An example of an extremely significant, decidedly unintended result of a relatively tiny event can be nightmarish. This one is, at least for me. It concerns the role I played in getting George W. Bush elected president in 2000. That I was the butterfly whose fluttering cascaded into Bush’s election still pains me.
The Bush Presidency Was My Fault: I Am So Sorry My Work Stopped The Florida Recount
John Allen Paulos, Salon: Politics
Sun, 11/29/2015 - 3:59am
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