Oklahoma kiddo @ 53

I want a fresh face for the Democratic nomination for president in ‘08.

Oh, wouldn’t that be grand? The problem with “fresh faces,” however, is that they get torn to shreds for not having enough “experience,” or “gravitas,” or whatever other buzzword is popular that week for “not an insider.” Sigh.

I’m holding out hope the great Al Gore could be persuaded to throw his hat in the ring for I have no doubt he would be re-elected president.

neurophius @ 81

Blub says,

“…. the Rubber Stamp Congress:– a club for thieves to debate the ethics of barn door locks after their members have stolen all the horses and burned down the barn. Twice.”

But what I want to know is, does the winner of the “What to do with the Giant Rubber Stamp” contest get a pony?

“…. the Rubber Stamp Congress:– a club for thieves to debate the ethics of barn door locks after their members have stolen all the horses and burned down the barn. Twice.”

But what I want to know is, does the winner of the “What to do with the Giant Rubber Stamp” contest get a pony?

“My plan, and his plan, is to accelerate the Iraqis’ responsibility. See, here’s a man who has been elected by the people; the people expect him to respond, and he doesn’t have the capacity to respond.”

Whenever I hear Bush start a sentence with the word “see,” aside from the rudeness, I anticipate an attempt to obscure our vision of the facts.

So I’ll just jump into the regular flow here –

Regarding the idea that Keith’s “Special Comments” are too frequent these days, I have to disagree.

I was just a wee thing during the latter days of Edward R. Murrow’s stellar career, but I’ve heard lots of description of his program(s) from my elders.

When Murrow was in his prime, and at his most effective (in terms of his influence on the national discourse) — which I consider to be during the take-down of Joseph McCarthy — he had “Special Comments” to make virtually every time he appeared. [Not that they were called “special comments” at the time, of course.]

I think Keith calls his editorial piece a “Special Comment” just to give a heads-up that this is a moment reserved for him, separated apart from his pithy remarks throughout the rest of the different types of segments he hosts, to rear back and let loose with his view of the most urgent dangers facing us at the moment regarding the survival of our democratic republic.

I don’t believe they are overdone. Despite the reported pressure from higher-ups for him to do MORE of this, he holds off until the time is right, organically and in accord with events, for him to have something worthwhile to say.

IMO there hasn’t been a single one of these commentaries which were superfluous or gratuitous. Each one, IMO, was timely.

So, now the United States of America has ceded authority to an unstable, inexperienced Middle Eastern government to decide the fate of our women and men in uniform, with more dying or being injured every day? We won’t leave Iraq until the Iraqis say we can go?

During the presidential debates in 2004, I recall, Bush was very critical of an inference that John Kerry thought we should consult other countries in making our foreign policy. He criticized Kerry for wanting a “global test” for such decisions.

Now, Bush calls for an *Iraqi test* for our exit from that country. I guess he doesn’t have the guts to make such an important decision for himself.

I’ve been a regular viewer of Countdown from the earliest days. Keith was the only one to address current issues with common sense. He took it up a notch after the 2004 (s)election vote discrepancies and he’s been gaining a greater following all along.

I can’t even watch Larry King. I tried a few times back when the Plame investigation had folks on all programs at all times.

C-Span’s Wash Journal has been a tion of fun to follow over the past few years. It’s great to see/hear people from all walks of life and see how public opinion changes and evolves. A similar style call-in show should be fairly cheap to do. Hell…we’re known for entertaining ourselves… :-)