Love of indirections

[jducoeur]

So the headline that just zipped past on Google Desktop was "Giuliani Set to Announce Formal Campaign for Presidency in 2008".

And, y'know, *think* about that. It's an announcement, of an announcement, of a campaign, to actually start doing something in about two years. And the worst part is, that's the way these things are normally done nowadays.

Surely that says something about how screwed up modern politics is...

Comments

[umbran.livejournal.com]

It's an announcement, of an announcement, of a campaign, to actually start doing something in about two years.

Reality check - it is now February of 2007. The election is in November of 2008. If the campaign "starts doing something in about two years", it'll start after the election!

[alethea-eastrid.livejournal.com]

I think by "to do something" he meant "to be president", which would in fact start in about two years. Though one might wish to give credit for transition planning.

[jducoeur]

No, no -- I don't count the campaign as doing anything, really. (Certainly not anything meaningful.) If he wins, *then* he gets to do something...