Comments on: Supreme Clientele

By: patachon

patachon — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:31:48 +0000

Yglesias? You mean the guy who just wrote this about Putin & Co. rewriting the Russian constitution:

“I like how the elected parliament [i.e. the Russian Duma] voting to enact a popular measure constitutes a ‘giant crack’ in the foundation of Russian democracy.”

Or maybe it’s his grasp of labor issues — or practically anything thing having to do with working people?

Standards must not be that high. On the other hand, maybe you just can’t do that much damage as the Sec. of Commerce.

By: Jane Hamsher

Jane Hamsher — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:56:30 +0000

I think it’s inspired. I have found reading Yglesias over the years to be an edifying experience.

I would not know what the word “Jewban” meant were it not for him.

By: jrsgodfrey

jrsgodfrey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:05:12 +0000

But is there a spelling test?

By: sonneblume

sonneblume — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:23:50 +0000

But Spencer, it seems to me that there is a problem with your suggestion. If I recall correctly, Matthew is either 12 or 13, and I suspect Congress will have a hard time approving a choice for Secretary of Commerce who is not only not old enough to succeed to the Presidency, but not even old to vote. HOWEVER, he would make an excellent press secretary, since his status as a blogger would be deeply frightening to older reporters AND his inability to see over the podium means that no reporter would be able to discern his facial expressions, thus ensuring that reporters would be forced to turn at all time to Rahm Emmanuel for anonymous leaks. Their gratitude at being able to publish some small scrap of information without having to confront the scary 12-year-old blogger would help guarantee favorable news coverage for the Obama administration for some years to come.

Best of all, Matthew would then have plenty of time to blog on the government’s dime.

max
[’In your heart, you know I’m right.’]

By: Scarecrow

Scarecrow — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:04:08 +0000

I won’t believe this until Rahm leaks it officially.

By: Jkat

Jkat — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:56:01 +0000

if the lefty blogosphere didn’t get message by being mugged on the FISA flip-flop .. and now HRC to SecState .. when will they get the message??

the message btw is F.U. and ESAD ..

By: sbma44

sbma44 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:29:12 +0000

Blogger identity politics — this has promise.