Examine Jones’ moves more closely
Hooray! Another victory for the angry left. They can put Paul Wolfowitz’s head on their trophy wall, and resume nipping at the heels of Alberto Gonzales. After all, he did fire a whole seven U.S. Attorneys.
Bill Clinton and Janet Reno whacked the whole bunch of 83, and nary a pair of leftist shorts were knotted.
But, with what happened to Wolfowitz for what he did, shouldn’t Emil Jones’ actions merit a little more examination than a few headline stories in the Sun-Times?
ash jumps on it:
Did someone refer to the “angry left”? Interesting. That phrase used to appear as “Bush haters” more often. But you don’t much come across the latter variation anymore. Maybe it’s because so many on the right are almost – I said almost – as “disenchanted” with Bush and his minions as we liberals always have been so they’ve started leaving the president out of the formulation.
As for “angry,” I’ll call myself just this side of “delighted” mixed with a generous dose of “dismay” and “melancholy” for the damage done by these poseurs of good governance to the country and the world. (“Relief” is on hold for the next administration – or the one after that – completing the resurrection of our diminished democracy thus reversing our descent into disgrace.) I’m anything but “angry” that Bush finally took it all so far and made it all so self-evident that all but a smidgeon of authoritarian true believers (plus a smattering of opportunists) would just as soon never have experienced those giddy days of riding high only to watch him brought so low.
And while the Bush disillusionists distance themselves with claims that he never really was a bona fide conservative, those few barnacles still clinging to his sinking ship must be feeling downright “demoralized” right about now. Of course, far be it for a lefty like me to speak for the other side.