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July 29, 2007
Bringing back the Peace and Prosperity Channel
In a very thoughtful Pajamas Media piece, Rick Moran looks at the desire of many Americans for a "return to normalcy" (meaning a return to pre-9/11 world): Torn as they are between the desire for a different kind of politics that Obama is offering and the sure handedness that Hillary Clinton is trying to sell, the Democrats (and the nation at large) seem to prefer the familiar and experienced candidate. But might there be something else at work on the voters' minds? Could it be that the change they yearn for is a desire to go back--back to 9/10/2001 when the outside world rarely intruded on our somnolence and where the big debates in Congress were over education and prescription drugs?(Via Glenn Reynolds.) If there are harsh realities (and I think there are), then they are not imaginary realities. This is why I have criticized the people who think that once you get tired of a war, voting it out of existence is as easy as changing the channel on a TV remote. Of course, the people who do this will naturally vote for Hillary, because she's marketing herself as Clinton nostalgia. Vote for your old favorite Peace and Prosperity Channel, and we'll bring back the program of your choice! This might even appeal to Republicans who suffer from short memories or wishful thinking. But I can't help notice the way Barack Obama keeps forcing Republicans to defend Hillary. Must be handy for Hillary to have someone like that to run against. If I were Hillary and I didn't have him, I'd invent him. posted by Eric on 07.29.07 at 11:47 AM |
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Perhaps it is possible that Americans have already returned to normalcy and don't remember 9/11 ever happening.