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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.

Comments

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Yes, let's lower ourselves to their level. We'll be able to feel clean and good about ourselves afterwards.

[bryant]

Who you calling "we," white man? I'm an anarchist. I don't like the Democratic Party particularly much at all; I just dislike 'em less than I like Bush.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I'm disgusted that the antipathy towards Bush is driving people who should know better to depraved depths. Or maybe it's just my elitist nature that makes me think that people should "know better" and who am i to say what "better" is, anyway?

People like Karl Rove have made politics even dirtier than usual. Finding a left-wing homologue is not an asset in my eyes. I believe Bush can lose on his own lack of merit; lies just get called out as such and make it all worse on everyone. They drive voters away, when we've been working so hard to bring voters back.

[bryant]

Don't blame it on Bush. Sasso's been a slimeball for the Democrats since, oh, 1988 at least. He ran the Dukakis campaign very effectively until he got caught and Dukakis fired him.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

We're doomed, aren't we.