The Geeky Brit

So New Hampshire thinks differently from Iowa. Go figure.

Again, I have to voice my dislike of this whole primary system. When you register to vote you have to register a party preference. Which, in my opinion, takes away the anonymity aspect of free and fair elections. Yes, yes, I know you can register to be Independent, but doing so will disallow you to vote in some states primary. It also is an indication of some preference (in this case none). I would prefer that there be no requirement to register a preference, and then you get to vote in the party primary of your own choice.

So the Iowa caucus’s are now done, with Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama being the winners.

The Iowa caucus are the first step in the process of choosing the presidential nominee’s for each of the 2 national parties here in the USA. It is not a ballot election but more of a number of gatherings where each gathering debates the merits of each candidate and eventually forming a quorum and choosing a candidate. It is a very unique process, something that many here in the US do not fully understand.

I found this good website explaining the caucus process.

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NerdyNews.com is offering an Ipod nano to the person who uses their site the most.

This is a pretty good deal, as their site only has about 50 users right now. This is the best odds for winning in a ling time. Currently, if you sign up, and then get 2 friends to sign up also, you will be in the lead.

NerdyNews.com is a digg like social bookmarking site, where the revenue from the advertising is shared with the site’s users. Thats right, you will also earn money. Anyway, check it out: nerdynews.com.

New year, familiar violence: Only two hours into 2008, man killed in southeast Merced.:
It didn’t take long for Merced to record its first homicide of 2008. What a lovely little town I live in…