[lbo-talk] BO's response to the outcry over his FISA vote (fwd)

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Of course Obama is ruthless. He's a lifelong Illinois pol, a breed that makes Machiavelli's Prince look like a softhearted sweetie pie and Hannibal Lecter like a friendly pussycat. Moreover, he's a _successful_ Illinois pol, never been indicted, maybe not even a crook, and he has climbed far very fast. Actually I am not sure that being ruthless is a vice in a pol, although it may not be very nice to experience close up -- as long it is used ultimately in a Good Cause. That was Machiavelli's point, really. Lyndon Johnson was ruthless, oh boy was he ruthless, and expect for one little war (a great big "except") he would have been a great president.

--- On Sun, 7/6/08, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] BO's response to the outcry over his FISA vote (fwd)
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 10:18 AM
> On Jul 5, 2008, at 6:33 PM, Michael Pollak wrote:
> 
> > Obama is a Pussy like Me
> 
> No, I don't think he is. David Brooks is mostly full of
> shit, but he  
> was dead on when he said that Obama is ruthless. He's
> going to have  
> to buy a whole fleet of busses to accommodate all the
> people he  
> throws under them in the coming months. And because some
> people still  
> think he's a pussy like you (and the rest of Us),
> he's going out of  
> his way to prove that he can be as bellicose as McC.
> 
> Doug
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