I'm from Portugal, and let me tell you, even here he's considered a "moderate" conservative. In US terms he'd be a center-left Democrat. Better then the Socialist trash, but not by much.

Diebold's expanding overseas, apparently.

Madneo, I'll take my repudiation of Eurosocialism where I can find it. Even of the baby steps variety.

And the President of Portugal doesn't have too much power.
That being said, my mother-in-law, who's living in Portugal, is thrilled. Of course she sides with the Democrats when she's here, but can't stand the socialists in Portugal. Go figure.

And apparently the liberals are out in Canada too. Go figure.

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060123/2006-01-23T195523Z_01_N19193346_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-POLITICS-DC.htm
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"Of course she sides with the Democrats when she's here, but can't stand the socialists in Portugal. Go figure."

Not to surprising. When it comes to economy our Socialists make the Democrats look like libertarians.

and no running around with jack-offs

Diebold's expanding overseas, apparently.

I never understand the conservative worship of Diebold. Their machines really are just pieces of crap that any 15-year-old geek could change the votes on. Not really my idea of how voting machines ought to work, but I guess that's because I lack moral clarity or something.

but I guess that's because I lack moral clarity or something.

Don't be so hard on yourself. After all, one needs intelligence and common sense before they achieve moral clarity.

I'm first generation American; my heritage is half Portuguese, and half Italian.

All of my family in this country is conservative. That is, they live their lives in what you would call a conservative mindframe.

But half of them vote Democrat out of sheer habit.

desculpe, no faolo Portuguese.

bom tarde.

Their machines really are just pieces of crap that any 15-year-old geek could change the votes on.

That's just stupid. Paper ballots can and have been forged; punched cards likewise. Any voting system can be gamed. It's processes that make the difference, and America's voting systems are reasonably robust (although they could be better). Personally, I'd require all voters to present ID before voting -- valid Driver's License or state-issued ID. But of course Democrats howl when it's suggested.

So before you get pissy about Diebold machines, think about the roadblocks Democrats throw up about validating the IDs of voters at the polls. That's a much bigger problem in terms of fraud. (But hey, illegal aliens, dead people, and felons tend to vote Democrat, so what's the problem?)

Their machines really are just pieces of crap that any 15-year-old geek could change the votes on.

Man, don't I know it! I remember hunkering down in Columbus, smoking lines of crack with Ken Blackwell and messing with the votes of the blue-collar union-working man ensuring my dark master the four-years he needs to secure his dark power over the world...

Uh...oh crap, Karl is going to kill me.

no faolo Portuguese.

Sim, voce nao fala.

:)

Lipstick, are you conjugating?

Cause that's really hot.

Bom dia.

If you want to sound like a Brazilian, just pronounce it:

Bom jia.

Glad to offer my nerdly services....