Quote:The obvious problem here is that our IT security was not up to handling a hacking attempt. Every foreign country hacks or attempts to hack every other foreign country. Heck, the US was recording German Chancellor Merkel's phone calls. Whether it was Russia or New Zealand, the US needs to tighten its security. Fortunately this did not involve US intelligence data. There have been other hacks by both Russia and China that did.


Funny how Obama didn't impose sanctions when government intelligence data was hacked, but did when political scandals were brought to light.

Even more curious is the fact that back in 2015, China hacked the Office of Personnel Management. A federal office responsible for handling things like security clearances, background checks, etc. The identities of more than 20 million federal employees and contractors were stolen. Network infrastructure was mapped for future attacks. The impact of that hack is far more significant than leaking true information about a corrupt party and a corrupt candidate. Obama sent 35 Russian diplomats packing in a political move. He didn't lift a finger to do anything about the Chinese hack.


Almost every country, including the US, is constantly probing for vulnerabilities and hacking systems. The United States has exerted its resources to influence political outcomes around the globe. Suddenly, when the party in power loses an election they thought they had in the bag, they desperately need to create a villain to blame for the loss. It couldn't possibly be due to the fact that they trotted out the most corrupt, flawed candidate in modern history who was so arrogant that she didn't think she needed to wage a real campaign. A candidate so bad she lost to Donald Trump. Darn Russian hackers.

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