Three generations from now, when our great-grandchildren are sitting barefoot in their shanties and wondering how in the hell America turned from the high-point of civilization to a third-world banana republic, they will shake their fists and mutter one name: George Effin' Bush.
Ironically, it won't be for any of the things that liberals have been harping on the Bush Administration, either during or after his term in office. Sure, misguided tax cuts that destroyed the surplus, and lax regulations that doomed the economy, and two amazingly awful wars in deserts half a world away are all terrible, empire-sapping events. But they pale in comparison to what it appears the Republican Party did to get President Bush re-elected in 2004.
Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/07/1789905/forget-anonymous-evidence-suggests-gop-hacked-stole-2004-election#ixzz1TLSROecF
Okay, I'm not familiar with the news source, so I'm not saying I'm swallowing this hook, line, and sinker. But like a lot a liberals I've thought something screwy went on. Apparently there are a couple of books alleging IT companies with Rupublican ties really did change the course of history in 2004. Go read for yourself and see what you think.
At the very least, it gives food to thought for the vulnerabilities in the system, both in terms of people and technology.
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