Bill Clinton on Rick Perry
Bill Clinton on Rick Perry
Perry, it becomes clearer and clearer, is Bush without the sophistication or conscience. You’ll notice that at no point does the factor of the Arab Spring come into view. Indeed, Perry seems to view all Arab and Muslim states as a threat which must not be “appeased”. What are the odds, do you think, that he has weighed what Fayyad has done these past few years and made a calculation of how to support forces of democracy and reform in Palestine rather than empower Hamas some more? About as high as the odds of him actually doing due diligence on a death warrant. In that sense, Perry is the best thing for Jihadism in a very long time. In the end, the fundamentalists of all stripes feed each other’s paranoia and worldview. Until the religious war they truly seek can play out.
- Andrew Sullivan (this would be in the correct fucking place if Tumblr’s iPhone app worked correctly. I mean, seriously guys. Is it that fucking hard? It’s your JOB.)
