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October 16, 2006
To No One's Surprise, The October Follies Have Arrived
Topics: Political News and commentariesFrom BostonHerald.com, Jules Crittenden says welcome to the spectacular surprises of October 2006 - "A tour de force in the political theater of the absurd."
Rewriting history to make yourself look better is one thing, but what is alarming and inexplicable are the calls to compound past errors with new appeasement. North Korea wants direct talks with only the United States, excluding four neighbors who have a major stake in the outcome and significant means to influence North Korea.And that's not all - read the rest...... North Korea wants a big stage, upon which it can inflate its own importance and set up a good pratfall for the United States. And there are American politicians who want to reward Kim Jong Il's saber-rattling by giving him what he wants. This is absurd.
... Moving on, we have the matter of former Congressman Mark Foley, apparently overly interested in young male pages, whom he badgered with lascivious e-mails. Reprehensible behavior that led to his resignation, a House ethics investigation and an FBI probe.
... Any suggestion that immoral behavior is limited to one party is absurd. Any suggestion that it is an issue upon which national policy and elections should hinge is beyond absurd.
... So the stage is being set for next month's elections, which could shift control of Congress and affect the tenor of President Bush's last two years in office. Everyone wants to get on stage in October. The performances, so far, have been clumsy and ridiculous. While having the capacity to alarm and influence people, none of these spectacles has amounted to more than special effects in the political theater of the absurd.
Posted by Richard at October 16, 2006 9:18 AM
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