BradBlog - NY TIMES: 'Counting of Votes is a Public Trust'

NY TIMES: 'Counting of Votes is a Public Trust, Diebold Doesn't Get It'

Op/Ed Slams Diebold, Though Elsewhere in Paper it's Still Nothing More Than 'Conspiracy Theories'

by Brad

12/18/2005

"The counting of votes is a public trust. Diebold, whose machines count many votes, has never acted as if it understood this."

So writes the NY Times correctly in a very good Op/Ed in today's Sunday paper. The piece smartly summarizes the bad week for Diebold and their years-long failure to understand the importance of the role they have been entrusted with in participating in our public elections process. We appreciate the coverage, if only because paper's news side didn't devote any ink, as far as we know, to Diebold's growing troubles all week long.

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http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002174.htm

... included by the current Administration, to whit:

"'Counting of Votes is a Public Trust - offer void where prohibited by law, some restrictions may apply, offer not available in all states, please check local listings ..."

Why do I get the feeling that we are going to hear something revealing from the NYTimes in about a year's time after the 2006 election that could have made a decided difference?