Is there an electric car in my future

I am interesting in electric car developments like those at Tesla Motors but I wonder if or when some company will create an electric car to meet my needs.
First it gets cold here in the winter so I wonder if the batteries will work well.
Second most electric cars are small. I have a car with an 118" wheelbase so that I have room for my family.
When will large electric cars that work well be made anytime in the next few decades?

Sold house

Last Friday we finally closed on the sale of our New Richmond house! That gives our budget a little more breathing room. :-)

Is a Filibuster ever good?

Is there ever a good reason to use a filibuster? It doesn't seem right to me that 41 senators can stop the will of the majority based solely on traditional rules. Can anyone give me a good reason for the filibuster (I am all for delaying voting under discussion is done but I am specifically referring to preventing voting just because a vote wouldn't go your way).

Election day on Tuesday

See who is running in at the state elections board: http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=9728&locid=47

WI Supreme Court candidates:
Linda M. Clifford: (I couldn't find an offical website so I just searched with Google).
Joseph Sommers: http://www.sommersforsupremecourt.com/
Judge Annette Ziegler: http://www.judgezieglerforsupremecourt.com/ (Thanks to her mailing and phone call for reminding me of the election.)

Another reason to keep your computer secure

If your computer's security is breached and someone puts child pornography on your computer you could get 10 years in jail for each picture!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244009,00.html

Hot gaming systems: Auction for charity

Here is any idea on how Sony, Nintendo, etc should handle hot new gaming systems that sell out too quickly. Put them up for auction (on eBay possibly) and donate proceeds above the retail price to a charity!

Profile Homepage link corrected

If you looked in my Profile and tried to go to my homepage, you would have had problems because I had a typo. I have fixed that now. My homepage is http://www.geocities.com/stauffer_james/

Election Results

Local:
Assembly: John Murtha (R) -- apparently the only Repulican to win Assembly in WI that wasn't an incumbant
Sherriff: Dennis Hillstead (R) kept his position by a wide margin

State:
Attorney General: J.B. Van Hollen (R) barely won
Govenor: Doyle (D) kept his position
Marriage: Passed by a huge margin
Death Penalty: Passed by a wide margin

Federal:
3rd Congressional District: Ron Kind (D) kept his position by a huge margin
U.S. Senate: Kohl (D) kept is position by a huge margin (no surprise because the challenger didn't have much of a campaign)

Why are the Register of Deeds, Country Clerk, Treasurer, and District Attorney partisan positions? AFAIK they don't make policy so it doesn't seem important to me to which party they belong. I only care if they do a good job. Does anyone know why they are partisan?

Also, is one party controlling the House, Senate, and Presidency a sustainable position? How much has that happened in the past? I know that I am wary of it even when they are people that I support.

Election Results

US House:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/general/by_county/us_house/WI.html?SITE=NCAGW&SECTION=HOME

State government positions:
http://www.co.saint-croix.wi.us/Departments/CountyClerk/results.htm
http://dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={B12B7F9C-0C0C-4C05-B85A-771C0F655851}&DE={8CAB993E-7B15-4B94-95B1-263E77D1434A}
http://www.co.pierce.wi.us/county_clerk/Nov_2006_Results.htm
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/general/by_county/state_sen_house/WI.html?SITE=NCAGW&SECTION=HOME
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/general/by_county/ballot_other/WI.html?SITE=NCAGW&SECTION=HOME

Vote!

Don't forget to vote today! But before you do that, make sure that you research the candidates and other issues so you can make a decision not based on ads and media but on the actual facts.