Glub, Glub...

According to the latest poll results at The Daily Kos, Katherine Harris, in the U.S. Senate election in Florida, appears to be trailing incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson badly in the polls. It sounds like she's "flailing away in the water," so to speak, so as a public service, allow me to toss an anvil or two in her direction (from other blogs).

Apparently, disenfranchising 50,000 voters in order to swing an entire presidential election is considered a "qualification" to the Republican Party. (However), that sounds a lot more like an extraordinary abuse of power.

Remember, this is the same Katherine Harris who was Florida's Secretary of State during the 2000 election debacle and was simultaneously co-chair of George Bush's Florida campaign. It's the same Katherine Harris who ordered the disenfranchisement of tens of thousands of voters - mostly African Americans and Latinos - simply because their names or birthdays were conveniently similar to that of a convicted felon.

And...

What in the world would Katherine Harris have as a campaign platform? Preventing black people, Jews and liberals from voting? That’s the bulk of her experience in public service.

Again and again, Katherine Harris has proved herself to be a faithful servant to Florida’s power elites. Instead of fulfilling the duty inherent to her job as Secretary of State to protect the voting rights of Florida’s citizens, Katherine worked night and day to prevent Floridians’ votes from being counted. Her main priority all along was not to ensure that justice was served, but to serve the ambitions of her boss, Jeb Bush, and his brother George W. Time and time again, Katherine Harris has chosen loyalty to powerful families and financial elites over the needs of Florida’s average citizens.

Personally, Nelson isn't my favorite guy, but consider the alternative.