Daschle eats his words, and then some

[R]

like just about everyone in the beltway, daschle lives in another world.   he's the inevitable result of the spineless and lust for conformity of a right wing controlled democratic party.    i'd suggest he's overwhelmed by being in a job which exceeds his abilities; rising to the level of his incompetence.   he's pitiful.   a reassuring example of the level of politicians making decisions as "our representatives."   like shrub, just the kind of guy you want leading the country through economic disaster and war.

of interest:  i believe uncle tom is the only senator who's not a millionare or multimillionare.   can't even do what the senate does best.

R

  ----- Original Message ----- 

  From: RE 

  To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com 

  Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 10:13 AM

  Subject: Re: Daschle eats his words, and then some

  But Daschle does seem to think that unless he apologizes he will be in

  trouble, so he believes someone is paying attention.     It's just not clear

  to me if he is being overwhelmed by public opinion's vagaries, or allowing

  himself to be overwhelmed in a masochistic, stupefying gesture.   In that

  respect I wish he'd just keep his mouth shut in the first place, rather than

  say "Look at me, I'm powerful, and even I have to crumble and apologize."

  Perhaps vagary is the right notion.  And wouldn't the point be that once you

  don't simply submit, you have to keep a focus on yourself long enough to

  define your position, instead of just sticking your head up long enough to

  catch some stink, and then sinking out of sight, "tainted by controversy."

  :

  : Those who criticize the Dems put a lot of faith in the idea that the

  masses

  : are hanging on their words-- I actually think that most politicians have a

  : more realistic view that they are far more likely to be overwhelmed by the

  : vagaries of public opinion than effect it themselves.

  :

  : It's mass movements that have far more effect on public opinion over time.

  : My basic view has always been that we (and evolving facts on the ground)

  are

  : the ones who change the opinion environment, and then the politicians

  : follow.  I just don't have the same expectations of politician-based

  : leadership that this kind of criticism emphasizes.

  :

  : -- Nathan Newman

  :

  :

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