Last week, the New York Times published an article by Carol Giacomo titled "Is Democracy Possible in Egypt?". I admit I only skimmed the article, but one sentence did catch my attention because it speaks so clearly to the political situation in this country: "Democracy sometimes requires you to accept leaders you don't like."
Has anyone told the Republicans in Washington this? Because it really doesn't look like they've gotten the message.
2. The (Early) Wyoming Senate Race
Liz Cheney has announced that she will run for the Senate in Wyoming in 2014. Already she seems confused. One of her statements, "We can no longer afford simply to get along to go along" makes me wonder if she is aware of how much her party has refused "to get along" or "go along" for the past five years.
But it is this statement, taken from the candidate announcement video she posted on YouTube, that demonstrates her ability to present hyperbole as fact: "Over the last several years, citizens across our great state have urged me to consider running for the Senate." It's the "over the last several years" part that I am calling hyperbolic tainted fact; because, you see, until a few months ago, Ms. Cheney was a long-time citizen of Virginia.
Her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, is serving as advisor to her campaign, so I wouldn't expect the mercury in her truth-o-meter to move up anytime soon.
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