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ctembreull · 07-26-2003, 03:25 PM

I've said this before: Reagan did indeed hasten the downfall of the USSR, but he did so recklessly, by playing a foolish game of brinksmanship that would in all likelihood have led to armed or nuclear conflict if Gorbachev hadn't been a moderate. Reagan got lucky - he gambled with two hundred million American lives and billions of others around the world. Credit him all you want. For my dollar, he was certifiably insane.

Anyway, as of right now, the most influential person in American politics is Karl Rove, also known as Bush's Brain. The second most influential person is actually a dead guy: Leo Strauss, the father of neoconservative "thought".

Logic: If the US is the world's most influential nation (all factors taken into account), then the architects of U.S. policy are by default the most influential political figures in the world. Leo Strauss defined the policy threads that Karl Rove is now bringing to fruition.

Of course, all that means is that the world is in deep doo-doo.

07-26-2003, 03:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
ctembreull Crazy Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA, Earth	I've said this before: Reagan did indeed hasten the downfall of the USSR, but he did so recklessly, by playing a foolish game of brinksmanship that would in all likelihood have led to armed or nuclear conflict if Gorbachev hadn't been a moderate. Reagan got lucky - he gambled with two hundred million American lives and billions of others around the world. Credit him all you want. For my dollar, he was certifiably insane. Anyway, as of right now, the most influential person in American politics is Karl Rove, also known as Bush's Brain. The second most influential person is actually a dead guy: Leo Strauss, the father of neoconservative "thought". Logic: If the US is the world's most influential nation (all factors taken into account), then the architects of U.S. policy are by default the most influential political figures in the world. Leo Strauss defined the policy threads that Karl Rove is now bringing to fruition. Of course, all that means is that the world is in deep doo-doo. __________________ Mac "If it's nae Scottish, it's crap!