Pursuant to my recent post on Markos Moulitsas' attitude towards Kucinich, Kos has responded to his many critics on and off his about his reasons for expression disgust at Kucinich's campaign. And, to see his take on it---that of a professional political consultant who has been, in many ways, one step ahead of the game---Kucinich looks like a real loopy piece of work.
But in rides my favorite American economist, Max Sawicky at MaxSpeak, You Listen! (And that exclamation mark is simultaneously part of my sentence and his blog title.) In two posts, he thoroughly analyses Kos' attack on Kucinich and what it tells us about political consultants in both large US parties. And then he responds to criticisms that some of Kos' claims may be valid by demonstrating how they are not relevant to Kos.
(Needless to say, I don't necessarily endorse Kucinich at least insofar as I don't necessarily endorse the Democratic Party. Nevertheless, this episode is still instructive. And lest anyone accuse me of being unfair to Kos, well, while I disagree with a range of his positions and methods, it's undeniable that the Orange Horde is a remarkable accomplishment and a number of interesting people and ideas have bubbled up through its ranks.)
I saw K-dawg speak in 2003. It was useful to hear what he had to say. I'm not sure then or now he's the man for me, but he certainly has some things to offer the world. Far more than say, Cheney and Bush Co.
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | February 27, 2007 at 04:32 PM