March 12, 2007

Is Donna Brazille about to become a Burkeian? Or, why I'm a conservative in one easy anecdote

From an article about the blowback to the primary system caused by the Democratic party:

The developments have stirred despair among some Democratic National Committee officials, who pushed through a new calendar this year that sought to dilute the influence of Iowa and New Hampshire by letting Nevada and South Carolina hold nominating contests before Feb. 5. Nevada’s Democratic caucus will be five days after the Jan. 14 Iowa caucus, and South Carolina’s primary will be at least a week after the Jan. 22 New Hampshire primary.

Donna Brazile, one of the Democratic Party leaders involved in pushing through those changes, said she believed that Iowa and New Hampshire were now more powerful than ever because of the move toward Feb. 5. “I am very alarmed,” Ms. Brazile said. “This is the opposite of what we are trying to do.”

Shocked, SHOCKED I am to find gambling at Rick's. Unintended consequences develop because of poorly developed but entirely well-intentioned reform? I guess she must have missed that day in social studies class when they talked about enlightened reform and the French Revolution.

Posted by Steve-O at March 12, 2007 09:25 AM | TrackBack
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