Comments on: Empty Gestures, Meaningful Gestures http://larison.org/2007/04/09/empty-gestures-meaningful-gestures/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Grumpy Old Man http://larison.org/2007/04/09/empty-gestures-meaningful-gestures/#comment-6128 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:51:17 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/04/09/empty-gestures-meaningful-gestures/#comment-6128 Pelosi's right that we ought to talk to Syria, although her [Jesse] Jacksonian approach to the issue is silly and pretentious. There's no sign, though, that she's analyzed the roots of interventonism and moved toward a new policy--she just wants to tweak Bush, while still genuflecting to AIPAC. Perhaps, like Kerry, she has multilateralist illusions. My ticket for 2008 is fusionist--Coolidge and Bryan. Now all we have to do is conjure them up. Pelosi’s right that we ought to talk to Syria, although her [Jesse] Jacksonian approach to the issue is silly and pretentious.

There’s no sign, though, that she’s analyzed the roots of interventonism and moved toward a new policy–she just wants to tweak Bush, while still genuflecting to AIPAC. Perhaps, like Kerry, she has multilateralist illusions.

My ticket for 2008 is fusionist–Coolidge and Bryan. Now all we have to do is conjure them up.

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