I think there is a connection between the sort of hand-waving, know nothing-ism of Republican political messaging and this tech fiasco. That kind of thing migh

I think there is a connection between the sort of hand-waving, know nothing-ism of Republican political messaging and this tech fiasco. That kind of thing might work in the soft field of persuasion, but is pretty useless in creating a complex technical system. (By know nothing-ism of the Republicans, I'm referring to the birtherism, beligerent rhetoric about complicated diplomatic issues, anti-science views about global warming, trying to paint Obama as a socialist, in general the whole "Guns, God, & Gays" type of messaging).