I don't remember suggesting that anything should be swept aside, and certainly nothing in favor of coming up with equally bad systems. Probably because I'm not in favor of that.
That said, it's not enough to say that systems were "inadequately engaged" this time around. What systems, and how, and how can better systems be adequately engaged next time around?
If those on the left want to go after "psychopath Karl Rove" (and, okay, I'll bite: what's Karl Rove's supposed role in all of this?) and George Bush and those on the right want to go after Governor Blanco and compare her performance unfavorably to the Governor Barbour, that's all fine, it's great, it's purely wonderful...
... as long as it doesn't distract from getting it better next time around. Which, let me suggest, focusing on it just might.
I've got this terrific idea, I think: after we know better just how things failed, and where those failures were individual and systemic, let's address all of those, and make improvements -- and assign blame -- where appropriate. And that means that if some folks on the left miss a few at bats in their ongoing campaign against the Shrub, and some folks on the right miss their own at bats in their ongoing campaign against Democrats, you know? They just might have a few more later on.
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Re: I'm going to drop this, at least for now, and get back to work...
Date: 2005-09-05 09:06 pm (UTC)That said, it's not enough to say that systems were "inadequately engaged" this time around. What systems, and how, and how can better systems be adequately engaged next time around?
If those on the left want to go after "psychopath Karl Rove" (and, okay, I'll bite: what's Karl Rove's supposed role in all of this?) and George Bush and those on the right want to go after Governor Blanco and compare her performance unfavorably to the Governor Barbour, that's all fine, it's great, it's purely wonderful...
... as long as it doesn't distract from getting it better next time around. Which, let me suggest, focusing on it just might.
I've got this terrific idea, I think: after we know better just how things failed, and where those failures were individual and systemic, let's address all of those, and make improvements -- and assign blame -- where appropriate. And that means that if some folks on the left miss a few at bats in their ongoing campaign against the Shrub, and some folks on the right miss their own at bats in their ongoing campaign against Democrats, you know? They just might have a few more later on.