Tom
CounterPunch wrote:
> max writes:
>
> >Much as I sympathize with the ABH impulse, no it would not
> >be helpful to send Rudy to Senate rather than HRC. Senators
> >can do plenty of damage to the everyday lives of people,
> >even though they are not close to them. It's something
> >like aerial bombing. OTOH, there would be something to
> >be said for a spirited left candidate who could shake up
> >the debate. The Senate is not likely to go Republican,
> >and the marginal difference between RG and HRC could be
> >outweighed by a serious left campaign that was able to
> >use the race as a launching pad for bigger and better
> >organizing.
>
> Let's dispense with the most ridiculous item first--there's no-that's
> ZERO-chance of a "serious" left campaign to challenge HRC. So stop the
> madness!
>
> Second, the Senate IS Republican and ISN'T likely to go Democrat in the
> next decade. The House IS likely to go back to the Dems, further
> marginalizing the damage Sen. Rudy the G-man might inflict on the Republic.
>
> Being a Senator (especially a Jr. Senator) is a much less autocratic
> position than Mayor of NYC and certainly--I shudder at the thought--US
> Attorney General. You're only one of 100 and, because the senate power
> structure is based on seniority, a minor member to boot. And, on most days,
> to get what you want you have to convince a super-majority to go along with
> you to survive cloture votes. Plus, you've gotta deal with the yahoos on
> the other side of the capital. (Say what you will about Rudy, I don't think
> he's Tom Delay's kinda guy.) And, then, you have it all approved-and
> implemented-by your publicity rivals in the Executive Branch. That's why
> many senators devote most of their time to bringing home the porkbarrel and
> leave the more vicious political work to the Kooky Kabal that runs the
> show, the Bob Birds, Pop Warners, John Breauxs, Ted Stevens and Pete
> Dominicis of that "August" body---jsc
>
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