The Krile Files

Big Story of the Weekend

April 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment

At least it is around these parts. Kudos to the Arkansas Times blog for being the first to share it and the best at filling in all the details.  Pass it around.  It’s gonna be a big one for folks like Olbermann next week, I’ll bet.

A lonely dissent — SATURDAY UPDATES

I’m in receipt of this letter from Micah Qualls, who says she lost her job today at a business at the Little Rock airport for holding a Hillary Clinton sign in sight of where John McCain’s plane landed. By her account, the sign drew the attention of Mike Huckabee, who complained to her boss. Qualls waits tables at the restaurant in [...]

Categories: Huckabee · McCain · Politics

Welcome, Saturday

April 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment

We have a little Farmers’ Market action in store this morning, and just routine chores the remainder of the day. I’ll try to stop by and leave a note every once in a while.

You know I can’t avoid a good “electronic voting machine” story.

A setback for integrity of the election process

Rep. Rush Holt’s (D-N.J.) Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act seemed like the kind of bill that should sail through Congress. The legislation would help local governments pay for paper trails and audits for electronic voting machines, adding safeguards to potential recounts and a layer of integrity to the election process. Indeed, Holt’s bill was so [...]

Categories: Congress · Electronic Voting Machines