http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2008/01/03/iowa-schmiowa/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:46:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2008/01/03/iowa-schmiowa/comment-page-1/#comment-125385 jwc Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:37:02 +0000 http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2008/01/03/iowa-schmiowa/#comment-125385 you can't keep things secret "for the better good." It's a bad idea in the abstract and a bad idea in the details. who decides what should be secret or not? Ugh. transparency is always better in the long run, methinks. you can’t keep things secret “for the better good.” It’s a bad idea in the abstract and a bad idea in the details. who decides what should be secret or not? Ugh. transparency is always better in the long run, methinks.

]]> http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2008/01/03/iowa-schmiowa/comment-page-1/#comment-125381 Tin Man Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:49:50 +0000 http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2008/01/03/iowa-schmiowa/#comment-125381 Yeah, I accidentally left out "can't." I was thinking it but not typing it. I put it back in. Yeah, I accidentally left out “can’t.” I was thinking it but not typing it. I put it back in.

]]> http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2008/01/03/iowa-schmiowa/comment-page-1/#comment-125380 Jeff Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:05:40 +0000 http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2008/01/03/iowa-schmiowa/#comment-125380 Actually, Congress has nothing to do with elections held within a State, not even the General Election. Primaries are just that; primaries arranged by each Party. And the General Election is handled by the Electoral College in each state; hence, some states send delegates based on the vote, while other states send ALL the delegates for the overall winner. Actually, Congress has nothing to do with elections held within a State, not even the General Election. Primaries are just that; primaries arranged by each Party. And the General Election is handled by the Electoral College in each state; hence, some states send delegates based on the vote, while other states send ALL the delegates for the overall winner.

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