But it gets much worse. If I were your average Internet scumbag, I'd comb that donor database for people who live in the nicer ZIP codes, target them with some kind of investment scam, isolate the ones with more money than brains, and bleed them dry. At the very least, these lists provide tons of material for spear phishing and social engineering.

At this point, the question isn't whether the Coleman team is equipped to handle matters of state; the question is whether they should be allowed to handle sharp instruments. Because they are clearly a danger to themselves and others.

(Lest you think I'm being partisan because Coleman is an Elephant, I invite you to submit geek gaffes of similar magnitude by Donkeys and independents. There's plenty of snark to go around for everyone.)

Meanwhile, Wikileaks continues to walk a fine line between serving the public good and abetting private disasters. If my information were on either of those databases, I'd be unhappy with both Coleman and the whistle-blowers. They could have easily made their point and still redacted enough information to make it hard for thieves to get anything useful out of it.

Instead, it's party time for Net scammers, and Hell on earth for 50,000-plus Minnesotans who were just trying to support the candidate of their choice.