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What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Published Feb. 19, 2008 at 8:18 a.m.
Tags: election, vote, ballot, primary, democrat, republican, msoe, pancakes, rick gagliano

Arriving early may have been good because when I went to vote this morning, at about 7:15, there was a line, but not like ones I've seen in the past.

Holy inefficiency Batman! That's what I think every time I vote and I see two people doing the same task and three others seated at the table doing virtually nothing. Then, there are the two others -- one handing out "I Voted" stickers and another wandering as if lost -- doing, again, apparently nothing useful.

Anyway, the dozen or so people in line got in and out in about 10 minutes despite this frustrating scene, which was made even more painful by the fact that the actual act of voting -- which in my neighborhood meant making a maximum of two pencil lines (presidential candidate and county supervisor candidate) -- took mere seconds.

When I arrived on the East Side, I was reminded that there's a hard-fought aldermanic race going on here, too. Two of the candidates in that battle for Mike D'Amato's seat have some faithful supporters holding signs at major intersections.

Note that WUWM said the temperature out there was 3 degrees and my car said it was 8. Either way, that's way too cold to stand outside for long periods and allowing people to do that in your name seems to me to cast doubt on any candidate's good sense and compassion.

MSOE's pancake politics: In honor of the primary, Milwaukee School of Engineering hosts a pancake "breakfast" for its students at 9:30 p.m.

"We anticipate hundreds of students to join us for this free pancake election-night breakfast," says Rick Gagliano of the school's student activities office.

"Students can choose blue (berry), red (strawberry) or independent (maple). We will track the number of pancakes eaten and see if there is any correlation with how the students voted and the color of their pancakes."

The event takes place in the Campus Center Building on the Downtown campus.



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Posted by dukefame on Feb. 19, 2008 at 6:20 p.m. (report)

I did have a run in with Pearl over at South Shore and her decision to roll her eyes at me when I didn't hear her ask for my last name and gave her my street name. I had to let Pearl know that she needed to speak clearer or tighten her dentures.

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Posted by brunocarlson on Feb. 19, 2008 at 3:04 p.m. (report)

I had seniors volunteering at mine as well (West Allis area) and they did not ask for identification as well. It went okay but there were only a few people doing their job and the rest looked like they could help if there was that option. More chairs, more ballots, more tables, more voting stalls, more machines means more working and then means more lines to make the entire rocess go faster.

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Posted by runrun82 on Feb. 19, 2008 at 1:10 p.m. (report)

In my district, almost all of the poll workers appear to be senior citizens and volunteer to work. Perhaps you could volunteer for the next election day to lead the way and make the process of voting / registering to vote more efficient? I have to work a full time job as well, but plan on volunteering for upcoming election dates to help the process of voting go as quickly and pleasantly as possible.

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Posted by Downtowner on Feb. 19, 2008 at 12:01 p.m. (report)

I voted too, No. 70 in my neighborhood, at about 8:25 a.m. Amazingly, no one asked for identification. I could have said any name on the list. Proving, again, that it's more difficult to rent a movie a Blockbuster than vote in America. Crazy.

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Posted by imouse on Feb. 19, 2008 at 9:35 a.m. (report)

I voted at the Municipal Building and there was literally no lines. It took me longer to walk there and back from MSOE than it actually did to go through the entire voting process. I was disappointed that I didn't get my "I Voted" sticker because the guy was too busy trying to hang up some sign.

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