Cohen again doesn't get it
Feb. 13th, 2007 10:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
acroyearRichard Cohen - The Explanation Hillary Clinton Owes - washingtonpost.com:
In other words, the Republican and Democratic bums who voted for the Terry Schiavo transfer to federal courts. There the Republicans went (with many Democrats in tow), acting like a husband's personal struggle was worth more dedicated attention in the most powerful legislative body in America than the thousands of soldiers in Iraq or the millions of dollars fraudulently stolen in the course of "reconstruction".
That the Democratic senators now act like they were fooled by BushCo is not something to be ashamed of (even as much as the right wing media machine will pull the "flip-flopper" slot machine as often as they can). BushCo went to great lengths, even to the point of destroying Colin Powell's professional reputation, to fool the entire world.
Can it also be a coincidence that they, in fact, voted as a majority of the American people at the time wanted?No it can't. It can be explained in one very simple term: representation. If anything, when the elected officials DON'T act as their constituents want, yet provide no reasonable justification as to why the majority consensus from their district or state is wrong, is when there is a problem that should be addressed in the next election.
In other words, the Republican and Democratic bums who voted for the Terry Schiavo transfer to federal courts. There the Republicans went (with many Democrats in tow), acting like a husband's personal struggle was worth more dedicated attention in the most powerful legislative body in America than the thousands of soldiers in Iraq or the millions of dollars fraudulently stolen in the course of "reconstruction".
That the Democratic senators now act like they were fooled by BushCo is not something to be ashamed of (even as much as the right wing media machine will pull the "flip-flopper" slot machine as often as they can). BushCo went to great lengths, even to the point of destroying Colin Powell's professional reputation, to fool the entire world.
