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Fine. Good points. But then nobody holds up Brazil as a beacon of democracy.

I try to salvage something from my original comment in my previous post. I guess that what I am trying to say is what I think a lot of people are feeling: that the time for politics as usual is over. And Clyburn, like most Dems, evidently doesn't realize that.

Where his being black comes into the picture is that my impression is that black members of Congress, such as Cynthia McKinney, have tended to be better at injecting morality into politics than whites.

Change we can't believe in. No we can't!

by Alexander on Tue Jul 31st, 2007 at 02:56:23 PM EST
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Well, the whole point of my post was that Clyburn was sloppy in what he said.  But, his job is to tell Pelosi how many votes she has for any bill or strategy.  And all he is doing is sharing what he has discovered with the public.  It's basically a neutral statement.  But, he's warning her (and us) that the votes to put in hard timelines are squishy.  And, if they don't have the votes they might not want to act like they do.
by BooMan on Tue Jul 31st, 2007 at 03:15:57 PM EST
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Yes, Clyburn's remarks can be taken in a positive light, as pointing out that Pelosi's strategy isn't going to lead anywhere, which certainly seems to be the case. But your original point in your diary about the framing issue still stands.

This is all getting very frustrating. But then getting out of Vietnam was a long and frustrating process, to put it mildly. It is so frustrating that our politicians are putting achieving consensus over saving lives.

But then, to get back to basics, in my view this seeking consensus, this seeking "enough votes", is just political theater, since a consensus on a larger issue does exist: that America's empire must be maintained, and each expansion of it must be held. And that is worth sacrificing American lives. I think that that is the fundamental point on which our leaders differ from the majority of Americans, whether Democrat or Republican. I don't think that even most Republicans think empire is worth shedding American blood. That is why the Bushies have to constantly talk up the War on Terror. And why Bush wouldn't answer Cindy Sheehan's question about what her son died for.

Change we can't believe in. No we can't!

by Alexander on Tue Jul 31st, 2007 at 03:46:51 PM EST
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