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Use of the "E-word" tends to cause eyes to roll back in heads, but I'll chance it anyway.
Does anyone seriously expect a global military empire engaged in a perpetual war to be run democratically? It is not for nothing that the term "Commander-in-Chief" has come to be used in relation to the general public.
Ironic, yes, that the Commander-elect is perceived to be "anti-war". But also representative of the divergence between the perceptions of the people and the needs and dictates of the military-driven empire. Whatever else Lieberman may be, he is a bellwether, and chairmanship of the "Homeland Security" committee sounds just about right to me. A fitting reward for he who has served the empire so well by keeping primed the pumps for battle. Admire and tremble that he moves so effortlessly from one party to the other - he is the very embodiment of today's ship of state!
p.s. GoodCelery, your post on page 2 of today's comments was wonderful.
p.p.s. Bystander, thanks for linking to pow wow's previous comment. I didn't had much time to read lately, but thanks to you, I didn't miss reading this comment.
