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Whine of the day: Shortage of poll workers


Here is the now annual news story about the shortage of poll workers. Blah blah blah most of the workers are age 72 or over, blah blah blah. First of all, even though I'm off work, I still have to get my kids off to school and back home again. If they provide a nanny to help me do that, I'll work at the polls Secondly, there should never ever be a perpetual shortage of workers. If there is a shortage, you change the terms and conditions of employment until the shortage resolves itself. In this case, change the work hours. Did anybody think that just maybe you might get twice as many people (or more) who would be willing to put in 8 hour shifts as 16 hour shifts? How about (gasp) 6 hour shifts?


FOXNews.com - You Decide 2004 - U.S. Short of Poll Workers


John Kerry's Flight History
Most people know that George W. Bush was trained as a pilot in the Air National Guard. Most also know that soon after becoming checked out on the F-102, his history becomes really fuzzy until he is officially booted out for missing an annual flight physical. Not only has no one come up with his attendance records for his last year of guard service, no one has produced his pilot's logbook.

Most people don't know that John Kerry is a private pilot. He has been a private pilot since 1966. He apparently paid for his own flight training, and over the years, not only has he kept his status current, but he has added ratings, multi-engine, instrument, even seaplane. His records are below. I deleted his address. If you want his home address, get it somewhere else.

Name : KERRY, JOHN FORBES
Airman's Address : XX LOUISBURG SQ
BOSTON, MA, 02108-1202
FAA Region : New England
Date of Medical : Dec, 2003
Class of Medical : 2Expiration : Dec, 2004
Airman Certificates : Commercial Pilot
Airplane Single Engine Land
Airplane Single Engine Sea
Airplane Multiengine Land
Instrument Airplane
Glider Aero Tow (Private Pilot)

I bet John Kerry can find his logbook.


Final notes before the Election

This will be my final post before the election. I encourage everyone to get out and vote. Here's a question I want you to answer as you go to the polls: When you are choosing a president, wouldn't you prefer that no matter where the President is, he has a decent shot at being the smartest one in the room?