Bidementum!

This raises an important semantic point: can it be called a technocracy if our leaders are amateurs at everything -- including politics?

BTW Jon, a happy belated new year to you. My kidney's in the mail.

not sposta be called a technocracy. pols expressly forbidden from leading in such a setup; they ignore knowledge to build power through scarcity.

I think that for the duration of this political season, I'll restrict my campaign blogreading to places like this, or IOZ (redundant, of course) or Dennis P or Arthur, etc...

I'll end up holding my nose and voting for the Democrat in November, but there's no reason why I should subject myself to people seriously claiming that the candidates we've got are something to be enthused over.

I arrived at this decision when I was reading the comments at my favorite center-left blog and some very intelligent person said that we had two wonderful candidates in the Democratic party. The choice became clear--either run headlong into a wall or stop reading this kind of stuff. And wall repair could be expensive.

Well, all good luck to you, you money-grubbing, fig-plucking sellout. But other than that, congratulations.

mutter mutter

Btw, I wasn't being sarcastic with the "very intelligent person". It's a mystery to me how vip's can be so enthusiastic about the leading Democrats.

Leaving aside those with a sincere desire to aid the imperialist technocracy.

Neither Kucinich nor Gravel is that bad, so that poster had a point.

I have it on double super secret inside information that is will actually be Clinton/Bayh. The other white meat.

Technocracy: more interesting than you give it credit for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy_movement

Optimus Prime-Grimlock in '08!

since we're talking smack, I think this would be a good occasion for me to bring up my opposition to phoney-baloney democracy and my support for a new system, whereby we choose our presidents via a pie-eating contest.

Richardson: "if you bake them, he will win"

What, McCain/Lieberman wasn't hiring?

Not since LBJ has a president even tried to squeeze a few more goodies out of the greedy marketeers for the great unwashed, and he was a Jekyll-Hyde (domestic vs foreign). Since then, all Hyde and no Seek.
But, whadda ya expect, since we're all connected now and the system touches everyone of us. The boys of Wall Street, GE and the media they own have done a brilliant job. They've sold us a Palmolive vs Dove soap opera as democracy, and the nation watches, enthralled, not knowing the difference.
Shoulda stuck with Stassen.

"I'll end up holding my nose..."

This means nothing, but as I skimmed the comments, I somehow read this as "I'll hold up my end of the nose".

Sorry. Carry on.

Donald Johnson: Since the corporations OWN US ALL and it makes no nevermind anyway, why not write in DONALD JOHNSON for YOUR vote? (at least YOU won't have to hold YOUR nose)OR YOU COULD---
Call Nancy Pelosi @1-202-225-0100 and change the dynamics if this ENDLESS BID FOR KINGGDOM AND CROWN through the CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS OF IMPEACHMENT.

Haha. Good line!

The boys of Wall Street, GE and the media they own

M ilitary
I ndustrial
C ongressional
Fi nancial
C orporate Media Complex

- a conspiracy to use, abuse, and confuse the people, to "milk, shear, and slaughter the sheeple", figuratively speaking - except the slaughter is literal.

        GREETINGS!!!
          from the
   north american technate

I'm hoping for a Hillary/Bush run myself.

The exit polls show Hillary won in NH because the majority of voters identified her through her exhaustive policy talk as more left than Obama.

If she wants to win the primary she is going to have to move left from her Senate positions and stay there.

I think from a reality perspective whoever wins is going to have to deal with the AIPAC/AEI lobby, which will preclude any progressive developments in the Mid East, troops will come home but fundamental problems like Palestine will remain. However it's very likely things won't get any worse, by American hands. Before they shot Rabin Bill actually brokered a real peace deal. That assassination was really the signal for the modern hawkish era that has peaked under Bush/Cheney.

I think a Hillary presidency will also open the window for a more liberal national political climate. The bars come off the window and it opens part way.

With majority of Americans both Republicans and Democrats angry with Bush policies, and a very very ugly economic downturn coming this year there will be no way for the next office holder continue in any way similar to what we have had.

I imagine Hillary will choose a liberal icon as her VP, precisely because that's the way the country is moving. It could very well be Edwards or Obama.

If Hillary attempts to revert to the old DLC ways she will remain a senator.

Greetings, hapa!
(Glad someone read it.)

I reckon you'll make a terrific Secretary of Obsequious Submission!

aw, i found that weeks ago. been reading fuller in my off-kilter time. somebody's gotta get a grip around here.

Myself, I'm joining a campaign that is combining high tech with politics to bring you the next frontier! I'm talking, of course, of the Mitt Romney android, whose campaign is the only campaign to push the boundaries of science as well as politics. When he was first put together in the 70s, as we all know, there were a few glitches with the emotional recognition interface - hence, the unfortunate dog incident. But his reprogramming last year - and especially the brilliant Mimic Command Device, allowing MR to scan and imitate incoming emotional input - has worked incredibly well, all things considered. We made a misstep, however, in thinking that MR could come in contact with pet units while photographers were about. In the second phase, we are positioning MR to talk about his goldfish pets. Protected by water (which would deliver the Bot a shock if he put his hand unit into it), we consider this a pretty safe bet. In the future, we would like to find a pet dolphin - the upside of the goldfish plus in addition the cuteness factor for humans. Downside might be that MR puts the dolphin on the top of his car unit as he goes campaigning, so we will have a few lab techs around the perimeter of the dolphin area to prevent that from happening. Our aim is for no animals to be hurt in the course of our research.

my compliments to your grantwriter

clinton-richardson