Soledad O'Brien Schools Republican Rep. Claiming Ryan Medicare Plan 'Not Vouchers'. Rachel Maddow Calls Out Ryan's Hypocrisy on Stimulus Spending. The Reality of Rudy Giuliani. It has been said that the greatest benefit that the modern public relations apparatus can bestow on those fortunate enough to be in its protective graces is that one is allowed to be judged by carefully crafted perception and not by actual actions.
It wouldn’t be difficult at all to think of figures of whom this is true. Regarding modern American politics, even with five living presidents (and Reagan being dead), the smart money may well go for Rudy Giuliani. Rare as it is for a mayor to achieve much national notoriety, let alone international, Giuliani has achieved both in plenty. He was the relentless crime fighter who ‘saved’ New York City from the endless hoards of criminals using cutting edge policing theory and technology. Leaks and Winks. There are moments in the life of a nation when its destiny can be glimpsed.
The images in the crystal ball align themselves to prefigure what is in store for us. Usually the opportunity to foresee the future is lost in the clutter and clamor of current obsessions. Today we are experiencing one of those moments. Failure to discern what the emerging constellation means could well ensure the decline of the American republic as we have visualized it. NYT: Drug industry pushed Obama on health law - politics - The New York Times.