Dive, Dive, Dive

We sometimes wonder "how low the Republicans will sink" in their quest to hold onto power. But maybe that's too passive a metaphor. No -- the Republican political bathyscaph continues not just to sink, but to dive, dive, dive, actively seeking the bottom. And just when we think they've found it, they stumble across a new Marianas trench of sleaze to explore.

Here's a prime candidate for Political Low Point of the Week (ah, but there are so many): A firm with the Orwellian name of Voter Outreach of America (VOA) has been actively working to register voters in the Las Vegas area -- and then shredding the registration documents of hundreds or possibly thousands of the same potential voters before their registrations are recorded. Thus these voters, who believe that they're registered, will be surprised to find out that they're not registered come Election Day -- when it's too late to do anything about it.

Now why in the world would VOA do such a thing?

Oh, I see. They were only shredding the registration documents of Democrats. (And oh, yes -- this firm was also retained by the G.O.P. to help put Nader on the ballot in Arizona, no doubt for the purest of reasons.)

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