From an editorial entitled, "Let the Whitewash Begin," by Eric Alterman
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Well, never mind. If there is one sure bet in American politics, it's historical amnesia.
Soon the machinations of James Baker, Jeb Bush, Katherine Harris, Tom DeLay and their
allies inside the violent mobs of Miami and the velvet robes of the nation's capital will
evaporate into the endangered ozone layer. Al Gore has already brilliantly played his
assigned role in the new chapter, moving Chris Matthews almost to tears by giving,
"beautifully," what the hysterical MSNBC pundit celebrated as "the most prostrate
concession speech I've ever heard."
"The vast majority of the people in America," Tim Russert advised, want to wake
up and say, "You know, we went through something extraordinary and yet we saw
last night the peaceful transfer of power--no troops in the street, no tanks
rolling down Pennsylvania Avenue...." Well, if the absence of soldiers seizing cable
networks is the ultimate standard of meaningful democratic empowerment, then
Russert is right, we're not doing half bad; not up to the standards of, say, the Grecians,
but we sure beat the heck out of the Kosovars.
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from thenation.com |
