Sunday, January 28, 2007
So near, so far
Polistra would really like to support Sam Brownback for President.
Brownback is Polistra's homeboy: grew up in central Kansas, graduated from K-State and KU. He's rock solid on matters of life and death, and understands the religious basis of this war vastly better than other candidates. He also understands the enemy, as witness his recent judgment about the various anti-surge resolutions. Other pro-war candidates are saying that the resolutions will embolden the enemy; Brownback accurately judges that the enemy is already dialed to Maximum Bold, and thus won't be affected by our discussions and debates.
But: He's making an awfully poor start on the campaign. His interview this morning with Chris Wallace on Fox was miserable. He didn't know the basic positions of the other candidates, seemed generally unprepared, and struck a Grand Senatorial Attitude, resembling John Kerry. As in "You dare to ask ME such presumptuous questions?"
Polistra hopes that Brownback's handlers will give him a good workover! We don't need niceness from our Pres, but we do need a sense of respect for questions.
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Addendum: Some questions deserve the "How dare you" response. Gotchas, sucker punches, low blows. For example, every single question ever asked by Helen Thomas and David Gregory. But none of Wallace's questions were unfair or inappropriate; all deserved straightforward answers. ¶ 10:13 PM
Brownback is Polistra's homeboy: grew up in central Kansas, graduated from K-State and KU. He's rock solid on matters of life and death, and understands the religious basis of this war vastly better than other candidates. He also understands the enemy, as witness his recent judgment about the various anti-surge resolutions. Other pro-war candidates are saying that the resolutions will embolden the enemy; Brownback accurately judges that the enemy is already dialed to Maximum Bold, and thus won't be affected by our discussions and debates.
But: He's making an awfully poor start on the campaign. His interview this morning with Chris Wallace on Fox was miserable. He didn't know the basic positions of the other candidates, seemed generally unprepared, and struck a Grand Senatorial Attitude, resembling John Kerry. As in "You dare to ask ME such presumptuous questions?"
Polistra hopes that Brownback's handlers will give him a good workover! We don't need niceness from our Pres, but we do need a sense of respect for questions.
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Addendum: Some questions deserve the "How dare you" response. Gotchas, sucker punches, low blows. For example, every single question ever asked by Helen Thomas and David Gregory. But none of Wallace's questions were unfair or inappropriate; all deserved straightforward answers. ¶ 10:13 PM
