NYT wakes up...?
pardon the hell outta me but why wasn't this said BEFORE we "overreached" ourselves into iraq and took our focus off of al qaeda...? ferchrissakes, what DOES it take to make people wake up and smell the coffee...?
and, of course, the point they either miss or choose to ignore is that it isn't "party" loyalty, it's fealty* to the ideology** of one segment*** of the party...
*fe·al·ty
Pronunciation: 'fE(-&)l-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: alteration of Middle English feute, from Old French feelté, fealté, from Latin fidelitat-, fidelitas -- more at FIDELITY
1 a : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord b : the obligation of such fidelity
2 : intense fidelity
**ide·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "I-dE-'ä-l&-jE, "i-
Variant(s): also ide·al·o·gy /-'ä-l&-jE, -'a-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -gies
Etymology: French idéologie, from idéo- ideo- + -logie -logy
1 : visionary theorizing
2 a : a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture b : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture c : the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program
***seg·ment
Pronunciation: 'seg-m&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin segmentum, from secare to cut -- more at SAW
1 a : a separate piece of something : BIT, FRAGMENT b : one of the constituent parts into which a body, entity, or quantity is divided or marked off by or as if by natural boundaries
2 : a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: as a : the part of a circular area bounded by a chord and an arc of that circle or so much of the area as is cut off by the chord b : the part of a sphere cut off by a plane or included between two parallel planes c : the finite part of a line between two points in the line
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[W]hen will [they] realize that nothing in the American system provides for the party that wins an election to do whatever it wants, no matter what objections are raised by the minority party or even some of its own members? The point is not lost on American voters: primal party loyalty is no substitute for effective, democratic government.
and, of course, the point they either miss or choose to ignore is that it isn't "party" loyalty, it's fealty* to the ideology** of one segment*** of the party...
*fe·al·ty
Pronunciation: 'fE(-&)l-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: alteration of Middle English feute, from Old French feelté, fealté, from Latin fidelitat-, fidelitas -- more at FIDELITY
1 a : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord b : the obligation of such fidelity
2 : intense fidelity
**ide·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "I-dE-'ä-l&-jE, "i-
Variant(s): also ide·al·o·gy /-'ä-l&-jE, -'a-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -gies
Etymology: French idéologie, from idéo- ideo- + -logie -logy
1 : visionary theorizing
2 a : a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture b : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture c : the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program
***seg·ment
Pronunciation: 'seg-m&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin segmentum, from secare to cut -- more at SAW
1 a : a separate piece of something : BIT, FRAGMENT
2 : a portion cut off from a geometric figure by one or more points, lines, or planes: as a : the part of a circular area bounded by a chord and an arc of that circle or so much of the area as is cut off by the chord b : the part of a sphere cut off by a plane or included between two parallel planes c : the finite part of a line between two points in the line
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posted by profmarcus at
4/24/2005
