NYT's Paul Krugman: What They Did Last Fall -

[babylonsister]

What They Did Last Fall

By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: August 19, 2005
By running for the U.S. Senate, Katherine Harris, Florida's former secretary of state, has stirred up some ugly memories. And that's a good thing, because those memories remain relevant. There was at least as much electoral malfeasance in 2004 as there was in 2000, even if it didn't change the outcome. And the next election may be worse.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/opinion/19krugman.html

[acmejack]

1. Someone with the guts to say it. Stolen elections!

Krugman is wonderful, if only we were all paying attnetion to what he has to say.

[rndmprsn]

2. this line says it all...what we're up against

"Our current political leaders would suffer greatly if either house of Congress changed hands in 2006, or if the presidency changed hands in 2008. The lids would come off all the simmering scandals, from the selling of the Iraq war to profiteering by politically connected companies. The Republicans will be strongly tempted to make sure that they win those elections by any means necessary. And everything we've seen suggests that they will give in to that temptation."

[demnan]

3. Right on, as usual

Don't fly on small airplanes, Krugman.