October 21, 2004

Mind Your Own Business

That's what I'd tell a foreign observer if I spotted them at my polling place. Thankfully for them they're not headed to Wisconsin. These radical internationalists who see the nation-state being consumed by a global bureaucracy need to go help Iraq prepare for January's elections and quit wasting time on a nation that's held elections longer than anyone else in human history.

Two counties in Missouri have gone over the deep end and are letting foreign observers actually recount the ballots. If Missouri were a real toss-up, I'd be worried. Imagine if the local officials declared more votes for Bush only to have the foreign busybodies offer a contrary count.

"Vote Observers: Access to US Polling Places Difficult"