"OUTRAGE AND HILARITY" IN OHIO OVER BLACKWELL'S DIEBOLD DEALINGS

How is it possible that an elected official is allowed to preside over an election in which he is the leading candidate? If THAT doesn't qualify for a conflict of interest, I don't know what does.

Aside from Ken Blackwell's shady dealings with Diebold, ownership of their shares and questionable past election results that indicate some seriously unfunny business in the Ohio SecState's office, even an election official with the purest of records and unquestioned integrity should not be in control of a process that so directly affects his own fortunes.

The good news is that Blackwell's chief opponent for the GOP gubernatorial nomination is the state's AG. Here's hoping he blows the lid off such doings. I don't see much room for hilarity as long as Blackwell has power over Ohio election results.

Tags: Ohio elections, Kenneth Blackwell, Diebold