Comments on: LBJ Strikes Again

By: JohnLopresti

JohnLopresti — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:01:21 +0000

In the senate, what could be better, in 1957, might be LBJ shoving the nonagenarian senator Theodore Green aside on the occasion of the Providence Journal’s unattributed editorial suggesting senescence had set in. Part of the dynamic, from ambitious LJohnson’s perspective involved how to plan for Fulbright’s accession to the chairship of the Foreign Affairs committee upon Green’s stepping down from the post. A lot of the tale has to do with Johnson’s intrigues, yet, an interview is available from a principal associate to the committee, Pat Holt. Johnson was in a tangle of liberals, worried about his conservative constituency’s continued support. So the picture seems to add his bluster to the impetus to push age aside, somewhat of a theme in the current electoral cycle, as well. I think the ravenous conservative of LBJ is part of the theme of why NYT approved the set of photos for its archive; folks around in those times recall the regressive initiative which LBJ represented as he climbed thru ranks in congress.

By: Nanz

Nanz — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:35:49 +0000

Just have to delurk because I think I know what Palin’s diversionary tactics will be tonight that will totally baffle and stop Joe in his tracks– she will whip out her flute just like in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest and the evening will be over, NO Contest! I just followed a link from this post and there it was in all it’s glory — no racism, policy, insults strategies just music to sooth our savage breasts! what could be better?

By: lllphd

lllphd — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:29:57 +0000

appreciate it, mamayanga. to my mind, it provides the critical context for understanding the dynamics of their relationship.

like i said, the bard would be able to only watch in amazement…..

By: lllphd

lllphd — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:24:48 +0000

yeah, but there was a context that completely justified obama’s getting in his face. see my post at 57.

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:12:14 +0000

Play it cool, Leen. That’s what Obama did against McCain and won the day.

I’m still wrestling with Biden’s best strategy. I post my questions here because this group is good at figuring out the answer. Thanks for the tip about Stiglitz on DN.

By: Tithonia

Tithonia — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:26:02 +0000

Obama clearly has a height advantage in in-person encounters with McCain (and Lieberman, for that matter). During the debates when they showed each man’s head on the split screen, McCain’s head was higher than Obama’s. I was wondering whether there had been negotiations about camera angles making McCain appear equal in height.

Obama seems to be redefining what it is to be the alpha male, in the Senate anyway. He certainly lacks LBJ’s vulgarity.

By: bmaz

bmaz — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:22:53 +0000

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By: brendanx

brendanx — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:22:13 +0000

He also needs an outlet for the rage — the impotent rage — against Bush and Rove he’s had to humiliatingly stifle for all these years.

And he probably thinks of Obama more as a pickaninny than a “whippersnapper”.

By: brendanx

brendanx — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:16:21 +0000

Khrushchev’s name is related to the words for “cartilage” and “dry wood for kindling.” Those things remind me of McCain, too.

By: brendanx

brendanx — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:09:34 +0000

That’s not fair. McCain can’t move his elbows.