> And if we ever get a genuinely progressive president,
> we will need a Lyndon Johnson or a Willie Stark, a
> wily, amoral, cynical, touch, nasty, two-faced,
> treacherous son of a bitch. Your nice fuzzy warm well
> intentioned upright decent liberal don't stand a
> chance. And we need to make devil's bargains on
> fundamental principles to get other things we want
> even more. Sorry . . . but that's what you have to do
> if you want to play for keeps rather than to keep your
> beautiful soul pure.
Reminds me of Sartre's admirable play Dirty Hands !
Ulhas