This news about voting machines in my state calls to mind so many IT projects. On the one hand, the governor has recognized that the touchscreens are a problem:

A week after the primary election was plagued by human error and technical glitches, Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) called yesterday for the state to scrap its $106 million electronic voting apparatus and revert to a paper ballot system for the November election.

"When in doubt, go paper, go low-tech," he said.

On the other hand, the legislature is in the classic IT management "We spent all this money!" mode:

"We paid millions. These are state-of-the-art machines," said Miller, who called Ehrlich's announcement a political ploy to energize his Republican supporters.

Sigh. Politics, IT - there's very little difference. After enough money gets spent, no one is willing to admit just how bad things are. Better to just go along, and pretend it's all fine.