Some national stuff
- The murder of Benazir Bhutto is clearly a tragic thing, but her recent protests and her untimely death have more than inflated her importance. Surely this is a sign that there is some instability in Pakistan, but it isn't as if Bhutto was some great hero of Western-style democracy. During her time as prime minister she stole a lot of money, and I mean a lot. In addition, she provided support to the Taliban in the 1990s and helped guide her country to down the path of nuclear armament.
- Following Bhutto's death, Hillary Clinton used that as an example of the need for a proven, experienced leader to confront our security threats (whether or not she is that is another discussion). Barack Obama responded by pointing out that al-Qaida, who Pakistan fears was behind the attack, would be facing more heat and pressure from coalition forces if someone like Clinton had opposed the war. Clinton then said 'don't politicize her death' ... despite the fact that she already had.
- Speaking of ridiculous attacks on Obama, count me as someone who has fallen out of favor with Paul Krugman. The man's become nothing more of a hack and a shill for partisanship. Why? Well, because partisanship is a big business, and Krugman has figured out how to make a decent little chunk of money by waging this political war. Someone like Obama, who says we don't have to live in a country divided by these harsh partisan lines, challenges that business. Which is why this whole storyline that Krugman has concocted that suggests Obama isn't really the candidate of change is preposterous. Obama proposes changing all of it, and that includes people like Krugman.
- On the other side of the aisle, a Rudy Giuliani representative says we should chase all the Muslims back to their caves. So ... a false report about Obama attending a madrassa is national news, but the press doesn't do a thing when a top operative in New Hampshire for one of the GOP frontrunner declares open war on the entire Muslim faith?
- Following Bhutto's death, Hillary Clinton used that as an example of the need for a proven, experienced leader to confront our security threats (whether or not she is that is another discussion). Barack Obama responded by pointing out that al-Qaida, who Pakistan fears was behind the attack, would be facing more heat and pressure from coalition forces if someone like Clinton had opposed the war. Clinton then said 'don't politicize her death' ... despite the fact that she already had.
- Speaking of ridiculous attacks on Obama, count me as someone who has fallen out of favor with Paul Krugman. The man's become nothing more of a hack and a shill for partisanship. Why? Well, because partisanship is a big business, and Krugman has figured out how to make a decent little chunk of money by waging this political war. Someone like Obama, who says we don't have to live in a country divided by these harsh partisan lines, challenges that business. Which is why this whole storyline that Krugman has concocted that suggests Obama isn't really the candidate of change is preposterous. Obama proposes changing all of it, and that includes people like Krugman.
- On the other side of the aisle, a Rudy Giuliani representative says we should chase all the Muslims back to their caves. So ... a false report about Obama attending a madrassa is national news, but the press doesn't do a thing when a top operative in New Hampshire for one of the GOP frontrunner declares open war on the entire Muslim faith?
posted by Jmac at 9:25 PM
6 Comments:
Bhutto led her country to nuclear armament? Scandalous! The nerve! WE can have nuclear weapons, but THEY cannot!
But good catch on her less-than-moral rule as leader of Pakistan. She was no Ghandi.
Oh, and welcome to the anti-Krugman club. It's crowded in here, but find a place where you can squeeze in and someone will bring you a drink eventually.
Oh, shoot, good things come in threes...
What precisely is this 'change all of it' that Obama is going to do. And what on earth does it mean to say that he's going to 'change people like Krugman?" That sounds a little creepy.
Wow - Rudy Guiliani has just gone up several levels in my esteem. It was politically incorrect, but someone needed to say it.
Of course I will never be voting for him - I have no respect for a supporter of abortion, and an especially acute contempt for people who claim to be Catholic while supporting abortion.
But anyway, thanks for letting me know the good thing that his campaigner said.
Holy cow...
Why does democracy have to be "Western-style?"
Or, is that the whole point? (As with communism with Chinese characteristics, there's democracy with American characteristics...)
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