Buddy – Good Foot – The question raised by by the article I posted was – Is Palin the echt anti-Stevenson? Doesn’t seem to be the case. Cept at the level of myth (as per Alexis). Hope you guys don’t really believe the politics is just about myth-mongering and/or “war by another name.” Obama doesn’t, though he wants to win bad. Doubt he would let political calculation drive him to put his country at risk. HE’s not Hillary – “obliterate Iran” – Clinton. Or it seems, Johnny Mac.

Thanks for punctuating the puncturing of the Percy S. silliness. BTW, I’m sure it’s the same PErcy who got the ADL award. Nothing peculiar about that given NYC.

What was most striking about that bit of flailing from Wretch was his asumption that the Old Black Man hazily recalling/rewriting his history of influence was necessarily a heavy Obama man. In fact, as I mentioned before – Mr. S. and the Harlem Establishment with which he is (literally) tight – Sutton and Rangel and other pols live in the same building! – were hold-outs for Hillary. James Clyburn, John Lewis et al turned to O when it became clear that black folks were rolling with him after he reached white folks in Iowa. But the Harlem pols hung tight…O got key support from the younger gen of pols like Newark’s mayor Cory Booker – BTW – There’s a very good post by Mickey Kaus about how Booker and couple other chrome-domed black mayors took on teachers’ union at the Dem PArty Covention. O will be more cautious there but I know you’re interested in that issue…Might think on that and then consider the Scopes trial angle on Palin. The future vs. the Past. Doesn’t seem all that myth-y thanks to Mr. Mac’s move…