>If the whole country had voting machines like we have here in Arlington,VA there would have been no recounts and the American people would have their instant gratification. Let our fellow Americans suffer for having let such a voting system continue in to a new century.

I agree. It is crazy in the year 2000 to still be dealing with punch cards. How hard would it be to have PCs at a polling place where we would just check a checkbox and it would be recorded. There would be no reason for a hand count.