Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Webb-head

Credit where credit's due, I bitched and moaned about Democrats constantly wearing the Frasier Crane mask. Webb brings it old school. Strong narrative, two and only two points, lots of emotional connection with the audience in order to fix those two points in their minds. It's like watching Yastrzemski hit.

And yeah, sure he's a "conservative" progressive. The man's practically wearing a "No War But Class War!" armband.




Dibs on coining "Webb-heads" as the moniker for the inevitable "Draft Webb" members, for those pushing for a VP slot in 2008 or his run in 2012. Hmm, I wonder if I can start making t-shirts now ...

(EDIT: To clarify, I don't actually support Webb in a run at this time or even 2012. I'm a big believer in "This is my rifle", and having Senators and Congressmen who stay Senators and Congressmen form part of the ideological fusillade is vitally important. A man with these priorities is desperately needed in the Senate, and I hope he enjoys a long career there.)

35 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please, not 2008. This guy has a chance to do some really, really good things in the Senate over the next decade. If he chooses to remain a Senator for as long as Virginians keep sending him back, and he keeps up with the ideals he's espoused, we should be grateful for that.

2012 - maybe. I STILL want to see Senators do some real administratin' before they start Presidentin'. Webb's military background gives him some stronger leadership marks than say Obama or Clinton, but I still prefer seeing governors from states with strong governor positions run for the spot (not states like Texas where governor seems to be a part-time, low power position).

Anonymous said...

Yeah I'd like to see him stay in the Senate for at least a couple of terms ... at least until we've completely taken over Virginia. Oh and by "we", I mean the reality based community. Oh sure, there will always be Bushista hold outs in the mountains but I think they are in their last throes if you will.

Anonymous said...

"Wearing the Frasier Crane mask"

That is a perfect distillation of everything that's been frustrating me about the Dems. Someone came close when, after the first Kerry-Bush debate, he characterized Kerry as having gone from Thurston Howell III to the Professor.

But no, Frasier Crane. Elegantly put.

tavella said...

Webb may have been my favorite pickup of the 2006 election. Not just because he's good, but because he knocked out a real bastard out of both the Senate and the 2008 election race.

Allen was one of those characters that seem to come out of a novel, the sociopath protected by his family's wealth and power, rising to the highest level of politics. You know, the one the hero has to take down before he destroys the country. Broke his sister's bones when they were little, fanboyed southern racists even though he was raised in southern California... nasty piece of work.

Alex Epstein said...

C'mon, you still owe us the DON'T YOU DARE KILL OBAMA shirts.

Anonymous said...

Webb is a very mixed bag. (And I say that as someone who strongly supported him.)

Pro, he's everything you say and more. Writer, screenwriter, and producer. He understands message. Everyone was amazed that he wrote his own speech: Duh, people. He is that good.

Con, he's deeply fucking weird. He's got a huge chip on his shoulder about being Scotch-Irish and a "cracker". Remember Zell Miller? Same thing. (No, I'm not saying he's a complete dickhead like Zell. Just that they share a kink.)

"...certain immigrant groups have the 'right genetics' and thus are natural entrants to the 'overclass,' while others, as well as those who come from stock that has been here for 200 years and have not made it to the top, simply don't possess the necessary attributes." -- Jim Webb, shortly after the election.

The "attitudes towards women" thing is real too. No, that wasn't a slur by the Allen campaign -- blind pigs, stopped clocks, etc.

Favorite presidents: Andrew Jackson, Ronald Reagan.

Hey, I like the guy. I'm glad he's in the Senate, and I'm more-than-glad that he took George Allen off the board.

But I'd never want his finger anywhere near the button.


Doug M.

Anonymous said...

i agree with doug m., aka anonymous.

with a few twists and turns, webb is more like to end up as zell miller,jr., than, say, chuck schumer or evan bayh.

i hope to hell it doesn't happen, but i remember one politco who had a big chip of resentment on his shoulder.

his name was richard nixon.

Rory Leahy said...

Uh, Doug M? I'm not a Webb partisan or enemy, but the full quote is: "an unspoken insinuation seems to be inundating our national debate: Certain immigrant groups have the "right genetics" and thus are natural entrants to the "overclass,"..." etc.

He was critiquing whack job racist social darwinism, not advocating it.

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