The Washington Establishment, which includes the Bushes and Clintons, is beginning to get uneasy about the growing populist Obama movement and its obvious threat to the status quo ~ so don't rule out voting irregularities in Texas and Ohio. Karl Rove is on intimate terms with the state officials who run the elections in Texas and both state’s electronic voting machines are owned by diehard Republicans: Diebold; ES&S and Sequoia ~ which is a self-serving arrangement for both Mr. Rove and the Clintons: Allen L Roland
Remember Hillary's miraculous win in New Hampshire when 81% of the votes cast were counted by Diebold and they directly contradicted the exit polls which showed Obama the clear winner.
The same thing could happen in Texas and Ohio particularly since Karl Rove is a resident of Texas and the Republicans would much rather face Hillary in November than Obama ~ who, according to recent polls, beats McCain handily whereas Hillary would lose to McCain.
My friend Michael Carmichael, reporting from the UK, offers an in depth analysis of THE CLINTONS IN CRISIS and also shares the ominous Karl Rove connection as well as the very real possibility of vote stealing.
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/03/01.html
THE CLINTONS IN CRISIS
Michael Carmichael 02/29/08
Clintons in crisis by Michael Carmichael
Excerpt: " Throughout their “debate,” Senator Obama remained cool, calm, and focused on presenting his message of change - a performance that contrasted sharply with Senator Clinton’s troublingly ungracious attempts to smear her opponent.
Against this unfurling backdrop, Karl Rove has raised his head above the parapet to toss a grenade of his own at Senator Obama claiming that he is a (shudder) “lib-er-al.”
Mr. Rove’s comment to the Wall Street Journal will do no harm to his intended target. However, it does point to the increasingly odd fact: the Clintons and Mr. Rove now have a common enemy - and there will be a showdown in the great state of Texas next week – Karl Rove’s home territory.
After Mr. Rove resigned from the White House last summer, he resumed his residency in Texas. It is common knowledge that Mr. Rove is on intimate terms with the state officials who run the elections in Texas. Most of the state and local election officials are members of the Republican Party.
The state’s electronic voting machines were manufactured, distributed, installed and maintained by corporations that are controlled by diehard Republicans: Diebold; ES&S and Sequoia. This situation is a very cozy arrangement for Mr. Rove and the Clintons.
It is a rarely cited fact that Bill Clinton is no stranger to Texas politics. In 1972, Bill Clinton ran the McGovern presidential campaign in Texas, and as Attorney General and Governor of Arkansas, he has many friends in the Lone Star state.
Next week’s second major primary will take place in Ohio. It so happens that Ohio was Ground Zero for the stealing of the presidential election in 2004. Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr., published his exhaustive report on the stealing of the 2004 election in Ohio blaming former Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell for repressing the black vote.
Once again, the Machiavellian levers of election stealing are in the control of Republicans who own and operate the voting machine industry - all people who are on very cordial terms with Mr. Rove including the former director of Diebold, Weldon O’Dell as well as J. Kenneth Blackwell, a senior Republican.
These factors could overshadow Senator Clinton’s support for NAFTA, the discredited trade agreement that has led to massive unemployment in the Rust Belt. She still leads in the polls in Ohio, but Obama is gaining ground."
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/03/01.html
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Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net 
