[Wphile]

Why wouldn't he? Playing political games is what Mr. Carville does as a partisan, as an operative, as a holder of the banner of the opposition. It's not only a game but a lucrative one. And it's not terrible, it's show biz--occasionally funny, often colorful.

When people like Peggy Noonan say things like this I just get so depressed. It is true that it means nothing to any of them. They are paid political hacks or prostitutes. Makes me wonder why I care at all? Politics sucks. Today did nothing more than affirm that impression for me. I'm SO TEMPTED to just tune out. Probably wasn't the intent of Peggy's article but that's what it says to me. It's just a stupid game, forgetaboutit.

[nicollo]

Sorry, Noonan's even more right than she imagined.

She overestimate's FDR. With a Democratic Congress & a liberal Court cowed by it to him, he couldn't get his program through. FDR haters here fail to understand that he essentially caved on most of the most important parts of his agenda.

His Uncle (once removed) equally took refuge in a political trench, although history can't see it. TR didn't get half -- hell, he didn't get a 1/3 of what he wanted through Congress. Both he and FDR won the PR battle but lost the legislative battle.

Bush is doing the same thing.

Lament it, but you'll be fighting history (with my sympathies)

[gortklattu]

You shouldn't get emotional in the middle of a chess game. I look at Carville as an amotionalist, somebody who has the duty of inspiring the non-thinkers, the brown shirts and the religious followers of the political left.

The best way to win over the minds of the liberals is to make them use their minds in an intelligent manner rather than falling to the invidious sales pitches of their political leaders.

Cheers.

[palo verde]

Hi Wphile
your post # 9 is very interesting
I understand what you are saying and I agree with you
love, Palo