Comments on: A New Obama-Rahm Leak Policy?

By: brantl

brantl — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:20:46 +0000

I want someone to make it a big deal that it’s somehow fair for the soon-to-be-ex-president and the incoming president to make secret policy deals that the american people don’t know about. The Obama camp did exactly the right thing, here, and said we’re having none of this.

By: egregious

egregious — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:56:24 +0000

For future rants: Emanuel, one m. Somehow I suspect you’ll be writing about him again.

By: joel6653

joel6653 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:36:00 +0000

My money is on Bush’s team having leaked the information. It enables them to go right to Drudge and complain that the other side isn’t being fair. This kind of stuff has happened before. With the Republicans, something they complain about most loudly is usually something which they themselves are doing at that moment. See Mark Foley, the Idaho guy, etc.

By: JoeBuck

JoeBuck — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:16:52 +0000

I don’t know where Bush gets off complaining about this. Let’s suppose that Obama were inclined to go along with Bush’s proposal. To execute on it, he’d have to pass word on to Congressional Democrats. Did Bush seriously think that this could be done without word leaking out?

But yes, I’m sure that the purpose of the leak was to kill the proposal, and I’m confident that Obama’s just fine with it.

By: DWBartoo

DWBartoo — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:03:14 +0000

Thank you for that linkerage, Mary.

I had seen your comment on the other thread and was hoping for more information.

Is it your sense that the Brit press appears to have somewhat more ‘interest’ in reporting these ‘developments’ than our own ‘librul’ fourth estate? Especially, as the Brit press has been ‘invited’ to ‘participate’.

It would appear that the High Court definitely wants certain ‘information’ (along with its ‘implications’) made available. And, when (’twould seem there is very little ‘if’involved) such information is made available, it will be rather difficult to ‘ignore’ it on this side of the pond.

By: Blub

Blub — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:51:07 +0000

we need a more radical solution to turning around the auto industry than a bailout benefiting the likes of GM’s Wagoner…. I really would like Obama and his brain trust to come up with a solution that strips the company-killing management culture of the big 2.5 away from their manufacturing assets and human capital, and then facilitates redeployment and retraining for the latter. Otherwise, we’re going to be having this bailout discussion once a year for the next four year, with Wagoner paying giving himself 70%+ pay increases each year, just like he’s done in each of the last two years.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:39:51 +0000

I take it it is the GOP who is complaining they want us to look divided. Just like all those Dems divided Obama can’t win Women, Hispanics, Blue Collar workers stories before the election.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:37:15 +0000

The lake is piling on the threads one after another real fast why?

By: punaise

punaise — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:36:58 +0000

digby:

To those who are incessantly complaining about bloggers being “concern trolls” for responding to stories about various possible appointments, priorities or policies of the new administration, I can only assume that you aren’t aware of something called a “trial balloon” and its purpose.

Here’s the definition:

A trial balloon is information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience. It can be used by companies sending out press releases to judge reaction by customers, or it can be used by politicians who deliberately leak information on a policy change under consideration. In politics trial balloons often take the form of an intentional news leak to assess public opinion.

They actually want us to “concern troll” them so thy can gauge how the activist base, the mainstream media and the political establishment will react. It’s not an act of “disloyalty” or a sign of hysteria to respond to these things any more than it is an act of disloyalty to respond to a poll or write a letter to the editor. It’s the point.

Relax. This is a normal part of politics.

By: brantl

brantl — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:21:45 +0000

It’s not putting columbian workers ahead of american workers, it’s putting columbian union busters ahead of american workers, as it has no protections of the workers as a pre-condition.