The Prince and the Discourses (#1)

[loraxdc]

So. Last night, my mind is racing. Chewing on politics (the hazards of living in DC, i suppose). I pull out my old, trusty, hand-me-down copy of Machiavelli. Really--it belonged to my mother when she was getting her Poli Sci Ph.D. back in the late 70's. Maybe all of this is genetic.

Now, Machiavelli, praising King Ferdinand of Spain:

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[iconoclastz]

It's a bizarre choice.. I had thought it would be good for Obama since she's obviously not qualified...but another lj friend posited that he chose her as surprise to derail DNC energy and that she'll later say she needs to not run due to family concerns and he'll pick his "real" vp candidate... interesting theory...