Now, I was going to shy away from policial commentary on here (sure!), but I just couldn't resist this one:
You had to know it would happen one of these days. With hackers and information accessibility, you had to know that e-gate would happen sooner or later. The Republicans are at it again. Can't get anything the honest way, gotta cheat instead.
Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.
From the spring of 2002 until at least April 2003, members of the GOP committee staff exploited a computer glitch that allowed them to access restricted Democratic communications without a password. Trolling through hundreds of memos, they were able to read talking points and accounts of private meetings discussing which judicial nominees Democrats would fight -- and with what tactics.
The Boston Globe broke the story, but in the midst of Iowa/SOTU/Golden Globe/New Hampshire mania, it's unlikely that it will see much other press. You can read the full story for yourself HERE. Now I can consider myself a "filter" too!
Flown by mariposa at 11:16 AM on January 22, 2004
