Comments on: Obama Cabinet Watch: Abandon All Hope Now

By: Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog)

Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:43:13 +0000

You gotta spell the name right -- it's BrendOn. I've just been alerted to the fact that there is a Brendan Carr trying to make a living as a thick-necked action hero. [OFK: Well, at least no one will ever confuse the two of you in person. Corrected, thanks.]

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:26:26 +0000

Irene: "I donâ€™t see how she could not be concerned about the camps ...." You may be the only person on earth who thinks Mrs. Clinton is so sentimental. While I see certain advantages in her pragmatic ruthlessness, there is the possibility that conflicting priorities may prevent concern from translating into humane policy decisions. Brendon: "I donâ€™t think any nomination ... will get held up ...." It only takes one senator.

By: Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog)

Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:25:20 +0000

I don’t know, Joshua, Tim Geithner is a tax crook and the guy who was asleep at the switch at the New York Fed when all the banks were getting into trouble, and he sailed in at Treasury. I don’t think any nomination — even of Satan himself — will get held up if anointed by The One.

By: Irene Magurany

Irene Magurany — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:55:09 +0000

I don’t see how she could not be concerned about the camps or how anyone else could not be, for that matter. The fact that she or other democratic politicians haven’t spoken out publicly (yet) about the camps is shameful to say the least (I know, that’s the main reason I’m a registered Republican), but I just cannot stand the prospect of Bill Richardson as special envoy, and compared to him, Hillary Clinton is the best alternative.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:11:28 +0000

Irene, can you cite me some evidence of Hillary Clinton’s concern about the camps? Is this something Mrs. Clinton has expressed, or are you inferring it, and from what?

By: Irene Magurany

Irene Magurany — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:56:38 +0000

It would be the same old failed policies if they followed the CFR and/or appointed Bill Richardson as special envoy – I am outraged enough to say that they would have blood on their hands for not doing anything about the crimes against humanity (allowed to continue now for over a half century), including the infanticide and other unspeakable torture methods accounting for the murder of millions of innocent citizens to advance KJI’s “ideology”.

We need something bold and decisive for a change, something that actually saves the lives of the people of North Korea, instead of perpetuating KJI’s bluff (just see the latest saber tooth rattling by NK, most likely relishing the thought of Richardson as special envoy).

The only one in the State Department that has the proven will (and frankly, the “starpower”) to publicize what is known about the death camps and to keep up the pressure to (finally!) shut down the death camps is someone well known around the world for her efforts, Hillary Clinton. She’s open to ideas “outside of the box” and I wouldn’t be surprised if she ultimately relies on freekorea.us for those very ideas. Let’s hope that she steps up to the plate and makes the long-awaited groundbreaking history.