I traded my vote in 2000 and I'm starting to wonder if this might be a small piece of insurance we shouldn't overlook this year.

I found this site:
http://votepair.org/

and it seems to be legit.

The reasoning ought to be the same as last time:  if you're a Kerry voter in either a Kerry OR Bush 'safe' state, you are paired with a Nader voter in a swing state.  You vote Nader in your 'safe' state, and your counterpart votes Kerry in their swing state.  Each side of the transaction benefits.

The VotePair site seems to be foolproof.  You can't proceed if your state isn't safe.

Any thoughts on this?  Good idea?  Bad?  Waste of energy?  

I know that there are varying opinions on "The Nader Factor" this year.  I can't help but feel that even a few Nader votes could cause us big trouble -- depending on where they're cast.

Just saw this article at Rocky Mountain News on cell phone jammers being used in a church in Mexico.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CELL_PHONE_JAMMERS?SITE=CODER&SECTION=HOME
Reporters noticed they couldn't phone their editors.

Not to be paranoid, but is it possible such devices could be used strategically (though illegally) to disrupt poll watching on election day?

Here's a quote:

"Purchased for about $2,000 each, they can be turned on by remote control and emit low-level radio frequencies that thwart cell phone signals within a 100-foot radius.

Users get a "no service" or "signal not available" message on their cell phones.

Although Mexico has no law against the devices, the private use of cell phone blockers is illegal in the United States and most Western countries.

But the tide is turning."

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/15/politics/campaign/15vote.html?oref=login

(free registration is required) It's good news that the story is breaking into the mainstream.

The story begins with this:

Judge Rules for Democrats in Dispute Over Ohio Voting

By JAMES DAO  and KATE ZERNIKE  
Published: October 15, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14  -  A federal judge in Toledo ordered this state's Republican secretary of state on Thursday to count so-called provisional ballots filed in the wrong precincts, a victory for Democrats...

and ends with info on Sproul & Co.

I just sent an email to Chris Matthews (Hardball, MSNBC):

Hey Chris!

Remember all the talk in 2000 about Al Gore's continuous attempts to remake himself?   I'd like to see a little notice taken of our president's own efforts to refurbish his persona from debate to debate...   while John Kerry has maintained a calm, cool, informed, factual and CONSISTENT demeanor throughout.   Dare I say presidential?

Fair is fair.   Gore was lampooned mercilessly for his style shifts.  How about W?

Debate 1:   I Just Ate A Lemon   AKA   Someone Get Me to a Chiropractor, Fast!
Debate 2 :   Furious George
Debate 3:   Mr. Chuckles

I'm just sayin'...