I don't understand the humility point. Hillary herself used to use Rodham. The Republicans were trying to remind people of her more-militant feminist past.
Hussein is not just any Arab (Muslim-sounding) name now, is it?
The defining characteristic of a successful politician is the expert and unblinking use of every weapon available against the enemy.
Interesting how one can substitue "soldier" for "politician" above, isn't it?
The corollary for the above axiom is that the defining characteristic of the unsuccessful politician is the failure to effectively use every weapon at one's disposal. This is the "genotype," or root cause, of failure. The "phenotype," or physical manifestation of root cause, would be complaining that the other guy is playing dirty.
It's easy to see how deadly that error would be for a soldier. So it is for politicians too.
I sometimes revel in Obama's middle name, too. Why? Not for the standard Republican reasons, but because it is FUNNY.
What could be as odd as electing as president a man with a last name that sounds like our country's alleged Enemy No. 1 (Osama bin Laden) and is EXACTLY the same as the last name of a tyrant our military forces toppled, captured, and sent off for trial and execution (Saddam Hussein)?
It's just weird. It would be like eschewing Ike in 1952 and voting for some guy named Adolf Mussotini.
Nope. The Democrats ought to emphasize John Sidney McCain, the Third. That sounds very humble.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand the humility point. Hillary herself used to use Rodham. The Republicans were trying to remind people of her more-militant feminist past.
ReplyDelete"Politics is war by other means." von Clausewitz
ReplyDeleteHussein is not just any Arab (Muslim-sounding) name now, is it?
The defining characteristic of a successful politician is the expert and unblinking use of every weapon available against the enemy.
Interesting how one can substitue "soldier" for "politician" above, isn't it?
The corollary for the above axiom is that the defining characteristic of the unsuccessful politician is the failure to effectively use every weapon at one's disposal. This is the "genotype," or root cause, of failure. The "phenotype," or physical manifestation of root cause, would be complaining that the other guy is playing dirty.
It's easy to see how deadly that error would be for a soldier. So it is for politicians too.
I sometimes revel in Obama's middle name, too. Why? Not for the standard Republican reasons, but because it is FUNNY.
ReplyDeleteWhat could be as odd as electing as president a man with a last name that sounds like our country's alleged Enemy No. 1 (Osama bin Laden) and is EXACTLY the same as the last name of a tyrant our military forces toppled, captured, and sent off for trial and execution (Saddam Hussein)?
It's just weird. It would be like eschewing Ike in 1952 and voting for some guy named Adolf Mussotini.
Workman:
ReplyDeleteNow THAT is FUNNY! Great comment!