Friday, May 21, 2010
Insufficient paranoia as usual
I notice the President for Life theme is coming up again. The talking point heads of the "opposition" "party" always use this against the current president. The current president is always plotting to eliminate elections and hold power forever.
The Left was afraid Reagan and Bush Senior would be Pres for Life; the Right was afraid Clinton would be Pres for Life; the Left was WILDLY afraid Bush Junior would be Pres for Life; and now the Right is afraid Obama will be P for L.
Nonsense. A proper level of paranoia gives a simpler answer:
The Party doesn't have to pull such a crude and obvious trick. All they have to do is insure that every President serves the Party. Potentially rebellious or heterodox candidates are deleted or discredited before the election. When the discrediting fails (as it did with Reagan) more extreme measures have to be taken.
The P for L theme is a nice distraction to keep the team players on both "sides" from observing the real permanent agenda, which doesn't depend on one man's power. ¶ 1:16 PM
The Left was afraid Reagan and Bush Senior would be Pres for Life; the Right was afraid Clinton would be Pres for Life; the Left was WILDLY afraid Bush Junior would be Pres for Life; and now the Right is afraid Obama will be P for L.
Nonsense. A proper level of paranoia gives a simpler answer:
The Party doesn't have to pull such a crude and obvious trick. All they have to do is insure that every President serves the Party. Potentially rebellious or heterodox candidates are deleted or discredited before the election. When the discrediting fails (as it did with Reagan) more extreme measures have to be taken.
The P for L theme is a nice distraction to keep the team players on both "sides" from observing the real permanent agenda, which doesn't depend on one man's power. ¶ 1:16 PM
