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[bryant]

The most terrifying sentence in this Washington Post article about Kerry's cabinet choices is this: "John Sasso, who was recently put on the Kerry plane to restore order and discipline, is making a move for chief of staff, too, campaign sources say."

In case anyone was under any false impressions, John Sasso is not a nicer person than Karl Rove. He just happens to be on Kerry's side.

It's a pretty pro-Kerry article, by the by. The first few paragraphs are particularly beneficial -- the article starts out with a joke about Kerry having a tough time making decisions, but then defuses the negative implications by pointing out that Kerry may well make the tough bi-partisan decision to put a Republican in as Secretary of State. That speculation also helps shore up Kerry's image as a uniter who can fix the problems Bush has created.

Meanwhile, the equivalent Bush article talks about major changes in his cabinet, which leaves one with the implication that Bush's first term cabinet wasn't doing such a great job. Warms the cockles of my heart, it does.

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[tahnan.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't knock self-delusion. I'm writing a dissertation and going on the job market; it's a really valuable coping mechanism. Fortunately, I'll be doing it in an environment of peace and prosperity in which Secretary of State Jimmy Carter has diffused the problems in Iraq. Maybe by the time I'm finishing I'll have my jet-pack...