DragonFlyEye.NetRochester Entertainment and Progressive Politics2009-07-05T07:00:00+00:00WordPresshttp://dragonflyeye.net/feed/atom/dragonflyeye/bloghttp://feedburner.google.comLinks for 2009-07-04 [del.icio.us]2009-07-05T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/dragonflyeye#2009-07-04<ul>
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</ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dragonflyeye/blog/~4/wQ50_nRLXnc" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/dragonflyeye#2009-07-04Thomas Belknaphttp://dragonflyeye.net/<![CDATA[Its a Bork-aversary! Its a Pube-aversary, too!]]>http://dragonflyeye.net/?p=35472009-07-01T11:44:45Z2009-07-01T11:40:24Z<p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Bork2.jpg/150px-Bork2.jpg" alt="Judge Robert Bork" align="left" />This day in history: in 1987, Ronald Reagan nominated Appeals Court <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bork">Judge Robert Bork</a> to the Supreme Court. His nomination became the “do not” model of the nomination process. His unsuccessful bid was derailed by his verbose and controversial responses to Senate inquiry; this to-be-avoided process would later be called “getting Borked.”</p>
<p>This day also marks the SCOTUS nomination in 1991 of one of America.s giants of pubic hair / Coke can comedy: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Thomas">Clarence Thomas</a>. This nomination did not get derailed, proving once again that there is no minority quite like black women.</p>
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<p>The truth I think is much less simple than the pundits would like to make it seem. The left is certainly on the same page in it’s desire for health care reform; indeed the majority of our country seems to be ready for something new. But to assume that the Obama Administration has MoveOn to count as a tool of it’s policy making is probably going a bit far.</p>
<p>But there is no question that the Obama Campaign has shifted to the Obama Administration or that many of the priorities of the campaign have shifted to the priorities of the administration. In fact, they made no apologies immediately after the campaign, telling those of us who volunteered for him that they planned on keeping that network active. Certainly, the campaign continues. On this level, one can certainly compare the Bush Administration and the Obama Administration fairly, but it’s also worth contrasting as well.</p>
<p>There is a substantive difference between how the Bush Administration campaigned from the White House and how the Obama Administration is currently operating. Note the admitted caveat, “currently.” Primarily, the Bush Administration was concerned with <em>winning</em>, not necessarily winning anything specific. If there was a problem with political angling in the Bush Administration and in the Republican Party generally throughout the last eight years, it was that they squandered what was an impressive political machine on silly things like Terry Shiavo and the credit reform bill. The list goes on.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Bush Administration awarded campaign donors with plum jobs in the administration. Here we see the real difference between Obama and Bush: George Bush’s policy and procedure were meant to support his campaign, whereas Barack Obama’s campaign supports his policy and procedure.</p>
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The governor of South Carolina poked some chick in Argentina. Oh yes. And they're hacking people up with axes in Iran. In case it seems important to anyone</li>
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<p>In case it seems important to anyone outside the media.</p>
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Everybody needs a little time away, I heard her say, from each other... So, Governor Mark Sanford has decided it would be best to go missing for a</li>
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I heard her say,<br />
“from each other…”</p></blockquote>
<p>So, Governor Mark Sanford has decided it would be best to <a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/06/22/missing-one-south-carolina-governor-has-sentimental-value/">go missing</a> for a while and it seems clear that the Governor’s family and staff are not at all worried. Neither does this seem to be a new thing for the Governor: sneaking away from his security duty. I certainly hope the Governor is as safe as the impression we are left with.</p>
<p>But hoping is hardly enough for the people of South Carolina. I think it should go without saying to anyone over the age of sixteen that their whereabouts are important to those who depend on them; you hardly need to be a governor for this to be true. </p>
<p>So does this type of behavior come back to haunt Governor Sanford in 2011? I think it should have to. Presidents don’t really have the option to simply slip past their security details, of course. But if Americans are willing to give a second thought to a septuagenarian president out of concern for his health, I’d say it’s fair to wonder about the sense of responsibility of a chief executive of a state who skates on his responsibilities.</p>
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<p>Beyond the politics of the last thirty years of Iranian/American relations, American involvement in foreign affairs tends to suck all the oxygen out of the room for all other parties. Once it becomes a reality that the United States has decided to get involved in an issue, even the least interested parties tends to suddenly shift their focus to us rather than to the issue at hand.</p>
<p>So, once we own the Iranian revolution, what do we do next? Especially since even the most reform-minded Iranians is completely disinterested in our involvement? Do we send troops? Do we impose sanctions that will inevitably hurt the people we supposedly support more than the leadership? Do we fire a bunch of missiles and act like nothing happened? Or how about another toothless UN resolution?</p>
<p>Apart from using this issue to call the Democratic president a coward to score parochial points, I’m not seeing much in the way of ideas on this issue from the Right.</p>
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<p>I am afraid this may be the entirely wrong move to make. Especially after announcing he would investigate the election, this announcement is basically an admission of wrongdoing. Its also the most obvious move for an authoritarian government which relies on the cult of personality and the perceived strength of the leadership.</p>
<p>I think that this might be blood in the water for protesters who have gotten used to their voice being heard by the world.</p>
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<blockquote><p>TahirDuckett @petehoekstra ran through the sprinklers this morning, claimed solidarity with victims of Hurricane Katrina</p></blockquote>
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