[Via Hacktivismo]

If you think Howard Dean isn’t a suitable presidential candidate because of his temper, I’ve got a better reason for you. Check out these choice tidbits from a prepared speech he gave for smart-card firm Wave Systems:

“We must move to smarter license cards that carry secure digital information that can be universally read at vital checkpoints … Issuing such a card would have little effect on the privacy of Americans.”

“One state’s smart-card driver’s license must be identifiable by another state’s card reader … It must also be easily commercialized by the private sector and included in all PCs over time — making the Internet safer and more secure.”

“On the Internet, this card will confirm all the information required to gain access to a state (government) network — while also barring anyone who isn’t legal age from entering an adult chat room, making the Internet safer for our children, or prevent adults from entering a children’s chat room and preying on our kids … Many new computer systems are being created with card reader technology. Older computers can add this feature for very little money.”

Perhaps he is fit for the task at hand — after all, the current commander-in-chief is also an expert tactician when it comes to the FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) principle.

By the way, while doing a bit of research on Wave, I discovered that they’re currently under investigation from the SEC. Total presidential material, I tell you.