Yeah seriously, I have nothing to say. My brother was here for a few days, and we had a good time. We went downtown and shot some pool and had some drinks.

We saw two movies this weekend. One was Envy with Ben Stiller and Jack Black. Pheew! That movie stunk! Absolutely horrible, not even worth renting. I don't know what they were doing when they made that movie.

We also watched Man on Fire with Denzel Washington. This movie was ok. It was really formulaic in a way, and kind of played out, but there was some interesting editing and something about it that I found interesting.

Ok so I lied, I found a story in the news late that I want to mention here.

Audit Lays Blames for Fla. Database Errors

Just to recap for those who might not be familiar with the story. In 2000 Florida produced a "felon list" and gave it to their county clerks to have them remove these names from their voting rolls. Problem was MANY of the people on this list were NOT felons at all. Their only crime was having a similar name as a felon. Well this created a big uproar in the African American community because this list disenfranchised a larger proportion of African Americans than any other group. There was some question as to the independence of the Florida election supervisor, Katherine Harris (who also happened to be the chair of the shrub campaign in a state where his brother was the governor, go figure).

So now fast forward to 2004, Florida produces another list gives it to the county clerks to have the names removed from their voting rolls. Well after 2000 some people asked to have the list made public to make sure that this list was not as flawed as the one in 2000. Well the secretary of state of Florida refused to make it public. They went to court, and the court ordered that the list be made available. Guess what they found? Once again loaded with errors, and somehow missing most Hispanics, who tend republican, especially in Florida. Hmmm. Ok so they have this audit by the inspector general for the department of state. I believe the same department that this questionably independent Secretary of State works. Well anyways, I am sure there is no conflict of interest there.

"Secretary of State Glenda Hood's office abandoned the project earlier this year after acknowledging that 2,500 ex-felons were on the list even though their voting rights had been restored and that, due to a technical glitch, Hispanics were largely absent from the list. Hispanics often vote Republican in Florida, and some critics questioned whether there was intent to purge some felons, but not others.

While finding that the database was unable to match felons and deaths with some registered voters of Hispanic origin, auditors said that 'there was no evidence to substantiate that the division intended for such disparities to occur.'"

Yeah I am not buying this explanation. While the rest of the country just turns a blind eye. I'm sorry folks, but these things must be dealt with . I have a hard time believing that these things are just accidental. We need to think about the consequences of election manipulations, on both sides of the aisle. It is a threat to our democracy, which we all love and cherish.