Please help me. I think my head just exploded. I think if I can just put this little piece back in I can create this diary. Ah, there we go.
Just read in the Cincinnati Enquirer where one of the county election officials is whining about how insulting it is to have to do a recount and how expensive it's going to be. He's considering challenging it.
Here's a taste:
"Nothing could be more important to our country than ensuring the results of the Ohio presidential election are accurate and complete," Cobb said. "Our faith and trust in the democratic process all hinge on a fair, unbiased and transparent counting of ballots in Ohio."
That assertion offends Cunningham.
"The inference is that Ohio election officials will not count every vote," Cunningham said. "That's just insulting; it's frivolous and simply harassment."
Cunningham said he was consulting with officials in several counties before deciding whether to pursue legal action to prevent a recount.
"I need to see if this is merely my opinion or reflects the opinion of the association," he said.
"If, indeed, we are all forced to do the recount, the negative economic impact far outweighs any positive good that could come from this recount. My intention would be to attempt to argue in court that it's time for the secretary of state to take a stand and attest that every vote is being counted by local boards."
I guess making sure the votes are counted accurately isn't much of a 'positive good.'
Here's the link
I'm rather glad it's not the Democrats having to fend off more Republican crap, since those asking for the recount are going to be made into bad guys, but I'd like to take this opportunity again to say that, if the tables were turned, the Republicans would be screaming about vote fraud, whether it occurred or not, and we'd be judged guilty by the media. I'm not saying we should be out yelling 'Fraud!,' because I truly don't think we should, but I think the observation is true.