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February 20, 2008 at 08:32:45

Beyond CheneyBush: A Realistic (Cynical?) View of Change

by Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers Page 3 of 3 page(s)

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Politics is indeed a contact sport, and, without ceding the moral high ground by crass imitation of our ideological enemies, we'd better learn how to sharpen our elbows and get in there and play it. #

Bernard Weiner, Ph.D. in government & international relations, has taught at universities in California and Washington, worked as a writer/editor with the San Francisco Chronicle for two decades, and currently serves as co-editor of The Crisis Papers website (www.crisispapers.org). To comment: crisispapers@comcast.net .

First published by The Crisis Papers and Democratic Underground 2/19/08.
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Copyright 2008 by Bernard Weiner.

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Bernard Weiner, Ph.D. in government & international relations, has taught at universities in California and Washington, worked for two decades as a writer-editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, and currently serves as co-editor of The Crisis Papers (www.crisispapers.org).

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I am a Canadian politiphile with a special interest in the American empire.
deliaI am a Canadian politiphile with a special interest in the American empire.

Bravo!

"Better to go into 2009 without wearing our usual rose-colored glasses."

This is the best suggestion I've read since these primaries began, although it might be too late. The rose-colored glasses are already fixed in place, I think.

Obama is not gonna lead Americans directly to the Promised Land. Nor is Clinton. What lies ahead for Americans is 40 years in the desert, so pick your Moses with that in mind. Pick one who knows that s/he "may not get there with you."

Pick one who's gonna start by restoring that old relic that's been gathering dust for lo these many decades -- namely, your constitution. There's nothing in that document that identifies Americans as the Chosen People; nor does it speak of global hegemony as America's Manifest Destiny. So question those candidates on exactly what they mean when they promise to "restore America to its rightful place in the world."

by delia (0 articles, 1 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 112 comments) on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 10:12:54 AM