The Left Anchor

Political analysis

Nothing sounds more rude that the word corruption in a country where the practice was the Colorado Party that ruled uninterrupted 60 years and whose legacy is a country mired in poverty.

Nothing generates so much outrage as the repetition of such defects as a common practice of those who exercise power through the civil service.

Nothing generates so much irritation as the reaction of senior corporate officials to defend the accused, citing rehmannia conspiraticias theories.

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Today we continue our series of cabinet profiles by looking at Sen. Chuck Hagel as a possibility for Sec. of Defense. Yesterday we looked at Sen. Joe Biden for Sec. of State. Things have been a bit busy around here, but we should have a full schedule drawn up in the next day or two. Finally, don’t forget to vote in our VP poll which ends tomorrow at midnight!
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As promised, here is the first in our series of profiles on the possibilities for Barack Obama’s cabinet. Due to some illness in the family, I spent a good deal of yesterday traveling to and from Asheville, so this first profile lacks some of the bells and whistles I intend to include in subsequent profiles. In the future, we’ll look at the current administration’s policies as displayed by each of the active cabinet members, and the greatest challenges facing those roles. Also, I intended to include Bill Richardson here as well, but have not yet had time to write it. We’ll correct that by tomorrow.
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Our vice presidential profile series has been successful beyond my wildest dreams. The Left Anchor is currently drawing 3,000 hits a day, and will cross the 13,000 lifetime hit threshold later this evening. I thank everyone who has visited the site to look at our VP profiles, and hope you continue to visit. As near as I can tell, there is no site which has bothered to go so deep into the vice presidential candidates.
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