>Or, if that question doesn't work: how would we feel if a
>foreign country influenced our election toward a result which
>was actually good?

I've been debating in my head a what if scenario where Russia was able to fuck with our elections in 2004, but had successfully been able to manipulate Bush into abandoning his plans for Iraq. Is that a trade-off I would be willing to accept?

Can't say. On the surface, I would say yes. But I don't know what other consequences there could've been.