LUCKY! That's where I had lunch on my birthday! At the One True.

How much do I love that we both have pictures of The Pit on flckr? Thhhhiiiiiissssss much.

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Paid GOP Workers Say They Misled Wisconsin Voters

Four employees hired by a temporary staffing agency to encourage absentee voting for Sen. John McCain in Wisconsin say they were instructed to tell people they were Republican volunteers.

The employees told The Associated Press in interviews on Monday they were hired by Allstaff Labor Group to go door-to-door in the Milwaukee suburbs locating McCain supporters and distributing absentee ballot request forms.

Allstaff recruited the workers under a contract with a consulting firm hired by the Republican Party of Wisconsin to run its absentee ballot program.

The workers claim they were told to say they were GOP volunteers even though they were getting paid $10 an hour for the work. They were required to sign agreements stating they would not speak publicly about their work with anyone including reporters, but they decided to speak out because they were angry they had not been paid for their final few days.

"I told the Republican Party and Allstaff, I wanted to know why we were lying to these residents," said Loyalty Dixon, 26, a Milwaukee resident who worked about two weeks in Waukesha. "I said, isn't that fraudulent? They didn't give me a good explanation. They said, you guys know you're getting paid. Don't worry about it."

How much do I love that we both have pictures of The Pit on flckr? Thhhhiiiiiissssss much.

I know! I'm going to meet a friend for sushi today but am kinda wishing I was having a Charcoal Pit cheesesteak and black & white milkshake. nummy!

I'm going to meet a friend for sushi today but am kinda wishing I was having a Charcoal Pit cheesesteak and black & white milkshake. nummy!

All three of us should go when I'm down! Maybe Thanksgiving weekend?

Sophia, Whoa! That is unsettling.

I sent the VA contact info to my highschool friend in VA. I hope that story gets national play and someone's (Nancy Rorigues) head rolls.

All three of us should go when I'm down! Maybe Thanksgiving weekend?

ooh! Good plan!

Gay marriages in Connecticut to begin Nov. 12

Thanks for the birthday present, Connecticut!

It took me over an hour to vote this morning. My district was split into two lines and they were BOTH out the door. On the down side, it was unbelievably hot in the auditorium and Dylan decided to throw a 30 minute tantrum. On the up side, he got to help me pull the lever. Yay civic duty for toddlers!

All three of us should go when I'm down! Maybe Thanksgiving weekend?

Excellent plan!

Excellent plan!

I agree!