I think it's safe to say that all of us on DKos want to see the Bush Administration crushed and discredited as soon as possible. While other issues are potentially lethal for Bushco (Iraq, Social Security, the sheer unbelievable dishonesty of these people), there is one thing that can sledgehammer Bush's nightmare administration to pieces THIS YEAR. And it's simply this: If indeed the 2004 election was stolen, we must establish this as an unalterable, undeniable fact within the next six months.
It simply will not suffice to cite the undeniable statistical anomalies that popped up in Ohio or which manifested themselves in other ways in other states. These things are too abstract for a great many people, especially the mathematically unsophisticated (such as myself). We need absolute concrete evidence, and we need it soon. Specifically:
- A confession--fully documented and credible--by a Republican computer hacker, establishing beyond doubt that he or she manipulated vote totals, especially in Ohio.
- Specific documents--e-mails, letters, memos--from Republican operatives ordering such manipulation. These documents must be incontrovertible.
- Some sort of computer record--however obtained--that can show malfeasance and can withstand the scrutiny of the toughest tech critics in the nation.
- A fully credible senior Republican statesman, someone who still has some integrity left (Richard Lugar? Chuck Hagel?) who will publicly endorse these findings and call for the President's resignation.
Statistical arguments, such as those recently made by Christopher Hitchens, just won't cut it--we need the proverbial smoking guns. I know there are people on DKos with the talent to find them--hell, you've already found so much--but now, we must have the hardest, most bullet-proof evidence possible--and it's got to be SOON. It will make Watergate look like a tea party if we can pull this off.
I've been calling elections since 1964. I've never missed. I know in my heart, in my mind, in my guts, that we had this thing won. Zogby had us winning at 5 pm on Election Day. I will always be haunted by the possibility that for the SECOND TIME IN A ROW our democratic republic was hijacked by these right-wing hyenas. I've got to know. More importantly, however our nation and our world must know. As far as I'm concerned, this must remain a major focus of our efforts.