“When I was a child, liberal Democrats saw the filibuster
\nas antidemocratic and reactionary.”<\/p>\n
(When I was a child, Americans learned the high value of a
\nfilibuster from the movie “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington”)<\/p>\n
“But the fact is that Moynihan and Bolton were cut
\nfrom the same cloth….”<\/p>\n
(But Bolton is no Moynihan – Moynihan warned us of the impact
\ngovernment secrecy while Bolton was up to his eyeballs in
\nthe Iran\/Contra secret weapons\/drug deals….59 former
\nAmerican diplomats sent Lugar a letter…saying that Bolton
\nhad “an ‘exceptional record’ of opposing U.S. efforts to improve
\nnational security through arms control.”)<\/p>\n
“When there is a crisis, the U.N. apparatus is mobilized to pass a
\nresolution….almost the be-all and end-all of the United Nations.”<\/p>\n
(But when it comes to U.N. resolutions Bolton and Peretz pick and
\nchoose WHICH resolutions they want enforced – none when it comes
\nto sanctions against Israel…for starters).<\/p>\n
“Alas, Bolton was one of James Baker’s gang who went to Florida to
\nsnatch the state’s electoral votes from Al Gore. I personally resent
\nthose who engaged in that venture.”<\/p>\n
(But Peretz does not vomit over the number of tortured and killed
\nduring Reagan’s secret support for the Sandinistas…and exactly
\nwhy he is opposed today.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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