Maybe, but given a choice between Alfred E Neuman and Dubya, who’d you vote for?
At least Alfie had a coherent platform. http://hypocrisytoday.com/alfred.htm
Also, some memorable quotes
http://www.leedberg.com/mad/quotes/quotes.html
Alfred E. Neuman rulez ;), at least with him we know for sure he’s MAD
[QUOTE=Rising Sun*;113862]Maybe, but given a choice between Alfred E Neuman and Dubya, who’d you vote for
I’ll take this guy,
I have read something of a very gradual liberalization of the Chinese system though. Small, incremental evidences like conducting very localized multi-candidate elections. I also heard of a case a of very idealistic (to the point of naivete) Chinese police officer (who was an artist in his spare time) that reported on the extensive corruption in his precinct. He was threatened, then discharged from hos position as a police officer. Yet, many of the people he named were fired, and even prosecuted, as well.
The greater meaning here was that at one time he would simply have disappeared and the whole episode covered up…
Nice graphs! 
I have seen many of those. I think there is even a mobile phone video showing a ballot drop in at a voting center. Though these perpetrations do not change the results qualitativly, only quantitevly. Or maybe I am mistaken. Because “Our Russia” nearly has the 2/3 of the votes and therefor can change constitution!
About the 99% vote in Chechnia. I guess it was part of the paln. BUT!
1. “Our Russia” is not nationalistic party, as someone said here. There are plenty of different nationals present in that party. It is more about being part of power clan. Eveyone wants to join a strong party that has chance to make difference and money.
2. IIRC, our dear slavic friend Kato mentioned that in fact Chechnia was the one that de facto won the war against Russia. And that all the practical results speak for it. If we accept it (I think it has quite a bit of credibility) we would understand why many (not 99% of course) woted for Putin’s party. I.e. they want t omentain the same status quo. So there is no nessesary a contradiction in the high voting rate for “Our Russia” in Chechnia.