Antics

On February 27, 2005, I complained about a local political candidate who received permission to put a sign in our yard and then put in two. A commenter at the time had this to say:

Evidently, Jordon, you have a firm grasp on reality. Your wanting to scream and cry and pull your hair out regarding Anita Cruz's campaign antics was a desire shared by many. In the end, Deerfield voters did the right thing and reclaimed the city with the re-election of Vice Mayor Gonot. Yes, Jordan, as hard as it is to believe, there actually exists a politician of honesty and integrity. That man is Steve Gonot. Watch him, and learn.

Fast forward to December 11, 2008: Deerfield Beach Commissioner Arrested On Grand Theft Charges.

A city commissioner in Deerfield Beach has been arrested on grand theft and other charges, according to the Broward State Attorney's Office.

In a news release, a representative of the Broward State Attorney's Office said Deerfield Beach City Commissioner Steve Gonot surrendered at the Broward County Jail on Thursday.

Gonot is accused of misusing $5,135 in campaign money.

Gonot faces charges of grand theft and official misconduct, both third-degree felonies, as well as misdemeanor charges of a candidate falsifying campaign finance report and a public officer falsifying records.

The bond for the charges is $3,000.

There are probably some things I could say about this, but it pretty much speaks for itself.

I'll just add that I've donated to Change Congress recently. If you don't have the money to spare, you can at least join their "donor strike." They're rallying citizens to withhold donations from members of Congress who don't support citizen-funded elections. Congress is now missing out on contributions from citizens who gave $700,000 during the last election cycle.

Gapminder.org has some pretty cool charts 'n' graphs. This world chart conveys a lot of information about the countries of the world.

You'd think that a site as popular as Twitter, which all the geeks seem to be using these days, wouldn't allow an unlimited number of login attempts... but they did. (Via waxy.org).

The BBC ponders: Should we not dress girls in pink? I, for one, feel that the girl = pink, boy = blue convention is really pointless and arbitrary. It's also very recent, but since the media have gotten a hold of it, it's likely never to go away.