we're trying to solve, we will never solve the
    problem.  The "He Did It She Did It" Business Model for
    Elections.
  • Election 2008. New machines, new election, and Sarasota's still
    can't count our votes. Another troubling election in Sarasotaâ
    €¦and Hillsborough and Manatee and Palm Beach and Broward and
    . . .

    A recap of this Tuesday's election in Florida sounds eerily
    familiar. Sarasota can't count votes. Only this time there's
    paper to prove it. And this time they can't blame the voters
    for Florida's failed voting systems. Although the cause of the
    failure is different as are the voting machines. The recovery
    is vastly different. This time instead of denying the problem
    exists and holding out for court fisticuffs, they scooped up our
    paper ballots and simply counted them by hand.

    Problem solved? No. In at least three Florida counties,
    Election Supervisors responded to their voting machine
    failures with all the seriousness and responsibility of a third
    grader's, "The dog ate my homework [that Daddy Diebold
    did]." ... Florida 2008 Primary  08/29/2008

    A month of primary recounts in the election battleground of
    Palm Beach County, Florida, has twice flipped the winner in a
    local judicial race and revealed grave problems in the
    county's election infrastructure, including thousands of
    misplaced ballots and vote tabulation machines that are
    literally unable to produce the same results twice.

    Experts say the brew of administrative bungling and
    mysterious technological failures raises new and troubling
    questions about the county that played a crucial role in the
    2000 presidential election debacle, and is one of a handful of
    counties considered pivotal in the upcoming presidential
    election. Voting advocates are fearful that problems here --
    and perhaps in other election hot spots -- could trigger a
    replay of the disputed 2000 election. Continued.

  • What does this have to do with you and your vote? Consider
    CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, NY, OH, PA, TN, UT,
    VA all used Diebold/Premier equipment in 2008 elections and
    they all reported problems. See: VotersUnite.Org's Election
    Problem Log.

  • Consider also, Diebold/Premier's gross negligence and the U.
    S. Election Assistance Commission's failures do not stand
    alone. The Secretaries of State in these 14 states and the
    Supervisors of Elections in every county where the machines
    were used had 4 years to uncover discrepancies and press
    Diebold/Premier to get it right.
Articles & Blogs: A Potpourri
Conspiracy, Sullduggery: Players Play
The Main E-vents: 2002-2006
What you don't know about 2000
Touchscreen Payola
A Margin of Error

John Gideon, co-director of Voters Unite!
and author of the
Daily Voting News
passed away last night in Seattle leaving a
void in the voting integrity world that may
never be filled. Indeed, the world has lost
a true hero, a man of unparalleled
integrity. On a more personal level, one
only has to shuffle through a few of my
articles to know the importance to me of
information provided by John and his co-
director Ellen Theisen on
Voters Unite!

Last year during a particularly rough
patch, John said if it got any worse he just
might run away to Belize. I’d like to
remember him there. Sailing off toward
the setting sun with fair-weather breezes
gently guiding him along his way.

Please see Brad Friedman’s tribute
In
Memoriam: John Gideon, 1947 - 2009:
Father, grandfather, husband, veteran,
patriot, co-director of
VotersUnite.org,
democracy advocate, blogger, friend...

Lani Massey Brown
A Margin of Error: Ballots of Straw

In Memory of
John Gideon, 1947 - 2009