What I want from 2008
As the election gunshot sounds, the candidates are out of the starting gate even before the smell of smoke dissipated, no wait, that's Joe Biden getting burned. We hear a lot of talk about money and a lot of smuggery about Iraq, but as could have been predicted, no serious issues yet.
One issue that I'd like to see someone take up is privacy. Medical privacy, DNA privacy, rollback of the Patriot Act. Senator Clinton addressed this in a presentation once, but hasn't mentioned it much since.
My biggest fear going into this election is that it's going to be the same old thing warmed over. I'm actually looking to hearing from nuts like Brownback, because at least he's entertaining and different.
Viva la difference.
I've been predicting that this election would be the pivotal one, most memorable for it's use of the Internet. I also have a section in my book, Privacy Lost, where I talk about a "Digital Watergate", where the Net is used to confuse, scare, intimidate and disgust the voters. I will be watching for things that fit that category.
Posted on February 12, 2007
