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Watergate Babies and Babies of Iraq | 7 comments (7 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Oh I get it (none / 0)

I get it now: even though the 2006 election was going to usher in a new era of change and accountability, now we have to wait til next election cycle to to usher in a new era of accountability.

Why am I reminded of Linus, sitting in a pumpkin patch on Halloween, waiting futilely each year for the Great Pumpkin to arrive?

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Tue Jul 29th, 2008 at 01:12:06 PM EST

Adding (4.00 / 3)

Greenwald, today:

The 2006 election wasn't the time to reform the Democratic Party because taking control of Congress was too important a goal to jeopardize with fixation on issues.
The 2008 election is not the time to reform the Democratic Party because electing Obama is too important a goal to jeopardize with fixation on issues.
The 2010 election won't be the time to reform the Democratic Party because keeping and expanding the Democratic majority in Congress for Obama will be too important a goal to jeopardize with fixation on issues.
The 2012 election won't be the time to reform the Democratic Party because re-electing Obama will be too important a goal to jeopardize with fixation on issues.
Come back in 2014 with your Purist Fixation on "Issues" -- all this nattering about the Constitution and war and habeas corpus and torture and all of that irritating ideological purist garbage -- and maybe then they'll be some time to worry about all that (though that's doubtful, since there will be a Really Important Midterm Election in 2014 that will determine who will control Congress for Obama's last two years in office, and keeping Democratic control of Congress will almost certainly be too important a goal to jeopardize with some purist fixation on issues.)

So yes, by all means, let's keep waiting for that "new class of reformers", since 2006's new class didn't work out so well.

Linus (furious): STUPID? What do you mean "stupid"? Just wait 'til next year, Charlie Brown. You'll see! Next year at this same time, I'll find a pumpkin patch that is real sincere! And I'll sit in that pumpkin patch until the Great Pumpkin appears. He'll rise out of that pumpkin patch and he'll fly through the air with his bag of toys. The Great Pumpkin will appear! And I'll be waiting for him! I'll be there! I'll be sitting there in that pumpkin patch..and I'll see the Great Pumpkin. Just wait and see, Charlie Brown. I'll see that Great Pumpkin. I'll SEE the Great Pumpkin! Just you wait, Charlie Brown. The Great Pumpkin will appear and I'll be waiting for him...

PS: Harry Reid let the GOP bring their offshore oil-drilling plan to the floor...

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Tue Jul 29th, 2008 at 01:37:48 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Adding (none / 0)

Linus in the pumpkin patch is a good analogy to what we've been going through.. Waiting, waiting & waiting some more..

One way or the other, this darkness has to give....

by Denim Blue on Tue Jul 29th, 2008 at 02:18:37 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Adding (none / 1)

Reform will not come from Congress. Period. "IF" it comes at all, it will be because of the people and the courts (and I have more faith in the courts!!)

by cruz del sur (nicodk@sbcglobal.net) on Tue Jul 29th, 2008 at 05:21:02 PM EST
[ Parent ]

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