I had figured, based on previous attempts, that it would be relatively easy in this town even if New Milford, CT used to be a very "red" part of Connecticut. This town actually voted for Lamont instead Joe neocon Lieberman in the last election... Just to give you an idea how it may have changed recently.

As for actually re-registering after our foreclosure, it was as hassle free and simple as filling out some paperwork out front of one of the local grocery stores. Local libertarians had set up a voter registration booth there on a busy afternoon.

These signs have been "springing" up in our little town. This was a family's home, not a trick by a speculator "flipping" a mortgage to make a quick buck. And down the street from this one, is another "foreclosed" house. It's empty now, the driveway not even plowed out from the last two snow storms.

Today's (2-28-08) Wall Street Journal reports on the Bush Administration's attitude: