Posted on 09/29/2006 6:35:08 PM PDT by Mia T
Indeed.
The failure to remove the clintons in '98 was a monumental error and is directly traceable to the logic of pathologic self-interest. Recall in particular:
THE LIEBERMAN PARADIGM Senator Joseph Lieberman's bifurcated Monicagate speech in 1998 on the floor of the Senate was almost universally misperceived as an act of honesty and courage. In reality, it was neither. Reduced to its essence, Lieberman's argument was this: clinton is an unfit president; I have called this argument "The Lieberman Paradigm." Lieberman's argument that sorry day was rightly headed toward clinton's certain ouster when it suddenly made a swift, hairpin 180, as if clinton hacks took over the wheel.... Which they probably did. What was Joe promised? A place on the 2000 ticket, perhaps? To be fair, it was not the Lieberman speech but rather a New York Times apologia that institutionalized this shameless scheme to protect a thoroughly corrupt and repugnant--and--as everyone except The New York Times now knows-- dangerous -- Democrat regime. The Lieberman Paradigm made its debut in the Times' utterly loony 1996 endorsement of clinton. The Times actually argued--I kid you not--that although bill clinton was a "corrupt," "dysfunctional personality [with] delusions" -- the Times' own words -- we need not--we must not--remove bill clinton; we need only remove.the character lobe of bill clinton's brain. THE SHAYS SYNDROME Not an aberration, the Shays Syndrome was quickly adopted by the entire Senate as its impeachment show trial deus ex machina of choice. Shays, you may recall, examined the evidence in the Ford Building, concluded that clinton did, indeed, rape Broaddrick -- "VICIOUSLY!" AND "TWICE!" he declared at the time-- and was planning to vote to impeach; he changed his mind, however, after a tete a tete with the rapist. Any cognitive dissonance Shays may have experienced rendering that verdict was no doubt assuaged by the political plum clinton had given Mrs. (Betsi) Shays... Each of the 50 senators, on the other hand, cured the cognitive dissonance problem pre-emptively by making certain not to examine the damning Ford Building evidence in the first place.
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Thanx MrsEmmaPeel. :)
I have a vague recollection of the essay and graphic. Will look for it later....
yikes. thanx yaya.:)
I wonder tho.... The show with scheuer was broadcast live. If CBS had the ability, would they have pulled it?
Harry Smith was clearly taken aback by Scheuer's comments. I think he was expecting Scheuer, who is a critic of the Iraq war, to bash bush and support clinton....
;)
thanks so much, PGalt. :)
thank you :)
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thanx, Stallone.
thanx nopardons. :)
thanx Mia...it is clear that transparency of relations and conduct on Captitol Hill, the same transparency expected of corporate boards by the SEC, is long overdue. This is something we the people can remedy as part of national self-examination of how 911 happened. The failure of the Founders carefully crafted checks-and-balances is a substanatial part of the problem.
Both clintons are a curse. And the Ds seem to be catching on....
THE DECLINE OF HILLARY CLINTON: THE DYNAMICS (SHE HAS ONLY ONE WAY TO GO. AND IT ISN'T UP.)
THE POLITICS OF DUMPING HILLARY (see post 53)
'HILLARY'S BIGGEST PROBLEM... SHE'S OLD NEWS'
Nina Burleigh: Do the Right Thing, Hillary
CARVILLE AGITPROP + THE CLINTON JACKBOOT: 'THE POWER OF HILLARY': THE TITLE
CARVILLE'S 'Clinton is electable! Clear the way!' BATTLE CRY SPELLS TROUBLE FOR HILLARY
SUSAN ESTRICH ON "DREDGING UP" THE RAPE OF JUANITA BROADDRICK + "ALL THAT OLD CLINTON STUFF"
THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN HILLARY CLINTON'S DISCLOSED ASSETS: An Alternative Theory
WHEN CATTLE FUTURES ARE THE FUTURE: HILLARY CLINTON'S COW TRADES AS PROGNOSTIC
We must purge DC of the professional politician and return to the idea of the citizen-politician.
If we do this, we will break the power-and-corruption cycle. Post-9/11, we no longer have the luxury of time or circumstance to abide that nonsense.
We must field citizen-politicians of the highest caliber. As envisioned by the founders, the citizen-politicians would ''lend'' their expertise to government and then return to private life. The culture of access, influence and self-interest--and with it, the tyranny--would literally disappear overnight.
With their obvious excellence and assisted by the new technology, citizen-politicians would easily bypass the stacked system to capture the imagination -- and votes -- of the masses.
Sadly, it is.
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If we do this, we would also get rid of the mediocrity on DC (... "and if you can't teach, you become a politician.").
BTW, Diana Rigg stole the show.... ;)
ping
BTTT --AND.....Thanks Again for ALL your hard work.
Thanks!
thank you :)
you're welcome :)
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