Thursday, March 29, 2007
Peeking at real politics
These excerpts from an interview with Newt Gingrich quoted by Ligneus, (a) are a sign of what I like about Newt's strength and ideas, and (b) provide a small insight into how things are really done. Much politics - both international and national - take place with people calling and quietly making suggestions and points, rather than bellowing to the four corners of the earth. Just like business and personal negotiations, actually. I've always said I'm not sure it's useful or even interesting when "men in the street" weigh in. Remember the interviews with passersby during the hostage stand-off (Carter/Reagan)? Didn't they seem unbelievably pointless? Yeah, okay, sometimes a not-insider has a brilliant idea about how to handle something, but usually it takes knowing the myriad details and personalities. Anyway, point to Newt and oh if only he didn't have major electability baggage. And good luck to Blair who's had enormous 'je ne sais quoi' and hopefully still does even if it's not as visible as it used to be.
Labels: 2008 election, politics
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