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WHINING

There is the usual bickering on the blogs. They say that Obama has not or is not rumored to appoint any "progressives" to the national security apparatus.

This seriously pisses me off.

Like the fuss that he is appointing too many Clinton vets to his own administration, it fails to recognize one major point.

There are no experienced "progressives" around to appoint that don't come from the last Democratic administration. It has been eight years since the Clintons. Come on!

Further, by definition, it is highly unlikely that any progressive would want to be or could possibly lurk in the national security field. It is not what progressives do. They hardly approve of things like spying and sneaking around covertly.

The progressive's job is to stand as counterweight to this activity. To keep it as clean as possible and to maintain the boundaries on it.

Yesterday, out of frustration, I posted a comment on one of the lefty blogs.

I hate doing this. It is always an energy sink for me as people frequently disagree with what I have to say. A unique experience.

Nevertheless I just said the obvious. There are no progressives to appoint. "Give me one name"!, I wrote.

So far, no takers except one. The next guy to comment went on to amplify my point more broadly.

Good. Great. I hate whining.

Labels: Administration Obama