it's kind of silly pointing out irony in the political world. irony is the dark matter that holds that particular universe together. but since this is a big political week, i want to say one thing about caroline kennedy, the woman who emerged from her private cocoon of wealth & privilege, moved by obama's call for individual commitment, particularly since it echoed her dead father's own call to the nation so many years ago.
i'm curious why all the critics haven't focused on what's basically a reverse image of this scenario: the despicable trent lott resigning from the senate EARLY so he could take a high paying "lobbyist" job in the private sector. lott quit the senate a year early to avoid a new law that would have prevented him from lobbying congress for five or so years.
i find the critics who are tearing into someone who's willing to leave a quiet life of luxury & open their private lives to public inquiry & scorn, while ignoring a very public life of luxury retiring to the privacy of
even more personal monetary enrichment(to the ultimate detriment of the public) to be missing the point here.
i'm not going into my firm belief that anyone who serves in government should not be allowed to lobby congress for at least ten years . i will just say this: these are hard & worrisome times. it ain't real pretty out there. some people are born into fortunate circumstances, it's true. but others are born evil. who do we want to lead us? who do we believe deserves profit?
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